YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
Would there possibly be a fix for this, or would Youtube disable this browser permanently from commenting altogether because it is "no longer Firefox"?
Also is it possible that one of you can one of you code an add-on that would enable Dislikes on Youtube, since there are several addons that does so already for both Firefox and Chrome? I would even suggest an addon be officially part of a Pale Moon update (which would also popularize this browser a bit).
At this point, I just want Youtube to go under and let something like Rumble take over completely.
Also is it possible that one of you can one of you code an add-on that would enable Dislikes on Youtube, since there are several addons that does so already for both Firefox and Chrome? I would even suggest an addon be officially part of a Pale Moon update (which would also popularize this browser a bit).
At this point, I just want Youtube to go under and let something like Rumble take over completely.
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
Off-topic:
It's not going anywhere as long as content creators and their viewers choose to remain on it. A few have mirrored their content on other places like Bitchute but for now there's no stopping the positive feedback loop of people using it because there's more content on it and content creators publishing on it because they have a larger audience.
It's not going anywhere as long as content creators and their viewers choose to remain on it. A few have mirrored their content on other places like Bitchute but for now there's no stopping the positive feedback loop of people using it because there's more content on it and content creators publishing on it because they have a larger audience.
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
I have no idea what is going to happen now, since the userscript for the Return Youtube Dislike thing isn't working at all for Pale Moon, and Youtube removed the API entirely. This browser could see a ton of new users if it included it's own script for showing Youtube dislikes in a future update, on top of returning the feature to comment there without it being removed.
Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
I don't want to sound too optimistic here, but after weeks without even trying to post comments on YouTube, these past days I've successfully posted two on videos (prior to that, I could only post comments on community posts, not videos).
Will that mean something's changed on their end? Who knows.
Will that mean something's changed on their end? Who knows.
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
No browser can magically bring back a feature of a website that the website operator decides to completely remove as opposed to simply hiding it.
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
Basically 100% correct. A website owner can break their own website 10 times until a browser dev adds a monthly update that fixes something.
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
For the same reason, porting an old FF extension for a third party website that you don't control is a waste of time besides possibly violating their TOS. Websites keep changing every other day for shits and giggles to keep up with latest crap introduced in Chrome, so your extension will keep breaking. At best you can request the site in question to update their extension (good luck with that)
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
confirmed. me left a comment 15 minutes ago, it's not deleted, it's still there...
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
I'd like to confirm and explain that this is Youtube's typical comment censorship & anti-spam. The system evaluates your comment and removes it for whatever reason (I speak generally, not just Palemoon).
The comment counts under video appear accurate (same with reddit). YT will only show "fully approved" comments under "Best comments", partially shadow-banned will only be visible under "Newest comments". Overall iirc they censor & block ~15% of comments (deletion or demoted to "Newest"), a technical hardeware video was analyzed.
Final note: they also run AI on user avatars and it had deleted my 11y/o avatar that's from Spongebob the movie. False-positive. Just to show that yes, you're being moderated and censored by algorithms, overblocking is just collateral damage to them.
Since it's affecting all Palemoon users, some gov anti-monopoly investigation would like to hear it, I'm sure.
- Submit a comment disliked by the system: include a link, too many "bad words"/total words, too many comments in a short time frame/inexplicable reasons
- The comment will appear to you client-side (true for web and their Android app)
- Comment may appear and stay there if people enabled notifications. If they click on that notification, they won't be linked to comment - deleted
- Usually when one comment is censored, you are blacklisted from commenting any further under the same video
- You can try to check if the comment was publicly posted by trying to submit and edit (e.g. a full stop or a comma). Usually it will error out immediately. Some people had said the comments were "removed after some time" but I can't confirm yet
The comment counts under video appear accurate (same with reddit). YT will only show "fully approved" comments under "Best comments", partially shadow-banned will only be visible under "Newest comments". Overall iirc they censor & block ~15% of comments (deletion or demoted to "Newest"), a technical hardeware video was analyzed.
Final note: they also run AI on user avatars and it had deleted my 11y/o avatar that's from Spongebob the movie. False-positive. Just to show that yes, you're being moderated and censored by algorithms, overblocking is just collateral damage to them.
Since it's affecting all Palemoon users, some gov anti-monopoly investigation would like to hear it, I'm sure.
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
I was just browsing the forum and saw this thread which I've now read. I don't believe it's only YT where this is happening. I think it could be happening in the Playstore as well. I made a comment about an app some months ago (IIRC it was after this thread had started) and went back to edit it a few weeks later to find it had disappeared. I couldn't understand why, and didn't waste any further time on it thinking I may go back to it in the future, which I haven't yet. I'll now try again when I have time and post back here.
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
If you do find an issue, please create a separate thread for it in the Web compatibility problems board to avoid confusion and because it may not necessarily be for the same reason.
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YouTube comments getting delete?
Hi everyone,
I'm not sure if this is only me but it seems that YouTube comments sent via Palemoon are either deleted or were never fully posted, anyone experiencing this? how did you address it?
Any info would help me.
Thanks!
I'm not sure if this is only me but it seems that YouTube comments sent via Palemoon are either deleted or were never fully posted, anyone experiencing this? how did you address it?
Any info would help me.
Thanks!
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Re: YouTube removes comments created with Pale Moon
Note: topic merged.
As you can see by this lengthy thread it isn't just you. In fact, it seems accounts who have been flagged as Pale Moon users (like mine) will have their comments removed even if they use a different browser altogether to visit youtube and try to comment. Yes, Google's algorithm is that discriminatory.
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