# RegretsReporter

> The RegretsReporter browser extension, built by the nonprofit Mozilla, helps you take control of your YouTube recommendations.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/regretsreporter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/regretsreporter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `regretsreporter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firefox
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 4,663
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 3.73 / 5 (142 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-09
- **First published:** 2020-04-29
- **Size:** 1.58 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/regretsreporter/)
- **Website:** [https://foundation.mozilla.org/regrets-reporter](https://foundation.mozilla.org/regrets-reporter)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/regretsreporter/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/regretsreporter/privacy/)

## Description

**RegretsReporter** is a Mozilla-developed browser extension designed to give you greater control over your YouTube recommendations. It adds a convenient "stop recommending" button directly onto video thumbnails in your YouTube feed, allowing you to instantly tell YouTube to stop suggesting certain types of videos. You can also report recommendations you regret with optional comments to aid Mozilla's research.

By opting into Mozilla's crowdsourced investigation, you contribute anonymous data about your YouTube experience, helping researchers understand how the platform's algorithm responds to feedback. This data supports Mozilla's advocacy efforts to promote transparency and user control over powerful online recommendation systems. Your privacy is protected rigorously, with data linked to random IDs and no collection during private browsing.

RegretsReporter is currently available for desktop on Chrome and Firefox, supporting users globally regardless of YouTube language settings, though the extension interface is English only. Join thousands of users using RegretsReporter to shape a more trustworthy and user-focused YouTube experience.

## Rankings

- #1,262 — Overall
- #131 — Social & Communication
- #205 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #2 — recommend
- #2 — sport
- #4 — etsy

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`
- `https://incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org/*`
- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `webRequest`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, mozilla.org
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

The RegretsReporter Firefox add-on is praised for its concept in reducing unwelcome YouTube recommendations, though several users report significant issues. Common complaints include UI interference with YouTube's player controls, lack of confirmation dialogs for actions, and ineffectiveness in stopping unwanted recommendations. Some find it useful, but bugs and limited functionality reduce overall reliability. Users emphasize its desktop-only applicability and occasional difficulty reversing unintended inputs.

### Pros

- Helps in reducing annoying or unwanted YouTube video recommendations for some users.
- Useful concept for signaling and analyzing YouTube user experience and recommendations.
- Works fine for removing some annoying videos as intended when not causing UI conflicts.

### Cons

- Does not work effectively with YouTube's recommendations as some users report it being ignored.
- Causes UI issues such as blocking important buttons like video maximize and automatic opening of miniplayer.
- Buggy behavior with buttons not functioning properly or changing location randomly.
- No confirmation dialogs leading to irreversible actions with no undo available.
- Only functions on desktop version and may not support all user scenarios or languages.

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