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djsavvy 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts

That's an awesome idea — sometimes I really do want to watch a short but not in that interface. Do you know how to set this up in general?

notpushkin 5 months ago | [–]

Redirector to the rescue: https://einaregilsson.com/redirector/

Been using it for annoyances like Slack pushing you to their desktop app, or fixing links when sites change domains (ahem, Anna’s Archive).

djsavvy 5 months ago | | [–]

This is perfect, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

ikaros02 5 months ago | [–]

I use this addon for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/fi/firefox/addon/youtube-shorts-b...

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