cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19421887
DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait.
“Clickbait” isn’t the exception anymore, it’s becoming the norm. Many have even started going through their entire backlog, changing old titles and thumbnails to be more attention grabbing and vague.
It’s no one’s fault. It’s a system that creates a race to the bottom.
DeArrow hopes to stop this cycle. It’s time to return to a more peaceful experience.
It will eventually find issues with malicious users but for now, it’s an incredible concept.
I’ve been using this extension for over a year now. The only malicious use I’ve seen has been petty.
Occasionally see a video from a controversial creator titled something like “Asshole talks about stupid bullshit for 25 minutes” on fresh uploads.
The titles do change quite a bit. A lot of my title suggestions were changed/improved by others.
There’s a voting system, so you’d need a big group of bad actors fighting uphill for something that isn’t really all that worth it.