When I used to use YT, I used https://untrap.app/, it was a great improvement. If you think you can't quit youtube, I used to think that way, and then I did it by deleting my account and using libredirect for invidious. My usage went to just a few minutes or 0 per day. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

Try the UnTrap extension. It lets you configure away the things that distract you. https://untrap.app/ It used to be one time purchase, looks like they turned it into a subscription. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

I watch a lot of YouTube, and I also recommend the extension UnTrap for YouTube (Firefox [1], Chrome [2], more [3]). Besides hiding Shorts, it offers many options that give you more control over the YouTube interface. Here are some screenshots I took for you: https://imgur.com/a/UawBCG5 [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/untrap-for-youtube/ [2]... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

Https://untrap.app/ for YouTube customisation has been a lifesaver for me. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

Highly recommend https://untrap.app/ if you want to remove some of the shit from YouTube like shorts, comments or the recommendation bar to the right of videos. It has a safari extension on iOS too (this costs about 3 bucks). Disclaimer: not my software. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

I built some time ago ScrollGuard (https://scrollguard.app) that tackles this same problem from two different angles for Android and iOS. On Android has been on the Play Store for over a year. Instead of injecting CSS/JS into a webview, it uses Android's AccessibilityService to detect reels/shorts directly in the native apps and block them. You keep using Instagram, YouTube, etc. Normally as native apps, no... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

I've installed ScrollGuard a month ago. Great success in preventing doomscrolling. https://scrollguard.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago