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

submitted 9 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[-] kokesh@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Wouldn't the recommendations be crap anyway? When they don't know your watch history?

[-] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

I was logged out the other day without realizing and for the first time I saw Mr. Beast and other similar content being recommended

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