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

submitted 3 months ago by ForgottenFlux to c/technology

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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] 198 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Imagine being mad at this 😂

[–] nothingcorporate 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For anyone who wants to stay logged out of YouTube, but wants to see content they follow, I recommend the pocket tube extension for Firefox.. or Chrome if you really have to... It lets you create subscription groups so you can see exactly the content you want when you want it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I'll throw in, YouTube channels are all fully functional RSS feeds, and you don't need to interact with YouTube at all to get your subscriptions.

[–] deweydecibel 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I'm not mad, but I will say I underestimated how much worse it is when it isn't curating to me. Yeah, I'd rather not have the bad suggestions, but good lord the default YouTube suggestions are nauseatingly bad.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

The Algorithm can't find a rhythm 🥁

[–] wreckedcarzz 6 points 3 months ago

I haven't paid any attention to any channels but the ones I was already subscribed to the last couple years or so (mostly watching on NewPipe and Grayjay), and whenever I look at yt on my desktop where I'm not logged in, it's just this cesspool of clickbait/ragebait and I'm like... people watch this shit? And they enjoy it, apparently?

Fire me into the sun, thanks.

[–] dotMonkey 3 points 3 months ago

People love to complain