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[–] neclimdul@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

So we can explicitly graffiti videos but we can't add translations. 🀯

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So now we have to read a community note to know a video is garbage instead of just seeing a massive dislike bar and clicking off?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Didn't they take away the dislike button?

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The removed the dislike count a couple years ago, so you can no longer see if a video is terrible.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Return YouTube Dislike" extension for Firefox and Chrome.

[–] Moneo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Works surprisingly well even after all this time. I often forget its been removed.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It isn't a real count of users who have clicked the dislike button, YouTube no longer makes that data available.

So I would not put much stock in that number.

[–] Moneo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm well aware of how it works.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Then why put any stock in it whatsoever

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because it is quite accurate

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And you're basing that conclusion on...?

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Creators can view their like and dislike percentage, and around when the extension came about, many large youtubers were able to confirm the accuracy of the guesstimate that the extension gives you (on new content after the dislike indicator was removed). There are enough users and historical data to make the calculations reeeeally close.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

you can still see that number on smarttube

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 months ago

The thumbnail and title alone is typically enough to know how garbage it is.

[–] gaifux@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

LOL definitely a real comment by a real person. Dislike bar...

[–] Retiring@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I don’t see what was wrong with the comment of /u/voyajer. Can you elaborate?

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, the dislike bar used to be a thing. You could see how many dislikes there were compared to likes, all represented on a line below the two buttons. It was sort of like this image, except imagine the "yes" and "no" as a single line (but retaining their separate colors).

[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

Wait till you tell him youtube used to have a 5-star rating system

[–] Alk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

The dislike bar was real, I'll tell ya, I've lived nigh on eighty years and me own two eyes seent the dislike bar clear as day! Ye better believe, sonny, it's the truth!

[–] tacostrange@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

It was a bar that showed the ratio of likes to dislikes

[–] Concave1142@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I feel like this is what the comment section is used for.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can the channel owner delete comments on their videos?

[–] PoolloverNathan@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, as well as automatically hiding new comments.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

which is unfortunate, i think YT does it to save paid labor on moderating comments, but this allows video posters to upload misleading info and delete correcting replies, which also pairs well with hidden thumbs down

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It also allows uploaders to stop hate filled posting, like incels trashing the comments on anything positive about female characters in media.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It also allows uploaders to stoke hate with their videos and delete reasonable takes and people calling out misinformation in the comments.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social -1 points 3 months ago

Which one is worse depends on the context of the video.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'd rather the channel have the first say here. It would be even better if some independent mod team could override channel owners though if there are enough reports.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social -1 points 3 months ago

Enough reports is how brigades are effective.

There isn't a great solution that solves all the possibilities, it is a difficult problem. An independent mod team sounds great until you get into the details of how they are formed and the fact that they are people too who might miss nuance or hold their own shitty opinions.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Re-Enabling the dislike button would help too

[–] timmymac@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was removed because Biden got too many downvotes. It'll be back soon. It was stupid of them to take it away.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's not why it was removed

It was removed not long after one of their Rewind vids was disliked to hell.

And it ain't coming back, at least they haven't so much as hinted at it

[–] timmymac@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Nah, that's what they told you and you believed. Don't be a fool for the media. It's a bad look.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Whoa this guy's badass.

He knows what's really going on, and it just happens to always be opposite of whatever "the media" says.

[–] timmymac@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Crazy but true. Keep being a follower. See how that works out for you.

[–] Strykker@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Continuing to speak is a bad look on you.

You talk shit out of your ass.

[–] timmymac@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I talk truth in my own thoghts. You speak lies in talking points you were told to say. And you do. Be smarter. Don't follow the herd.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am glad to see that in his personal bankruptcy, Alex Jones has decided to spend the free time here on Lemmy...

Welcome to have you, Ale,, I can't wait to hear more about the chicken fried steak that God talked to you through.

[–] timmymac@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago
[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Alright, why do you think that google would remove dislikes becausr of biden

[–] timmymac@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it. It's true. The reason is because they were pushing his agenda. They've already admitted that. They removed it because he was getting too many. Just because you disagree doesn't make me wrong because that is straight truth.

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

First of all, source?

Second of all, wouldnt alphabet (googles parent company) back trump since he would lower their taxes and oppose lΓ©gislation that would cause them money?

[–] timmymac@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

The fact you don't know this means you clearly just get info that is fed to you. You're not worth talking to. Not my job to do your research. It's there. You don't want to find it.