Відгуки для Return YouTube Dislike
Return YouTube Dislike автор Dmitry Selivanov
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оприлюднено 3 дні томуThanks for the feedback. Let me explain what those permissions mean.
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.
Ajay, the author of SponsorBlock and DeArrow, has also raised this issue with Mozilla. He explains how the new wording can make an existing extension look like it suddenly started collecting new data, without making clear which websites it can access. You can read his post on Mozilla’s forum here: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-new-data-transmission-permissions-seem-to-be-misleading-to-users/149410
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, 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
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.
Ajay, the author of SponsorBlock and DeArrow, has also raised this issue with Mozilla. He explains how the new wording can make an existing extension look like it suddenly started collecting new data, without making clear which websites it can access. You can read his post on Mozilla’s forum here: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-new-data-transmission-permissions-seem-to-be-misleading-to-users/149410
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, 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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- Оцінка 1 з 5від Користувач Firefox 20157060, годину томуSCAM ALERT! New update requires unnecessary personal data and introduces annoying prompts to ask for money. Uninstall immediately!
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оприлюднено годину тому"Personal information" - is the random user ID generated by extension to count your votes. And if you don't like it - you can disable it in the settings. - Оцінка 1 з 5від thisdisplaynamecanbeused, 2 години томуused to use this extensionn. and well just as i was settin up firefox after switching oses i realized it now had these permissions. added the extension anyway and loaded a yt vid and saw a pop up tehre. then i instantly removed it. this extensions purpose was to just simply bring back a count not this crap. mozilla please remov that "recommended" badge from the extension thank you
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оприлюднено годину тому"Personal information" - is the random user ID generated by extension to count your votes.
And if you don't like it - you can disable it in the settings.
Premium features are there to cover cost of handling servers for 20 million people - Оцінка 5 з 5від Alt_F4, 2 години томуHmm... I'm not sure about the recent permission changes, but I will choose to believe your words that it's because of Mozilla's new requirements. Leaving a 5 star to combat the review bombing.
That being said, it would be a good idea to make the reasons for the change more public and widespread. It is very easy to misunderstand your intentions.
EDIT: Upon deeper research, it seems the fault mainly lies in Modzilla and their abrupt new changes. I'm sorry this upsetting situation has happened to you.Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено годину томуIt's not even "fault", it's just a bit of unfortunate choice of words. They don't tell people that I only access YouTube, and on YouTube - I only use a randomly generated UserId - to track votes.
From the notice it looks like now I'm collecting all the data on all the sites - Оцінка 1 з 5від Користувач Firefox 20158568, 2 години томуI don't care if Mozilla recommends it or if you super pinky promise not to collect more than is needed for the addon to function. The permission is far too broad for me to ever accept it.
EDIT: You can make whatever excuse you want. The permission is too broad. Piss off.Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено годину томуIt's not a super pinky promise - it's stated in the extension permissions - it has access only to YouTube.
And as for the the rest - it's opensource, so anyone can check (and verify that you download the same code from the FF store) - Оцінка 1 з 5від JayQ, 3 години томуNew update - 09/11/2026 -it now collects personal information - Uhhhhhh no thanks. Never worked for me anyways.
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оприлюднено годину тому"Personal information" - is the random user ID generated by extension to count your votes. And if you don't like it - you can disable it in the settings. - Оцінка 1 з 5від Користувач Firefox 14532150, 3 години томуReply to dev: ****You are a liar.***** No law requires a developer to generate or collect a unique identifier from users.
New update - it now collects personal information and spams advertising for a "premium" version.
Ruined extension.
Delete and report.
They are scamming us by using the Mozilla recommendation system.Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено годину тому"Personal information" - is the random user ID generated by extension to count your votes.
The problem is that most people imagine that I use their emails\names\etc. I do not.
And even this random user ID can be disabled in the settings. - Оцінка 1 з 5від Користувач Firefox 18650669, 4 години тому
- Оцінка 1 з 5від Користувач Firefox 20158332, 4 години тому
- Оцінка 5 з 5від Jake, 5 годин тому
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оприлюднено 5 годин томуThanks for sharing your concerns about the data RYD uses.
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
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 can 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- Оцінка 1 з 5від Користувач Firefox 18492162, 7 годин тому
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оприлюднено 5 годин томуSorry the extension has been disappointing.
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
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 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 refers to activity on YouTube. 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- Оцінка 5 з 5від TalChuu, 7 годин томуWriting my first review to try and offset the unfortunate review bombing. Sorry this is happening :c
- Оцінка 1 з 5від Adeline, 10 годин томуgenuinely why do you need to collect info on me for a button bruh
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оприлюднено 9 годин томуThanks for asking about the data RYD uses.
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
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 can 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 Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено 9 годин томуThanks for sharing your concerns.
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
RYD hasn’t changed how it handles your data. What changed is Mozilla’s wording for these permissions - not what the extension does with your data.
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 permission labels 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 refers to activity on YouTube. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels may sound scary, but they don’t let the extension access more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike- Оцінка 1 з 5від Izaak, 10 годин тому
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оприлюднено 9 годин томуThanks for the kind words - glad you’re enjoying the extension!
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 only uses 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 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- Оцінка 1 з 5від Nikita, 13 годин томуThere's a pointless premium panel taking up space on my YouTube page, and then I started getting pop-ups on Firefox restart for this extension only.
