Return YouTube Dislike
Shares rank 62 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
A free browser extension that people add to other YouTube blockers. Critics say it sends viewing data to a third party, and it can stop YouTube working when run with uBlock Origin.
A free browser extension that people add to other YouTube blockers. Critics say it sends viewing data to a third party, and it can stop YouTube working when run with uBlock Origin.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Part of a YouTube blocking setup
“I can't even stand to visit YT without the combo of Blocktube/Unhook/uBlock Origin/SponsorBlock/Return YouTube Dislike.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sends viewing data to third party
“tells a third party service what videos you click on and has no measures to ensure anonymity”
Comment from 26 Sep 2026 in “PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock” Dislike counts are scraped and estimated
“a combination of scraped dislike stats and estimates extrapolated from extension user data”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Without benchmarking LLMs, you're likely overpaying 5-10x” Breaks YouTube alongside uBlock Origin
“Turns out if both this and uBlock are active, YouTube will refuse to work.”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Smartphone Mkt to Decline 13% in '26, Largest Drop Ever Due to Memory Shortage”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| Return YouTube DislikeThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“tells a third party service what videos you click on and has no measures to ensure anonymity”
“Turns out if both this and uBlock are active, YouTube will refuse to work.”
“I can't even stand to visit YT without the combo of Blocktube/Unhook/uBlock Origin/SponsorBlock/Return YouTube Dislike.”
“a combination of scraped dislike stats and estimates extrapolated from extension user data”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.