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Return YouTube Dislike от Dmitry Selivanov
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размещено 5 месяцев назадThanks for your support. Version 4.0.0.3 has been submitted for review to the store and fixes this issue. It will be available once the store review is complete.
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- Оценено на 1 из 5от 123424542234524, 2 часа назадScrew your data harvesting update. As soon as there is a viable alternative I am switching to that and I recommend everyone else do the same
- Оценено на 1 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 20196369, 4 часа назадThe fact that the data processing method hasn't changed means it was being collected all along.
- Оценено на 1 из 5от Cody Jade, 17 часов назад
- Оценено на 1 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 19553534, 18 часов назадI have disabled the extension after getting a popup reading "New required data collection: The developer says the extension will collect: personally identifying information, browsing activity, website content, website activity"
The developer has been responding to this by saying it's simply a matter of misleading descriptions because of updated FireFox policy: "Here’s the same problem discussed by Ajay, the author of SponsorBlock and DeArrow: (URL)"
The problem? Ajay's extensions SponsorBlock and DeArrow, both of which I have installed and updated to the latest version, only say they access data for specific domains, and listed are domains like dearrow.ajay.app or youtube.com or sponsor.ajay.app.
Why is it that the dev's shining example seems immune from this policy change? I don't buy it.
With how little communication is being done, I'm not ready to let the updated extension run on my computer, and you shouldn't be either. - Оценено на 2 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 14207324, 20 часов назадI agree with Infrequent_User's review for how the developer should address privacy concerns in regards to Mozilla changing the way addon's permissions are explained.
I am reposting Infrequent_User's words below:
" I don't see how a "user ID" is personally identifying data as many people go by an online username, not their real name, and so "personally identifying" in the context of personal data feels rather vague. I initially gave a one star after the update but I urge the developer to write an explanation in the "about" section outlining what about Mozilla's policy they're working under. I feel like suddenly seeing a "hey, this extension needs your personal data now" notification would lead to a justifiable outcry from users, especially with no further explanation. Users can look at the website for the API but most people won't do that, and it's up to the developer to be as clear and open as possible. I do not blame the users for immediately growing weary and angry, especially when I had to look through other negative comments just to find a dev response. " - Оценено на 1 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 18428698, день назадI'm not giving you my data.
Gross, pointless, and creepy.
You should all be incredibly ashamed of yourselves. - Оценено на 5 из 5от Kamik, день назад
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размещено день назадThanks for sharing your feedback.
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.
Here’s the same problem 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.
The extension only uses the data it needs to show 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.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening 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 calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels sound scary, but they don’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike- Оценено на 1 из 5от Guto, день назадNow they have to explicitly state that they collect information about users. Before, they were collecting it without users’ consent.
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размещено день назадThanks for raising your concern about the permissions.
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.
Here’s the same problem 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 needed 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.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening 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 calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new wording can sound alarming, but it doesn’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike - Оценено на 5 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 12720423, день назадDoes what it claims well. Everyone who's freaking about the permissions change needs to calm down and go read up on it more. It's not doing anything nefarious/different. It's not spying on everything you do. It's not saving your youtube info.
You can go into extensions settings and view permissions for an extension in Firefox and it shows you the sites/urls that the extension is allowed to operate on. If it's not listed there, then Firefox itself won't allow the extension to access information on other sites.
Scroll down and read comments from the developer which have more complete information on what actually happened.Ответ разработчика
размещено день назадThanks for taking the time to leave a review and explain the permissions.
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.
Here’s the same problem 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
RYD only uses the data it needs to show 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.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening 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 calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels can sound worrying, but they don’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike - Оценено на 1 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 11533654, 2 дня назадAfter recent update extension began to collect your sensitive data for sale. You can see it in recent changelogs.
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размещено день назадI understand why those permission labels raised concerns.
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.
Here’s the same problem 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.
The extension only uses the data it needs to show 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.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening 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 calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels sound scary, but they don’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike - Оценено на 2 из 5от Infrequent_User, 2 дня назадBE CAUTIOUS:
In the most recent update (September 7th, 2026 as of writing this), the developers have made it so the extension collects data on personal browsing, website activity, website content, and personally identifying information.
After looking through reviews, I saw the developer mention that these "additions" have always been there and are being disclosed due to an update in Mozilla's developer TOS
I don't see how a "user ID" is personally identifying data as many people go by an online username, not their real name, and so "personally identifying" in the context of personal data feels rather vague. I initially gave a one star after the update but I urge the developer to write an explanation in the "about" section outlining what about Mozilla's policy they're working under. I feel like suddenly seeing a "hey, this extension needs your personal data now" notification would lead to a justifiable outcry from users, especially with no further explanation. Users can look at the website for the API but most people won't do that, and it's up to the developer to be as clear and open as possible. I do not blame the users for immediately growing weary and angry, especially when I had to look through other negative comments just to find a dev response.
Mozilla themselves are already on thin ice in regards to our personal private data; no one wants a stranger trying to access it too.Ответ разработчика
размещено день назадThanks for explaining why the wording felt unclear.
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.
Here’s the same problem 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 needed 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.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening 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 calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new wording can sound alarming, but it doesn’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike - Оценено на 1 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 19563331, 2 дня назад
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размещено день назадThanks for sharing your concerns about the update.
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.
Here’s the same problem 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 only uses the data it needs to show 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.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening 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 calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels can sound worrying, but they don’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike- Оценено на 1 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 18717684, 3 дня назадGood job bud, keep up the greediness and see how far it gets you in life.
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размещено день назадI’m sorry the changes have been frustrating.
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.
Here’s the same problem 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.
The extension only uses the data it needs to show 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.
Here’s what those permissions mean:
Personally identifiable information - RYD’s randomly generated, anonymous user ID, used to count votes. This isn’t your Google or YouTube account.
Browsing activity - opening 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 calculate dislike estimates.
Website activity - clicking Like or Dislike.
Again, this is about YouTube activity. The extension isn’t watching everything you do across the internet - it simply can’t do that with these site permissions.
The new labels sound scary, but they don’t give the extension access to more websites.
RYD is open source, so you can see how it works: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike - Оценено на 1 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 15155323, 3 дня назадFundamentally changed the extension from what it was. No longer good and has bloat
- Оценено на 1 из 5от rvfet, 3 дня назадI can live without this. I don't need an "open source" project to shove paid features in my face, nor I want an extension to hijack new tab on browser restart unintentionally. I can understand the funding needs, but this is not how you solve it.
- Оценено на 1 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 15526997, 4 дня назадDo we have to try to monetize everything these days?
- Оценено на 1 из 5от Gwyn, 4 дня назад
- Оценено на 2 из 5от sealovedmoon, 4 дня назадI think the description needs updating.
Everyone is freaking out about the new permissions and instead of replying to every one-star/two-star review that complains, it can be advertised in the description where indeed "everyone can see it".
Lastly, everyone including me, is complaining about the premium analytics, which are also not advertised in the description. This is not an add-on that simply returns the dislikes, so please act like it. Rewrite the description accordingly. You don't deserve that Recommended badge, it's as outdated as your description. - Оценено на 1 из 5от Cheese Louise, 4 дня назад
- Оценено на 4 из 5от Пользователь Firefox 18304804, 5 дней назад
- Оценено на 4 из 5от stair, 5 дней назадAmazing add-on, I just wish you could see if you've disliked a video or not. This seems to be a new thing but I can only see the number of dislikes and not the actual dislike button itself
- Оценено на 1 из 5от gyah, 5 дней назадYou add "buy premium" popups, I rate you one star and uninstall. Simple as.