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The sheer number of videos taken "the wrong way round" (for my computer's monitor) is mind-boggling. I get that some people watch videos on their phones, but is it really that many?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I wish I could at least block Shorts.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

For uBlock:

! YT Homepage - Hide the Shorts section
youtube.com##[is-shorts]
! YT Menu - Hide the Shorts button
www.youtube.com###guide [title="Shorts"], .ytd-mini-guide-entry-renderer[title="Shorts"]
! YT Search - Hide Shorts
www.youtube.com##ytd-search ytd-video-renderer [overlay-style="SHORTS"]:upward(ytd-video-renderer)
! YT Search and Channels - Hide the Shorts sections
www.youtube.com##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer
! YT Channels - Hide the Shorts tab
www.youtube.com##ytd-browse[page-subtype="channels"] [role="tab"]:nth-of-type(3):has-text(Shorts)
! YT Subscriptions - Hide Shorts - Grid View
www.youtube.com##ytd-browse[page-subtype="subscriptions"] ytd-grid-video-renderer [overlay-style="SHORTS"]:upward(ytd-grid-video-renderer)
! YT Subscriptions - Hide Shorts - List View
www.youtube.com##ytd-browse[page-subtype="subscriptions"] ytd-video-renderer [overlay-style="SHORTS"]:upward(ytd-item-section-renderer)
! YT Sidebar - Hide Shorts
www.youtube.com###related ytd-compact-video-renderer [overlay-style="SHORTS"]:upward(ytd-compact-video-renderer)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Seems quite extensive, but... do I place some and/or all of it on the "My rules" or "My filters" tab on uBlock?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

My Filters indeed

[–] RFBurns 1 points 2 years ago

Paste it at the bottom of your "my filters" section. Be sure to "Apply" when done.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice! Is there a version that would work on PiHole?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't think that would work. PiHole works on a DNS level and has no insight to the encrypted connection to Youtube. So it cannot see or modify the site content on the fly. uBlock Origin basically can (beside DNS based blocking) modify the websites' code after it has loaded into your browser.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'll give it a try but in the past those ublock filters did not really work at all for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Doesn't seem to work. Do I need to restart? I still see #shorts videos in my sub feed.

I'm using uBlock Origin.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Enhacer for YouTube" (a Firefox extension, and maybe Chromium too) hides shorts for good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I already use that and still get the occasional short in my suggestions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

When I search for a video, they appear too. But there is no menu option for shorts in the left sidebar, and they don't appear in your home or subscription page either.

[–] grehund 4 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i have a browser extension that does it

[–] slipperydippery 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah me too. I don't want to see shorts on my subscriptions page