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[-] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It changes titles and thumbnails to remove clickbait. Seeing the youtube homepage without it is genuinely jarring--everyone is clawing at your attention. "Pick me, pick me!"

There are different options but i have it set so the thumbnail is a random frame from the video. I think titles are 'normalized' and sometimes community generated.

this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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