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A fork of NewPipe that implements SponsorBlock and ReturnYouTubeDislike (github.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by mahavir@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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It's by the devloper of New Pipe x Sponsorblock which is no longer maintained.

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[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You don't think there could be some kind of selection bias built in? That maybe the kind of people that go through the effort to install an extension like that may tend to vote a certain way on certain videos? What makes you think that the sample would be representative of the collective whole of YouTube users in any way whatsoever?

[–] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

People using an alternative to YouTube are already a very specific minority, and the percentage of those using a plugin on a specific client is even rarer. I wouldn't go so far to call it a ballpark. Or even a rational source.

I would agree with you that the data would be highly suspect. It wouldn't reflect reality at all and should really not be considered.

On the other hand, YouTube likes and dislikes have been a tool for ages, and they were manipulated. It was never more than a silly toy. It was never accurate data to begin with.