▲ 184 ▼ How can I get YouTube to not offer rage-inducing stuff? (feddit.org) submitted 2 years ago by bremen15@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments Currently in the US elections are featured in my YouTube feed, and not factual content but rage inducing. How can I filter that?
[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (3 children) Turn off all history tracking for youtube (disables all recommendations). Rely solely on your subscriptions permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] geogle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is the only way. I've been doing it for years, in part because I absolutely hate catered content based on what I've viewed/read. Doing so only increases silos. At least with reddit (RIP)/Lemmy you pick from a potpourri of silos that are don't change depending on what I've read. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is the only way. No, that's just the only way to do it without putting in any effort. I've have history enabled for years and I don't get much of the complaints people have about YouTube; my recommendations are fine and I usually find other channels I like that way, anything I don't like I dislike and mark as not interested and that type of content goes away after a handful of markings. I understand the want of not being silo'd, but at the same time, I know what kind of brain rot YouTube can offer, so I'm happy to solo myself away from that dreck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] geogle@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Happy with your catered silos isn't the same thing as no silos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* My "catered silos": motorsports, gaming, science, engineering, music, etc. Oh no my biased opinions on whether or not the XR150L is worth buying or perhaps Minecraft Skyblock Challenge. Please someone help me expand my views on Four Producers—One Sample, please! permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I have the exact opposite advice lol Edit: privacy aside, it does work. YT shows rage inducing content because it wants engagement more than anything. My algorithm is so trained now that it can show me stuff I'll actually enjoy and want to engage with and therefore it doesn't bother showing me that crap permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Exactly! There should be a browser extension for training YouTube's algorithm and even other ones. I've been very comitted to never feeding that beast after midnight, so I thoroughly enjoy content thatd positive as much as I want. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think that would give you the worst content on YouTube in your feed... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It literally turns off that feed you're talking about? “How do I get rid of political recommendations filling my feed” At the extreme end - turn the feed off entirely. Then you dont get a homepage filled with political recommendations. What am I misunderstanding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sorry, I thought turning off the history tracking lead to YouTube giving you a homepage full of the top trading videos? Like if you don't log in with an account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hence why I included a screenshot of what my homepage shows. Is that not loading for you? There are problems with different lemmy clients not showing images. imgur link to the same image https://imgur.com/a/NG4ITcx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I didn't realize that's what your homepage would just be permanently. I thought it was showing a message you get after turning off the tracking, based on the context. I now remember hearing about that changing recently, but it's definitely not the way it used to work. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago If you turn off history you get nothing these days. Or at least that is what I get with firefox and the default ublock. Or maybe google slows loading down and I just don't wait long enough for them to pobulate the homepage. It doesn't matter as I access youtube by subscriptions only. I don't have time to watch all the videos of interest there, much less scroll for something random. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is a more recent change. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] geogle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is the only way. I've been doing it for years, in part because I absolutely hate catered content based on what I've viewed/read. Doing so only increases silos. At least with reddit (RIP)/Lemmy you pick from a potpourri of silos that are don't change depending on what I've read. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is the only way. No, that's just the only way to do it without putting in any effort. I've have history enabled for years and I don't get much of the complaints people have about YouTube; my recommendations are fine and I usually find other channels I like that way, anything I don't like I dislike and mark as not interested and that type of content goes away after a handful of markings. I understand the want of not being silo'd, but at the same time, I know what kind of brain rot YouTube can offer, so I'm happy to solo myself away from that dreck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] geogle@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Happy with your catered silos isn't the same thing as no silos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* My "catered silos": motorsports, gaming, science, engineering, music, etc. Oh no my biased opinions on whether or not the XR150L is worth buying or perhaps Minecraft Skyblock Challenge. Please someone help me expand my views on Four Producers—One Sample, please! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is the only way. No, that's just the only way to do it without putting in any effort. I've have history enabled for years and I don't get much of the complaints people have about YouTube; my recommendations are fine and I usually find other channels I like that way, anything I don't like I dislike and mark as not interested and that type of content goes away after a handful of markings. I understand the want of not being silo'd, but at the same time, I know what kind of brain rot YouTube can offer, so I'm happy to solo myself away from that dreck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] geogle@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Happy with your catered silos isn't the same thing as no silos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* My "catered silos": motorsports, gaming, science, engineering, music, etc. Oh no my biased opinions on whether or not the XR150L is worth buying or perhaps Minecraft Skyblock Challenge. Please someone help me expand my views on Four Producers—One Sample, please! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] geogle@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Happy with your catered silos isn't the same thing as no silos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* My "catered silos": motorsports, gaming, science, engineering, music, etc. Oh no my biased opinions on whether or not the XR150L is worth buying or perhaps Minecraft Skyblock Challenge. Please someone help me expand my views on Four Producers—One Sample, please! