▲ 1190 ▼ YouTube now (discuss.online) submitted 3 months ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 3 months ago (2 children) Of course it is, because YouTube doesn't provide the data so it is forced to derive the rating only from people who use that extension. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bilb@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago I'd always wondered how that worked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) Oh no! I thought it accessed some YouTube API that exposed the dislike data, but of course even if it did that, that data wouldn’t have dislikes from people that don’t have the extension! The point is I’m now even more heartbroken about the loss of the Neutral video’s balance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) My understanding is that It works by storing number of likes and dislikes and computes a ratio then extrapolates it using the number of likes provided by YouTube API. Here what their site says: https://www.returnyoutubedislike.com/faq permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago That’s pretty good actually. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bilb@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago I'd always wondered how that worked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) Oh no! I thought it accessed some YouTube API that exposed the dislike data, but of course even if it did that, that data wouldn’t have dislikes from people that don’t have the extension! The point is I’m now even more heartbroken about the loss of the Neutral video’s balance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) My understanding is that It works by storing number of likes and dislikes and computes a ratio then extrapolates it using the number of likes provided by YouTube API. Here what their site says: https://www.returnyoutubedislike.com/faq permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago That’s pretty good actually. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) My understanding is that It works by storing number of likes and dislikes and computes a ratio then extrapolates it using the number of likes provided by YouTube API. Here what their site says: https://www.returnyoutubedislike.com/faq permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago That’s pretty good actually. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago That’s pretty good actually. permalink fedilink source parent
