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YouTube stops recommending videos when signed out of Google (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 9 months ago by uuhhhhmmmm to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13000986

YouTube is no longer showing recommended videos to users logged out of a Google account or using Incognito mode, making people concerned they are being bullied into always being signed into the service.

This change, which is now rolling out, shows a simple YouTube homepage without any videos or tips on what to watch.

As noted by some on X, users who have cleaned their search and watch history or turned off their history settings also see no suggestions when they're logged in. Some people think YouTube is being pushy about this, trying to make users turn on their history settings.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Signed out YouTube was a bit horrifying to stumble upon every so often.

I can see why they might want to hide it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

I agree, seeing that barrage of crap is unnerving and revealing, like this is what’s popular and what they’re recommending? Vile

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Bully 🙄

God forbid YouTube offer it's content how it wants.