Leaving a 5 star review, check the goddamn github before leaving a one star review the extension is open source.

Works as intended.

At the time of writing the extension is being bombarded by negative reviews. Let me copy and paste the explanation as to why the extension requires what APPEARS to the user to be personally identifying info:

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.

Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, persistent user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account. Our server also sees your IP address when you connect.

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

End transmission.

Works as intended. As for the "This requires new permissions". After taking a look all its doing is hashing your user name (so you cant dislike bomb as a single user) and grabs what page your viewing (so it knows how many dislikes there are). Otherwise this app can't function as intended. For those quickly disliking this is a firefox thing. Its good to be skeptical in these times but please use due diligence :)

Oh no, an extension requires information to do its job properly; everyone panic and start hoarding toilet rolls and bottled water!

2020's lunacy at its finest🤦🏻‍♂️

Nice update Dmitry, it's looking mighty fine. Sorry you have to suffer the deranged rantings of the masses, it's not like they got off their arses and made a similar extension themselves; ungrateful buggers.

Thanks man, much appreciated!

Do we finally have an update? And it hasn’t even been three years...

alright I was initially frightened by the personal data consent request in the 4.0.6 update just like others have stated in recent reviews. i am NOT good at reading code, but even still i can view every single commit made for this update on the github. i completely understand why people are worried about this update, but reacting based on emotions isn't going to find the truth. check the github, read the code, check the security faq, and be willing to learn.

i do also want to say to the developer that your response to people's reviews has been, in my eyes, very unprofessional. even though i personally believe that you're in the right, it's still important to treat customers with respect. the security FAQ that explains this whole situation is only on the github. i believe it should be front and center in this extension page's about section. there might be less uninformed outcry if it were that much more visible.

aside from that though, the new features are excellent and i look forward to using it more. thanks again for both your effort and the github contributors

Thank god my data isn't getting stolen. I was scared there for a second before reading the recent reviews and the developer response

i, like many others, was confused about the new permissions and came here. then i took a look at the dev's replies and it all makes sense now

to other concerned folks: please read the dev's response to other reviews, and if you're still skeptical, the code is open-source, feel free to look yourself

I was concerned about the new permissions required, but scrolled down and saw a reply from the developer explaining what was going on. Everything collected is only related to YouTube and is anonymized, the same as what previous versions were doing. The only thing that changed was how Mozilla classifies permissions.

Thank you to the dev for the explanation!

stop review bombing, it’s open-source. if you have a problem with the code, just show it.

recent update made me immediately uninstall. what in the world lmao


edit: i see that the 1 star reviews were unnecessarily panicking. sorry for my 1 star review and thank you for your hard work with this extension.

I was concerned for a moment, but taking a look:

"From November 3, 2025, all new extensions must adopt the Firefox built-in data collection consent system. Extensions must state if and what data they collect or transmit. New versions and updates for add-ons created before November 3 don’t need to use this feature, but will have to at a later date."

This appears to apply in this case :)

Great add-on. Decided to make an account just to give it 5 stars. A lot of the 1 star reviews are just xenophobic.

Seeing the wave of negative reviews following the latest update, I decided to leave a 5-star rating to support you. Keep up the good work!

Works like a charm, thank you :)

To the review bombers: the changed permissions request comes due to a new consent mechanism in Firefox, NOT because the Add-on steals your data!

Just a must have, an essential add-on. And very well made. And made by a good person, who supports freedom and democracy. What's not to like?
Also the latest update is excellent. I think I'll go support you on Patreon for the additional features - they look really neat and it's a good idea.
Please continue doing this.

Why are people review bombing this?

For those concerned about the new version, you can click "See all versions", download 3.0.0.18, extract with 7-Zip, and ask an AI to compare permissions and URL's with 4.0.6. It looks safe to me, but that's for you to decide.