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* My "catered silos": motorsports, gaming, science, engineering, music, etc. Oh no my biased opinions on whether or not the XR150L is worth buying or perhaps Minecraft Skyblock Challenge. Please someone help me expand my views on Four Producers—One Sample, please! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I have the exact opposite advice lol Edit: privacy aside, it does work. YT shows rage inducing content because it wants engagement more than anything. My algorithm is so trained now that it can show me stuff I'll actually enjoy and want to engage with and therefore it doesn't bother showing me that crap permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Exactly! There should be a browser extension for training YouTube's algorithm and even other ones. I've been very comitted to never feeding that beast after midnight, so I thoroughly enjoy content thatd positive as much as I want. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Exactly! There should be a browser extension for training YouTube's algorithm and even other ones. I've been very comitted to never feeding that beast after midnight, so I thoroughly enjoy content thatd positive as much as I want. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think that would give you the worst content on YouTube in your feed... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It literally turns off that feed you're talking about? “How do I get rid of political recommendations filling my feed” At the extreme end - turn the feed off entirely. Then you dont get a homepage filled with political recommendations. What am I misunderstanding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sorry, I thought turning off the history tracking lead to YouTube giving you a homepage full of the top trading videos? Like if you don't log in with an account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hence why I included a screenshot of what my homepage shows. Is that not loading for you? There are problems with different lemmy clients not showing images. imgur link to the same image https://imgur.com/a/NG4ITcx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I didn't realize that's what your homepage would just be permanently. I thought it was showing a message you get after turning off the tracking, based on the context. I now remember hearing about that changing recently, but it's definitely not the way it used to work. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago If you turn off history you get nothing these days. Or at least that is what I get with firefox and the default ublock. Or maybe google slows loading down and I just don't wait long enough for them to pobulate the homepage. It doesn't matter as I access youtube by subscriptions only. I don't have time to watch all the videos of interest there, much less scroll for something random. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is a more recent change. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It literally turns off that feed you're talking about? “How do I get rid of political recommendations filling my feed” At the extreme end - turn the feed off entirely. Then you dont get a homepage filled with political recommendations. What am I misunderstanding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sorry, I thought turning off the history tracking lead to YouTube giving you a homepage full of the top trading videos? Like if you don't log in with an account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hence why I included a screenshot of what my homepage shows. Is that not loading for you? There are problems with different lemmy clients not showing images. imgur link to the same image https://imgur.com/a/NG4ITcx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I didn't realize that's what your homepage would just be permanently. I thought it was showing a message you get after turning off the tracking, based on the context. I now remember hearing about that changing recently, but it's definitely not the way it used to work. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago If you turn off history you get nothing these days. Or at least that is what I get with firefox and the default ublock. Or maybe google slows loading down and I just don't wait long enough for them to pobulate the homepage. It doesn't matter as I access youtube by subscriptions only. I don't have time to watch all the videos of interest there, much less scroll for something random. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is a more recent change. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sorry, I thought turning off the history tracking lead to YouTube giving you a homepage full of the top trading videos? Like if you don't log in with an account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hence why I included a screenshot of what my homepage shows. Is that not loading for you? There are problems with different lemmy clients not showing images. imgur link to the same image https://imgur.com/a/NG4ITcx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I didn't realize that's what your homepage would just be permanently. I thought it was showing a message you get after turning off the tracking, based on the context. I now remember hearing about that changing recently, but it's definitely not the way it used to work. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago If you turn off history you get nothing these days. Or at least that is what I get with firefox and the default ublock. Or maybe google slows loading down and I just don't wait long enough for them to pobulate the homepage. It doesn't matter as I access youtube by subscriptions only. I don't have time to watch all the videos of interest there, much less scroll for something random. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is a more recent change. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hence why I included a screenshot of what my homepage shows. Is that not loading for you? There are problems with different lemmy clients not showing images. imgur link to the same image https://imgur.com/a/NG4ITcx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I didn't realize that's what your homepage would just be permanently. I thought it was showing a message you get after turning off the tracking, based on the context. I now remember hearing about that changing recently, but it's definitely not the way it used to work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I didn't realize that's what your homepage would just be permanently. I thought it was showing a message you get after turning off the tracking, based on the context. I now remember hearing about that changing recently, but it's definitely not the way it used to work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago If you turn off history you get nothing these days. Or at least that is what I get with firefox and the default ublock. Or maybe google slows loading down and I just don't wait long enough for them to pobulate the homepage. It doesn't matter as I access youtube by subscriptions only. I don't have time to watch all the videos of interest there, much less scroll for something random. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is a more recent change. permalink fedilink source parent
