Browser Extension Recommendations

browser extensions i use

uBlock origin: primarily to block ads. can block other elements of any website which is extremely useful
i still don't care about cookies: blocks cookie pop-ups. this is a fork of the original plugin which got acquired by avast
terms of service; didn’t read: displays website's terms of service and privacy policies in a human-readable format
clearurls: removes tracking elements from URLs
libredirect: redirects popular websites to more privacy-focused frontends

the rest are quality-of-life changes for youtube

unhook: allows you to disable certain parts of youtube to make it less distracting
sponsorblock: skips over sponsorships, self-promotion, engagement reminders etc. (i respect the grind, but i have an adblocker for a reason)
return youtube dislike: shows roughly how many dislikes each video has
blocktube: allows you to permanently filter certain videos and entire channels
youtube-shorts-block: forces youtube shorts to be played as normal videos

another extension i don't use but am considering (and one i'd probably recommend anyway) is clickbait remover for youtube, it removes all thumbnails and replaces them with a frame from their respective videos, it also makes every video title lowercase. i only don't use it since i'm fine without it and i do still sometimes make videos so seeing the thumbnails can be important