Weedout
Shares rank 27 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
Safari extension that hides YouTube videos labeled as AI, for a cleaner feed. Critics say it relies on YouTube's own AI detection, which they find inaccurate.
Safari extension that hides YouTube videos labeled as AI, for a cleaner feed. Critics say it relies on YouTube's own AI detection, which they find inaccurate.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 76%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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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
Cleans up cluttered feed
“Been waiting for something like this; YouTube's AI detection is wildly inaccurate and just clutters the feed.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” “This sounds like a perfect solution to clean up the experience.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” “Finally, a way to reclaim my YouTube feed from the AI sludge.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” - Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos”
Hides AI-labeled YouTube videos
“Been waiting for something like this; YouTube's AI detection is wildly inaccurate and just clutters the feed.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” “This is great. Having the option to choose whether or not to see AI content”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” “Finally, a way to reclaim my YouTube feed from the AI sludge.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” Wants more browser support
“This is great and hope it'll be compatible with more and more browsers.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” “I love this concept, but use Firefox, so I ported it”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” Plans to use it
“this is nice work, I'll be a user for sure”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos” “Definitely gonna use it myself.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos”
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 | — | — |
| WeedoutThis page | 13 | 4 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Nice little extension though. I like tools that solve one specific annoyance well.”
“this is nice work, I'll be a user for sure”
“Could really help to scrap out the spam.”
“Definitely gonna use it myself.”
“I love this concept, but use Firefox, so I ported it”
“This sounds like a perfect solution to clean up the experience.”
“Finally, a way to reclaim my YouTube feed from the AI sludge.”
“The extension relies on YouTube's AI detection, so it won't be any more accurate.”
“Been waiting for something like this; YouTube's AI detection is wildly inaccurate and just clutters the feed.”
“It's funny the website is generated with AI. I'm kind of sure that the code as well.”
“This is great and hope it'll be compatible with more and more browsers.”
“Blows my mind if someone pays for that”
“This is great. Having the option to choose whether or not to see AI content”
“Why not start with Chromium?”
“I wish I had this but for every website and media surface”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.