You can just uBlock the thing on the front page.
If your browser recently tried killing uBlock - switch.
I’ve been able to nix so many intrusive web elements with the ublock picker tool, often without leaving a trace due to modern web design practices. The YouTube shorts shelf is one such case, and it’s shocking how well it worked!
Yeah, uBlock mostly just adds CSS rules as display:none, and Google still pretends that’s some kind of security nightmare.
Because they’re an abusive monopoly that must be shattered.
“BuT mAnIfEsT v3 wIlL pRoTeCt UsErS fRoM mAlIcIoUs ExTeNsIoNs.”
MV3 is clearly an adblocker sabotage op by Google, it shouldn’t even be disputed at this point. The sooner people understand this the better.
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Similar for Facebook, Microsoft etc. It will be interesting to see how long before they start to lose market dominance, or how anti trust laws work worldwide.
A Chrome extension titled “Hide YouTube Shorts,” used by 100,000 people, was recently discovered to secretly collect users’ browser activity, raising serious concerns about user privacy on Google Chrome Web Store.
