De-Mainstream YouTube™

De-Mainstream YouTube™

Fixes the YouTube™ algorithm to remove mainstream media results from searches.

  • De-Mainstream YouTube™
What is De-Mainstream YouTube™?
De-Mainstream YouTube™ is an innovative browser extension designed for Chrome. It empowers users by eliminating mainstream media content from appearing in YouTube™ search results. By simply activating this extension, users can select specific channels they wish to hide. They can also add to their block list via a contextual menu on the search page. Thus, 'De-Mainstream YouTube™' facilitates a customized, user-driven YouTube™ experience, free from mainstream media influence. Discover more at https://demainstream.com
Merlin
Stats
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.18 (150)
Version: 1.0.5 (Last updated: 2020-03-28)
Creation date: 2020-03-28
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://*.youtube.com/
  • contextMenus
Size: 888.83K
URLs: Website
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Merlin
Summary

A browser extension to remove Mainstream Media results from YouTube™ searches.

Click to open the De-Mainstream popup next to your browser url then select what channels you want to hide.

Navigate to YouTube.com, type in a search and the channels that you have selected to hide will not display in your search results.

You can now right click on a YouTube™ in a search page and select "Block" or "Unblock" to add your own custom channels to the block list.

For more information: https://demainstream.com

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Provides alternative to mainstream media content on YouTube
  • Helps filter out specific channels from search results
  • Convenient and easy to use
Cons
  • Stopped working for many users
  • Unable to block certain channels
  • Developer support seems to be lacking
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working
  • Doesn't block specified channels
  • Need for updates
Recent reviews
@M. Smith Hey, STFU. Now if America only had a cuck-blocker. Only a pathetic worm would side with the establishment (either side). To have a complete meltdown over it? Lowest lifeform. Even if MSM wasn't completely ghey I still don't want them elbowing their way onto YouTube. They didn't take the internet future serious, so they missed the train. It use to be YOUtube anyhow, so we could get away from you self-absorbed lemmings. Tired of these control freaks and their little soft cheerleaders. GTFO of America. No really.
by Status Quo Status Quo, 2024-04-13

Yeah, if you can't handle "mainstream" media, then you have a problem with reality - as in you don't want to hear a story from all sides, but only the incredibly biased (and thus ill-informed, unrealistic, and unfair) "perspective" you prefer. It's like you never grew up from being that whiny brat who stomped their feet, slammed doors, and threw things whenever they didn't get their way. Grow up, and face the FULL & therefore REAL *TRUTH* - including the fact you not only *could* be wrong, but - by denying the validity of any interpretation of events outside your own - you most likely ARE wrong, just like that petulant child. YT provides tools already for filtering subjects, so the existence of this extension is ridiculous. Heaven forbid you should be more fully informed about any given subject than your preferred echo chambers allow you to be - they like to keep you as uninformed as possible because you make for quite useful idiots to manipulate into doing their bidding. The anger they stoke in you blinds you to their manipulations, and the self-destruction they're inducing in you which only serves to line their pockets. Fox News and its imitators cash in on your incessant need for self-validation, and couldn't care less that they have caused people to do something as foolhardy as storming the capitol in an attempt to dictate their preferences to the rest of the country that disagreed with them. People have gone to jail, and some have died - all while Fox continues to cash in on you willingly allowing them to pull your strings. Get over yourselves. @EARL: The AP?!? Really? They have LONG been among the EPITOME of professional, factual, unbiased news sources. You seriously need to get a grip if THEY are on your "naughty" list. The fact you seem to think Piers is too liberal reveals just how far to the right you are (because your list certainly doesn't scream "lefty"). Here's a thought experiment: tell us who's too far to the right for you? If you can't name many (if any), then YOU are the EXTREMIST. @J Doe: Your childish name distortions tell us all we know about how seriously to take YOUR "opinion."
by M. Smith M. Smith, 2024-03-30

I am using Brave and it doesnt work at all. I'd say I keep getting MORE recommended mainstream media hits since I started using this, not only that but adding new channels to the list doesn't work either. I guess it worked for others, but definitely doesn't work for me
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Safety
Risk impact

De-Mainstream YouTube™ may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

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