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Lemmy Comments for YouTube is now available! (merv.news)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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edit: The extension bow allows you to see Lemmy comments on any website on the web! As long as there is a Lemmy thread with the same URL as the website one you’re on when you click the extension a popup will appear displaying Lemmy threads and comments which you can vote and reply to!

cross-posted from: https://merv.news/post/644180

A couple weeks ago I reached out to the dev that makes the Reddit Comments for Youtube extension and asked him to enable support for Lemmy. The developer was already rewriting the extension and decided to implement Lemmy support as well! Here's the GitHub and FireFox links. It also available for Chrome iirc.

The comments appear after you select an instance in the extension's menu on any youtube video that has been posted to any Lemmy instance with a full url without a timecode. Invidious links and Lemmy comments on invidious instances still aren't supported but since its supported by the Reddit comments it should be possible if someone submits a PR.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I rarely ever comment on YouTube but this is a nice addition.

embedding videos directly to lemmy via peertube would be the real deal. It fix the problem of hosting videos by the instance, Leemings get videos and peertube get users and viewers. It's a win win.

[–] muntedcrocodile 7 points 8 months ago

That would be awsome. If it had a way to embed a piped yt vid that would also be pretty rad.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

The biggest thing I'm looking forward to in the fediverse is integration like this, I'm not tech savvy enough to know if it's viable but open source software that's designed to communicate with other instances feels like a perfect place for things like this to develop.

Ikeeo seeing things on Peertube, Lemmy and Masterdon that would suit integration with eachother, particularly when it comes to showing the Lemmy comment system under other parts of the fediverse.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'm too old. I still live by the mantra "Never scroll down on a youtube video. There be trolls."

Is this built into Freetube?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

YouTube became weirdly positive and fake a while ago, I actually think the mega cesspit of YouTube comments hasn't been reality for a few years now.

I can't tell if that's because the Gen Z online communication style is to celebrate everything, which is nice, or because there's an algorithm in place somewhere to make the comments more marketable, which is lame.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The latter. Creators still complain about comments because they see all the negative ones. YT just does sentiment analysis on them all and hides anything critical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm a millenial and I write exessively researched comments backed by papers on youtube whenever I see stupid BS takes. Even under shorts. Glad those get more traction.

[–] LunchEnjoyer 7 points 8 months ago

Don't think so, but hopefully it will!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It used to be the case that YouTube comments were one of the lowest forms of communication known to mankind. It isn't anymore, not for several years now. There actually are sometimes some intelligent insights displayed prominently there. I suppose they probably changed their algorithm somehow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

facebook takes the cake now. just trying to talk about the fallout tv show is torture. so many people complain its woke for having a woman protagonist

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Facebook is only really useful for really small niche communities where most posts don't get more than a handful of comments.

[–] Chickenstalker 1 points 8 months ago

Ha ha no. Go search for videos about space or Antarctica or JFK etc etc. The comments are full of schizos.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

I’ve been saying for years that Invidious needs to support comments. Glad there’s finally a free world option.

I’m not keen on browser extensions though. Is there a manual way? Is it a matter of searching a particular Lemmy instance for the video ID?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

It used to support reddit comments (maybe still does?). Adding a lemmy backend seems like a natural progression.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Aside from decompiling the extension and converting the Javascript to work with tempermonkey, I don't think so.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Maybe they will support Lemmy comments after seeing the code for this extension. Here's an open issue about it on the invidious github: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4331

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Grayjay should have it too

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Hey, that's my comment! I'm a celebrity now!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

(⌐■_■)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[–] FlavoredButtHair 21 points 8 months ago

Lemmy just keeps getting better and better.

[–] cheese_greater 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Very cool. How can I haz?

[–] khannie 8 points 8 months ago

Nice! This is a really cool little plugin. Definitely will be grabbing it in the morning.

[–] hal_5700X 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This reminds me of Dissenter. It let people make comments about any webpage including news articles, YouTube videos, and individual social media posts.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Oh yeah I had forgotten the name for that extension. I remember loving the concept but the people who developed it were neo nazis iirc and all the comment were either extremely anti semitic or just angry stuff.

I hope someone makes a similar extension for Lemmy

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

What is that video xD Dutch oven wth kind of nickname is that for a battlebot man i'm dead

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That's just genius like you can build an entire interactive ecosystem that way.

Is this can be a violation of any kind of term and condition?

!remindme 2 months

[–] lazycouchpotato 5 points 8 months ago

Thank you for sharing, and thanks to the dev for porting it to Lemmy ❤️ 💚

Greatly appreciate everyone's efforts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Didn't gab do something like this a while back?

[–] hal_5700X 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, it was called Dissenter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I've put my lemmy instance url into the addon, but now it's asking for my lemmy username and password. Is that mandatory? I have not seen any lemmy comments on youtube videos yet so possibly?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it does work without logging in I just tested it :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Ty Nix.