Ask Slashdot: Are YouTube's Subtitles 'Appallingly Bad'?

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By EditorDavidMay 2, 2026, 6:34 pm122 ptsTrending
Long-time Slashdot reader Anne Thwacks frequently uses YouTube's subtitles "not to disturb others in the room, or because my hearing is not very good." But they say there's a new problem. "The subtitling is terrible!" Almost every sentence has a huge error. Proper names are more often wrong than right.…

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