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> can give you a non-bait interface to YouTube that works

Is there something like this for Twitter?

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> pick the thumbnail from the middle of the video

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Very interesting. Does it have dark mode?
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So basically how YouTube worked in 2005? :)
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Can I search with your app for ONLY the latest uploaded videos and filter for content length?

Will it display whatever bullshit recommendations YouTube feeds?

Really looking for an option to only have "current stuff" - YT constantly recommends me stuff from 3 years ago which I already watched, even with my highly curated account.

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Global search is provided by YouTube, so I can't guarantee anything.

I could add some local filters if necessary, but doesn't YouTube already provide its own filters based on when the video was published? Cathode exposes these.

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YT search sucks, and this by intention to keep the people scrolling. The sorting & co is all completely broken, YT recommends continuously stuff from years ago etc.
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Interesting. I consciously, actively smack YT with a rolled-up newspaper in the form of 'never recommend this channel' specifically to make it only recommend me stuff that I've already watched, and not try to pipeline me in some algorithmic direction such has happened at some periods. I don't think I have to draw people a picture here.

I've never imagined actually wanting an algorithm that would find things I'd actually like, having been burned so badly by 'algorithm that finds things it wants to get me to like'. Are you sure you want an algorithm to do that?

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