Відгуки для Return YouTube Dislike
Return YouTube Dislike автор Dmitry Selivanov
67 відгуків
- Оцінка 2 з 5від Користувач Firefox 14207324, 5 днів томуI 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. " - Оцінка 2 з 5від Infrequent_User, 6 днів томуBE 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.Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено 5 днів томуThanks 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 - Оцінка 2 з 5від sealovedmoon, 8 днів томуI 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. Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено 11 днів томуThanks for sharing your 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.
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- Оцінка 2 з 5від Користувач Firefox 14725694, 13 днів томуInstead of replying to every 1 star reviews with the same info about the new permissions notification you should really just update the description of the extension to explain why each permission is needed. A direct link to the github repo would help too.
Edit: Dude you just replied to my review instead of putting the info where everyone can see it. What's wrong with you? You have the opportunity to stop the spread of misinformation instead of wasting time replying to every review individually, just do it.Відповідь розробника
оприлюднено 12 днів томуHi, direct link: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike/
Here's the same problem discussed by Sponsorblock's author:
https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-new-data-transmission-permissions-seem-to-be-misleading-to-users/149410
As I've replied to many - the extenion didn't change - Mozillas processes changed.
"Personal data" mentioned - is the random user id used to count likes and dislikes
"Browsing activity" = detecting that you navigated to the next video to show you the dislikes for the next video
"Website activity" - clicking likes and dislikes.
This is how the extension worked from the day one - but now Mozilla requires explicit user consent for this. And they do it on update release - which makes users think that something in the extension changed. - Оцінка 2 з 5від Gados, 21 день томуI still don't trust the extension because the basic SponsorBlock already does the job, and this one stores way more information. In any case, I think you shouldn't have started by popping up that huge window saying we need premium users to pay for the server, I’m not arguing that it’s not important, but maybe you should have, I don’t know tried to reassure users instead of just popping up a small window to explain why the privacy update is necessary, and only then shoving the premium option in our faces? Think about how you present information, and then maybe there wouldn’t have been such a negative reaction.
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оприлюднено 21 день томуSorry the message about new features bothered you.
The extension is actually recommended by Mozilla, so they do not consider it harmful or dangerous.
It’s shown only once during the lifetime of the extension, and it’s timed to appear after a browser restart - hopefully the least disruptive moment.
Handling YouTube-scale traffic and storing dozens of terabytes of like/dislike data on a school-lunch budget ain’t that easy. The funding from these features is what keeps RYD’s servers running.
And as for 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.
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 - Оцінка 2 з 5від Judas, 23 дні томуmy browser has been taking a whole lot more memory since this got updated...
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оприлюднено 23 дні томуSorry you’re having trouble with memory usage.
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 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.
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 - Оцінка 2 з 5від Jordan, місяць томуWas working as intended. Then all of a sudden some of my youtube videos started having disgusting buffering issues (similar to when you have 2mbps internet), and refusing to buffer unless the video was paused. EXTREMELY annoying. Disabled this addon, and the problem was sorted. Fix this please. Once this issue is resolved i'll be more than happy to update with 5 stars.
- Оцінка 2 з 5від kakaze, 2 місяці тому
- Оцінка 2 з 5від flamboyantwinkle17, 2 місяці томуKind of strange that while the dislike count is displayed, the thumbs down icon is absent. Additionally, for some inexplicable reason, the Firefox extension hasn’t been updated for a considerable time. Although installing the user script instead resolves this issue, I really hope that the Firefox extension is also updated soon.
- Оцінка 2 з 5від docmars, 3 місяці томуWorked for a long time, but the extension hasn't been updated for 2 years, and unfortunately the GitHub release is broken. Time to find a new extension!
- Оцінка 2 з 5від Snorf, 4 місяці томуGoogle is trying to block this extension but it is still annoying
- Оцінка 2 з 5від Користувач Firefox 19932575, 5 місяців тому
- Оцінка 2 з 5від Onionsoup, 5 місяців тому
- Оцінка 2 з 5від wavingdragon, 5 місяців томуThe last update of this addon was in 2024-10-18. Youtube changed its interface recently. We can no longer see the thumbs down icon with this addon, therefore we can't see if we have disliked any youtube video. Please give us a new addon update.
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оприлюднено 5 місяців томуVersion 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. - Оцінка 2 з 5від Maja Potega, 7 місяців томуHat eine Weile gut funktioniert, aber verzögert jetzt den Start von Videos. Deshalb habe ich es entfernt.
- Оцінка 2 з 5від Користувач Firefox 17708027, рік томуПолезное расширение, однако в 2025-м году заметил, что оно начало сильно загружать CPU и дисковую подсистему. Процессор греется, системный блок шумит. Создается впечатление, что автор встроил в него майнер. Досадно! Теперь прийдется постоянно включать-выключать это расширение чтобы увидеть оценки. Firefox v.115.27.0esr (64-разрядный)
- Оцінка 2 з 5від Supercheetah, рік томуThe YouTube dislikes from this aren't real. It's speculation based on people who have installed this extension, and not actual YouTube dislikes.
- Оцінка 2 з 5від 囶 ．, 2 роки томуINTERFERES on the three dots; save to YouTube bookmark window doesn't pop up
- Оцінка 2 з 5від Користувач Firefox 14525116, 2 роки тому
- Оцінка 2 з 5від Користувач Firefox 18494196, 2 роки тому