YouTube suggestions

[jenevers]

Is there any way to stop Youtube suggesting videos it thinks I might want to watch?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, jenevers said:

Is there any way to stop Youtube suggesting videos it thinks I might want to watch?

Yes. Stop watching videos. ?

 

Serious answer no I dont believe there is, unless there is something buried in the settings somwhere?

 

But google/you tube uses algorithms to predict what you might like to watch, all in the interests of 'improving the user experience' of course.

[Alan de Enfield]

19 minutes ago, jenevers said:

Is there any way to stop Youtube suggesting videos it thinks I might want to watch?

 

There is a sure fire way to stop the 'suggestions' - don't open YouTube.

[Jen-in-Wellies]

It is possible to get round it. Use a youtube downloader, like youtube-dl. Search for the URL of the video you want to see, plug it in to youtube-dl, which downloads the video file, then watch at your leisure. No autoplay, no suggestions, no ads, no YouTube comments, less tracking.

Jen

[Chris Lowe]

I couldn't find anything in settings.

[Bewildered]

Lately I’ve been getting A Netflix recommendation of what people in my area have been watching. Exactly what connection to my viewing preferences it has I am at a total loss to explain because I don’t give a damn what other people are watching

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, Bewildered said:

Lately I’ve been getting A Netflix recommendation of what people in my area have been watching. Exactly what connection to my viewing preferences it has I am at a total loss to explain because I don’t give a damn what other people are watching

I dont get actual suggestions but I do get the link that says 'see what other people in your area are watching' my reaction is similar to yours, - no thanks why the heck would I want to do that?

 

 

Edited July 22, 2020 by The Happy Nomad

[restlessnomad]

41 minutes ago, Bewildered said:

Lately I’ve been getting A Netflix recommendation of what people in my area have been watching. Exactly what connection to my viewing preferences it has I am at a total loss to explain because I don’t give a damn what other people are watching

I have never seen that, only thing remotely location based is UK top 10 trending.

[Bewildered]

24 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said:

I dont get actual suggestions but I do get the link that says 'see what other people in your area are watching' my reaction is similar to yours, - no thanks why the heck would I want to do that?

 

 

Currently we are moored on the North Oxford near Brinklow, about 200 yards behind our boat is a car park in a wooded area, I suspect that people in my area participate in dogging, doesn’t mean I want to join in because others are doing it ?

[restlessnomad]

I have not tried the plugins

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/sick-of-irrelevant-youtube-recommendations-heres-what-you-need-to-do/

Edited July 22, 2020 by restlessnomad

[Bewildered]

3 minutes ago, restlessnomad said:

I have never seen that, only thing remotely location based is UK top 10 trending.

Maybe it’s something to do with the iPhone app rather than a website on a pc

[restlessnomad]

Just now, Bewildered said:

Maybe it’s something to do with the iPhone app rather than a website on a pc

ah, that might explain it, I watch on tv.