Reviews for Return YouTube Dislike
Return YouTube Dislike by Dmitry Selivanov
Review by BananaSplit97
Rated 3 out of 5
by BananaSplit97, a month agoI can safely say this extension isn't harvesting my data (the developer isn't being insidious in what they're saying, it really is free to check the Github), but this extension isn't really what I downloaded it for anymore.
Opening Youtube to see the new interface that- while I confidently believe is entirely human made- just reads like generic vibe-coded design was offputting. The new window isn't needed and serves as yet another case of "fixing what isn't broken".
The plugin's behavior wasn't consistent anyway, with the like to dislike ratio being dramatically different from what it actually was supposed to be. I reckon one's better off without a plugin like this anyway. When they DO work, it's "kinda sorta".
It still does what it says on the box, even if not perfect, but I think you're better off without from the get.
Opening Youtube to see the new interface that- while I confidently believe is entirely human made- just reads like generic vibe-coded design was offputting. The new window isn't needed and serves as yet another case of "fixing what isn't broken".
The plugin's behavior wasn't consistent anyway, with the like to dislike ratio being dramatically different from what it actually was supposed to be. I reckon one's better off without a plugin like this anyway. When they DO work, it's "kinda sorta".
It still does what it says on the box, even if not perfect, but I think you're better off without from the get.
Developer response
posted 9 days agoThanks for sharing your feedback about the interface.
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 same issue is discussed by Ajay, the author of SponsorBlock and DeArrow:
https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-new-data-transmission-permissions-seem-to-be-misleading-to-users/149410
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
RYD uses only the data it needs to display 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 - moving to 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 work out dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, we’re talking about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t with these site permissions.
The new labels can sound alarming, but they don’t give the extension access to additional websites.
RYD’s source code is public, so you can check 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.
The same issue is discussed by Ajay, the author of SponsorBlock and DeArrow:
https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-new-data-transmission-permissions-seem-to-be-misleading-to-users/149410
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
RYD uses only the data it needs to display 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 - moving to 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 work out dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, we’re talking about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t with these site permissions.
The new labels can sound alarming, but they don’t give the extension access to additional websites.
RYD’s source code is public, so you can check how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike