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Getting rid of recommended video's in you tube?

Started Jan 25, 2021 | Questions
Harvest2003 Forum Member • Posts: 77
Getting rid of recommended video's in you tube?

When I go to home page on you tube I get recommended Spanish video's and other video's that keep coming up as recommende videos even after doing "Not Interested and Don't recommend Channels".  It gets very annoying when I try to get rid of these recommended video's and once I refresh screen by sliding finger from top to bottom they still pop up.  How do I get rid of all these unwanted video recommendations for good?,

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Cariboo Contributing Member • Posts: 774
Re: Getting rid of recommended video's in you tube?

Harvest2003 wrote:

When I go to home page on you tube I get recommended Spanish video's and other video's that keep coming up as recommende videos even after doing "Not Interested and Don't recommend Channels". It gets very annoying when I try to get rid of these recommended video's and once I refresh screen by sliding finger from top to bottom they still pop up. How do I get rid of all these unwanted video recommendations for good?,

You don't provide enough information. Are you using a website or an app? Are you subscribed or logged in? Have you read the "user manual" for whatever you are talking about, as ever program, or website has a "Help" page to learn how to use the site, eg: YouTube has Help?  Do you know what website cookies are? Do you know how to clear cookies and browsing history from your browser? Have tried to use Google to search the web for solutions?

Describe EXACTLY the process that you are talking about and more about what you have tried and know or do not know. Also search YouTube for tutorials on how to use YouTube.

IME, from just using a web browser it could be a simple as clearing cookies after each browsing session and reading the user guide for the browser to learn how to set it up to clear cookies and browsing history after each session or hours, or days or all time. Do a web search for whatever product you are talking about.

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I2K4 Senior Member • Posts: 1,441
Re: Getting rid of recommended video's in you tube?

As the other comment says, question is vague about app or browser, and about signed in or not.  Home is for me and many a useless page.   Google's algorithm shows its known or anonymous user a fiesta of what it thinks about that, based on history.  In a browser you can bookmark the Library or other and just avoid Home altogether.  The Android app opens in Home, but I generally just go straight to search or the Library tab.   With a user log in, tapping the user icon (upper right) brings up a menu including "Your data in YouTube" opens the browser and enables deletion.  IF the unwanted Home material flows from past use, that might clean it up.  More selectively it's also possible to tap the three-dot icon for the recommended channel and purge "Not Interested" or "Don't Recommend this Channel".

It's worth exploring all Google's privacy settings, since everything done with any Google app or service is aggregated, algorithmically processed and then feeds everything else - like it or not.

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