r/dankmemes
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u/thirty_7
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Now touch both exposed proms with a pair of scissors it's pronounced gif
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u/cantileverboom Jan 15 '22 edited Jan 15 '22
The API to obtain the dislike count still works, so the plugin calls the API and inserts the dislike count itself.
If YouTube ever removes the API, then there won't really be a way to obtain the dislike count.
(if anyone is unfamiliar with APIs, the Wikipedia page has a decent amount of info on them)
edit: seems like the API doesn't apply for new videos, and bases it off of user data from the extension. Thanks for the info fellow redditors