I haven't seen a single AD since like 2010 when browsing these sites and I haven't installed a spam extension on my browser since the 90s, I'm not going to get popups over a like/dislike button.
Stop spamming and remove premium garbage from UI by default for people who don't want it (that is, before the option is toggled). Don't add premium advertising popups to ruin AD-free experience of users who don't browse web on garbage mobile phones (and thus are used to such nonsense).
I installed this extension for fun, it doesn't add anything to my experience and is not crucial enough for me to get spammed by ADS by one extension out of all others I use.Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено 12 годин тому> There's a pointless premium panel taking up space
You can close the panel with one click on the x in the top right corner. It also shows raw dislike counts to free users, which was a requested feature.
> I installed this extension for fun, it doesn't add anything to my experience and is not crucial enough for me to get spammed by ADS by one extension out of all others I use.
That's fair - it's up to you whether the extension is useful enough for you to keep using or support.
Being free to use doesn't make it free to run. I still have server costs to cover, and the paid features help cover those costs. Supporting it is entirely your choice, but I do need a way to keep it running. - Оцінка 5 з 5від Taygar, 13 годин томуFirst time leaving a comment, was feeling uncertain about the new permission so I was hesitant to update but after checking sources and reading reviews I choose to trust you and leave a five-star review to support in wake of the review bombing
I will forever think it's stupid YT removed dislikes because one of their own videos bombed. So thanks, Dmitry, keep up the good workВідповідь розробника
оприлюднено 13 годин томуThanks for taking the time to look into the permissions, and for your support.
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 can 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 Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено 14 годин томуUnfortunatelly hosting ~12TB database with a load of ~20 million unique daily users costs some money. Donations died down and the extension would run out of money to function.
Existence of a new premium feature doesn't affect you in any way - you can still use it for free as you did before - and somebody else will pay to cover your costs. Isn't it a win-win?- Оцінка 1 з 5від Shadowbane1992, 14 годин томуFirst time writing a review here, Firefox changing things and creating a popup I can understand isn't a fault of extension developers; However, now I'm seeing BS like "premium for raw likes and dislikes."
I didn't download this to be advertised some nonsense. There are other extensions that do the same thing, so this particular one doesn't need to clog my day to day with unnecessities.
EDIT/REPLY: No, it is not a win-win. When I look and see some ad in place of what I'm used to seeing, you've made it invasive. Do what other developer's do and have a 1 time popup upon install that says "consider donating to keep it alive!" And leave it at that.
People have Ad Blockers for a Reason. Respect it.Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено 14 годин томуEDIT/REPLY to EDIT/REPLY:
> EDIT/REPLY:Do what other developer's do and have a 1 time popup upon install that says "consider donating to keep it alive!" And leave it at that.
That is pretty much what it is. It's a one time changelog on update install. But I wanted to give something back for donations.
Closing that changelog (that only appears on browser restart, so the least intrusive time I hoped - as all extension changelogs do) is just one click
> Do what other developer's do
This extension likely has the largest database and traffic load of all extensions in the store. I.e. the highest costs to run
> There are other extensions that do the same thing
They all use my API. So if this extension dies - they all die too. This was one update message over 5 years of existence of the extension. Due to costs starting to exceed donations.
Unfortunatelly hosting ~12TB database with a load of ~20 million unique daily users costs some money. Donations died down and the extension would run out of money to function.
Existence of a new premium feature doesn't affect you in any way - you can still use it for free as you did before - and somebody else will pay to cover your costs. Isn't it a win-win? - Оцінка 5 з 5від Dielan44, 14 годин тому
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оприлюднено 14 годин томуThe extension only collects a randomly generated user id, and your vote with a like\dislike. That is literally everything that is being sent - bare minimum for it to function. Nothing is being sold.
If even the random user id is too much for you - there is an option to disable vote submission in settings. Then extension collects nothing (but your dislikes don't count anymore - so it's up to you)- Оцінка 1 з 5від Bojidar, 15 годин томуThe extension has barely worked for me in a while and now it asked for more permissions to collect data. The developer is replying aggressively to people unhappy about it - "Sorry the message about new features bothered you.", "Handling YouTube-scale traffic and storing dozens of terabytes of like/dislike data on a school-lunch budget ain’t that easy". Nobody is forcing you to do this. Maybe you should get a job at Google if you want to sell people's data for money.
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оприлюднено 14 годин томуThe extension only collects a randomly generated user id, and your vote with a like\dislike. That is literally everything that is being sent - bare minimum for it to function. Nothing is being sold.
If even the random user id is too much for you - there is an option to disable vote submission in settings. Then extension collects nothing (but your dislikes don't count anymore - so it's up to you)
> The developer is replying aggressively
Sorry if that came across as aggressive, I was doing my best to be polite - like honestly, no sarcasm here. English isn't my first language.
I was rude in some earlier messages - but there I was quite direct about being rude, no pretending.
"Sorry the message about new features bothered you.", - this isn't about the permissions - this is about the message with the list of new features. Some of which are paid - to pay for the extension servers. It is ***NOT ABOUT SELLING YOUR DATA.*** Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено 14 годин томуThe extension only collects a randomly generated user id, and your vote with a like\dislike. That is literally everything that is being sent - bare minimum for it to function. Nothing is being sold.
Unfortunately even a random ID for recording likes\dislikes is still "personal data".
If even the random user id is too much for you - there is an option to disable vote submission in settings. Then extension collects nothing (but your dislikes don't count anymore - so it's up to you)