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Has anyone else noticed how search quality on YouTube and Google have worsened? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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In the case of YouTube, only after a few results they become completely unrelated to my search.

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[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dunno about Google but Youtube seems to be making some things harder on purpose, like seeing the date of a video or showing search results in chronological order.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Extensions are your friend. I've had to install several just to make YouTube useable!

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

If I need to go find something to make a service useable that’s my sign to not use the service.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd be interested to know if there's a way to fix this issue with extensions. Do you mean browser extensions? I use a browser sometimes and newpipe sometimes.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Not commnenting on the efficacy of the following for everyone, but they help me:

Disable Autoplay for YouTube https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/disable-autoplay-for-yout/dinkeiniijmpjehejhedbciaedblhnnk?pli=1

Return YouTube Dislike https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/return-youtube-dislike/gebbhagfogifgggkldgodflihgfeippi

U-Block Origin, obviously (still works fully on Brave Browser) https://ublockorigin.com/

Untrap for YouTube (Block YouTube Shorts & Remove Recommendations) https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/untrap-for-youtube-%E2%80%94-bloc/enboaomnljigfhfjfoalacienlhjlfil

YouTube Channel Blocker https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-channel-blocker/ghpibapiigafgbaolopljimengkfjofk

YouTube Upload Time https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-upload-time/nenoecmaibjcahoahnmeinahlapheblg

YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ytblock-block-any-content/nedcanggplmbbgmlpcjiafgjcpdimpea

Some of these probably cross over in what they do, but I can't be arsed delving into the nooks and crannies of them, so long as they do the job for me.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago

Thanks, I don't see any of those fixing the functionality that youtube broke, but the effort is appreciated. The one that shows the upload time only says you can use it while watching the video, but that time is shown in the text blurb if you click "more...". And it makes a network request, of course. I'm using firefox so ublock origin still works for blocking ads.

[–] celia@lemmy.today 1 points 17 hours ago

Nice list, appreciate it! Unlock Origin seems to still work on Firefox too.