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.

  • Icaria@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    You search for one thing and it starts showing recommendations.

    I fail to see how this is a bad thing. Youtube’s old default homepage would show scam and content mill recommendations.