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DeArrow - A Browser Extension that removes clickbait titles and thumbnails (dearrow.ajay.app)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The creators of SponsorBlock did it again, now we can crowdsource better titles and thumbnails as well. I just tried it with LinusTechTips who is a worst offender when it comes to clickbait and its really great.

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

Like the existing "Clickbait Remover" addon, I believe it just removes formatting (caps lock, exclamation marks, other symbols and emojis) of the video title and swaps the custom thumbnail with either a thumbnail of the beginning, middle or end of the video (youtube provides thumbnails for various points in videos).