Recenzje dodatku Return YouTube Dislike
Return YouTube Dislike Autor: Dmitry Selivanov
Autor recenzji: Gados
Ocena: 2/5
Autor: Gados, 1 dzień temuI still don't trust the extension because the basic SponsorBlock already does the job, and this one stores way more information. In any case, I think you shouldn't have started by popping up that huge window saying we need premium users to pay for the server, I’m not arguing that it’s not important, but maybe you should have, I don’t know tried to reassure users instead of just popping up a small window to explain why the privacy update is necessary, and only then shoving the premium option in our faces? Think about how you present information, and then maybe there wouldn’t have been such a negative reaction.
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Data: 1 dzień temuSorry the message about new features bothered you.
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
It’s shown only once during the lifetime of the extension, and it’s timed to appear after a browser restart - hopefully the least disruptive moment.
Handling YouTube-scale traffic and storing dozens of terabytes of like/dislike data on a school-lunch budget ain’t that easy. The funding from these features is what keeps RYD’s servers running.
And as for the permissions:
RYD hasn’t changed how it handles your data. What changed is how Mozilla labels these permissions - not what the extension does with your data.
The extension only uses the data it needs to show dislikes and count votes.
Its site permissions cover YouTube and its own API at returnyoutubedislikeapi.com. RYD doesn’t read other websites, and these site permissions cannot be used to access them.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening the next YouTube video, so the extension can send its video ID and fetch the new dislike count.
Website content - things like the visible like count, which helps calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels sound scary, but they don’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
It’s shown only once during the lifetime of the extension, and it’s timed to appear after a browser restart - hopefully the least disruptive moment.
Handling YouTube-scale traffic and storing dozens of terabytes of like/dislike data on a school-lunch budget ain’t that easy. The funding from these features is what keeps RYD’s servers running.
And as for the permissions:
RYD hasn’t changed how it handles your data. What changed is how Mozilla labels these permissions - not what the extension does with your data.
The extension only uses the data it needs to show dislikes and count votes.
Its site permissions cover YouTube and its own API at returnyoutubedislikeapi.com. RYD doesn’t read other websites, and these site permissions cannot be used to access them.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening the next YouTube video, so the extension can send its video ID and fetch the new dislike count.
Website content - things like the visible like count, which helps calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels sound scary, but they don’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike
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- Ocena: 1/5Autor: Użytkownik Firefoksa 13411573, 8 minut temu
- Ocena: 1/5Autor: Użytkownik Firefoksa 14564097, 2 godziny temu
- Ocena: 1/5Autor: NaCl, 4 godziny temu
- Ocena: 1/5Autor: thedemon44, 5 godzin temuDeveloper can say what he wants, but this is the beginning of the end no matter what. As soon as "personally identifying information, browsing activity, website content, website activity" exists, so does the value of the app for someone who wants that information.
I hardly think it is review bombing when people give a formerly good app a bad rating. Sure you can ignore this new version and not update, but it is unavoidable on a new device.
All good things come to an end, and if it is getting too expensive now, the costs will only rise until he either sells or stops. the reasons don't matter, the intend doesn't matter, asking for our trust... we've all heard that song and dance before.
F - Ocena: 1/5Autor: cyberchunk, 7 godzin temugoing to keep with the old version so firefox doesn't decide to snub your data, i did also hear that there was apparently premium stuff locked into the extension, which while i can understand to some extent, it is incredibly strange how it wasn't announced or even brought up for update info.
- Ocena: 1/5Autor: Piotrek14689, 8 godzin temu
- Ocena: 5/5Autor: Użytkownik Firefoksa 20160975, 10 godzin temu
- Ocena: 5/5Autor: Devvie, 10 godzin temuI'm also not comfortable accepting the new permissions, but I like seeing the dev actually respond to people here like a human being and not template or AI responses. Keep it up, and thanks for maintaining this extension.
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Data: 10 godzin temuThanks! There are some template copy-pastas in my responses, but it's because most of the questions are the same. - Ocena: 1/5Autor: Użytkownik Firefoksa 20160828, 11 godzin temu
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Data: 11 godzin temuyou can keep the old version, or you can check "disable vote submission" in settings. (counting your like\dislike votes is the evil "personal data transfer" that I do.
But it's optional.- Ocena: 3/5Autor: Techstar01, 12 godzin temu
- Ocena: 4/5Autor: lastw13, 12 godzin temuThis addon has a bug that prevents auto-translated CCs from working. It also has ridiculous monetization as of September 2026.
*Edited from 2 to 4 Stars after reading the Developers response. I see monetization in it's current state, that is in the manner that it is presented, as an issue regardless of the circumstances. I would return to using this addon if whenever I install it again I find that CCs have gotten fixed.Odpowiedź autora
Data: 12 godzin temu"ridiculous monetization" is 1 changelog message on browser restart in 5 years. You can close and never see again. I understand that it is annoying - and I sincerely wish this wasn't needed. But the price of running the extension exceeded the donations that it was receiving - so I decided to add a new optional feature - that some people might find useful - and these people will cover the costs for the rest of us. Hopefully.
Regarding CCs - I received 2 more similar reports, but so far I couldn't reproduce or fix it. Working on it. - Ocena: 5/5Autor: Użytkownik Firefoksa 19722038, 12 godzin temuHow is this still working? I thought recently youtube removed dislikes in their backend.
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Data: 12 godzin temuThey did, about 4 years ago, we have to keep our own "parallel" servers to YouTube. - Ocena: 1/5Autor: Użytkownik Firefoksa 13248877, 12 godzin temu
- Ocena: 1/5Autor: Viktor Shchelochkov, 13 godzin temuyep, deleting now that the floss project became enshittified premiumware
- Ocena: 5/5Autor: RoyalCat, 16 godzin temu
- Ocena: 5/5Autor: ycx, 21 godzin temu
- Ocena: 1/5Autor: William, 1 dzień temu
- Ocena: 5/5Autor: Immersion, 1 dzień temuSucks the extension is getting reviewed bombed for something small, I would just prefer to have the dislike button work on private windows also
- Ocena: 5/5Autor: DwarfyAssassin, 1 dzień temu
- Ocena: 5/5Autor: Tomas Nylen, 1 dzień temu
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Data: 1 dzień temuThanks for the kind words - glad it’s working well for you!
RYD hasn’t changed how it handles your data. Mozilla changed the way it labels these permissions - what the extension does with your data is the same.
The extension uses only the data needed to show dislikes and count votes.
Its site permissions cover YouTube and its own API at returnyoutubedislikeapi.com. RYD doesn’t read other websites, and these site permissions cannot be used to access them.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening the next YouTube video, so the extension can send its video ID and fetch the new dislike count.
Website content - things like the visible like count, which helps calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels can sound scary, but they don’t allow the extension to access more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike- Ocena: 1/5Autor: Użytkownik Firefoksa 13997528, 1 dzień temuAsking for Personally Identifying Information when previously didn't. Dev denied anything changed but then I see these video analytics and world heatmap features which yeah would probably require knowing my location. So nopin out of this
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Data: 1 dzień temu..would probably require knowing my location” - it doesn’t. The extension does not request location permission.
The analytics are aggregated. For example, it may record that “6 users from the US disliked this video,” but it does not know that one of those users is you or who you are.
For voting, the extension sends the video ID, a randomly generated user ID used to count votes, and the vote itself (+1 or -1). It does not ask for your name, email, address, or other identifying information.
And if you’re still uncomfortable with vote submission, the option to disable it has existed since the early days of the extension. When vote submission is disabled - you don't send anything at all (but your dislikes don't count - so it's up to you) - Ocena: 5/5Autor: StoneKat, 1 dzień temu
- Ocena: 4/5Autor: Użytkownik Firefoksa 19105228, 1 dzień temuWhy is this extension no longer available on private browsing on Firefox?
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Data: 1 dzień temuHi, Mozilla's policy is "no data collected in private windows." And counting your vote counts as "data collection."
So I need to implement a feature in the extension to detect that it is in a private window -and it should stop sending votes. It is not difficult - but I was short on time and wanted to get FF fixes to people faster. So it was easier to just disable it in private windows altogether - not to get punished for non-compliance.
I will work on this soon.
I only hope that the extension is allowed to make a request with a video ID (to get dislike counts). Because technically, this could be deemed data collection too - not sure yet.
And yeah - the policies are new - people are still learning how they work, and Mozilla is still figuring it out themselves.
Maybe some wording will be improved.
There should be a difference between this extension sending a randomly generated userId to count votes - and some other extension that steals your name, address, email, and phone number. But right now they both are "collecting personal data".