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.

  • @[email protected]English
    10•10 months ago

    “Youtube-shorts block” (or one of several similar addons) that forces shorts to be treated as normal videos

    But that you need a half-dozen addons just for Youtube alone to either make it usable or to restore functionality it used to have …

    • no bananaEnglish
      6•10 months ago

      I just use uBlock to hide shorts. Works fine.