YouTube has changed how it works for people not signed into Google account or using incoginto mode, and it's not showing suggested videos anymore. This change, which is being tested with some random users, shows a very simple YouTube homepage without any videos or tips on what to watch.

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.

  • XTLEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    This is the craziest thing. I make a search, I want to see search results.

    “Here’s some totally unrelated videos for you!”

    No! I want search results!

    “Here’s the annoying ass you’ve blocked five times!”

    No! Search results!

    “Here’s the video you just watched!”

    I did a search! I want to see search results and nothing else. The last possible thing I’d watch is what I already finished before searching for a different very specific thing.

    “Here’s the worst cancer in your country for you!”

    JUST GIVE ME SEARCH RESULTS!

    • Beefy-Tootz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      Yes!! That’s the other thing, why is YouTube constantly recommending videos I’ve already watched? I get it all the time where videos I’ve literally watched the day before are being recommended to me. Even more so for videos I’ve watched the week prior. The other thing that’s been annoying the shit out of me is that YouTube is so desperate to send me down political rabbit holes. My political leanings must be a mystery to them since I like liberal stand up comedy, gaming, Linux, and guns, so I’m getting hit with political garbage from both sides. Can I please just have an option to tell YouTube what I want instead of it poorly guessing? Oh wait, that’s the search function, which doesn’t work