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minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up106·11 months agoDear Youtube: Bring back the downvote count, allow me to disable shorts, allow me to disable your bullshit annoying ass startup music, then half the price and then we’ll talk about paying for your “service”.
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·11 months agoYoutube has startup music???
minus-squarezerbey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·11 months agoYep, on Smart TV devices there’s a startup tune.
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·11 months agoEww. I installed SmartTubeNext the day I got my first smart TV and never launched the official app.
minus-squarerickywithanm@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·11 months agoYeah this is new to me
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoBeing able did disable content you don’t want aside from ads with a paid membership would be a huge boon. Killing shorts would be fantastic, and they shouldn’t care if I’m not using a feature as long as I’m paying.
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoThat got me, the “you can only upvote stuff” bull. I should also have the option to block channels and videos.
minus-squareipkpjersi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoWhy would they ever do that when they can make the website more intrusive and annoying to use?
minus-squaremarmo7ade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·11 months agoWhy would they ever do that for free? Either the advertiser pays for the infrastructure, or you do. IT isn’t free. Hence YouTube premium.
Dear Youtube: Bring back the downvote count, allow me to disable shorts, allow me to disable your bullshit annoying ass startup music, then half the price and then we’ll talk about paying for your “service”.
Youtube has startup music???
Yep, on Smart TV devices there’s a startup tune.
Eww. I installed SmartTubeNext the day I got my first smart TV and never launched the official app.
Yeah this is new to me
Being able did disable content you don’t want aside from ads with a paid membership would be a huge boon.
Killing shorts would be fantastic, and they shouldn’t care if I’m not using a feature as long as I’m paying.
That got me, the “you can only upvote stuff” bull. I should also have the option to block channels and videos.
Why would they ever do that when they can make the website more intrusive and annoying to use?
Why would they ever do that for free? Either the advertiser pays for the infrastructure, or you do. IT isn’t free. Hence YouTube premium.