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.
I see a lot of recommendations for videos from channels I watch that are very old and I’ve seen them before. I frequently submit feedback that I’ve seen it and I don’t want to rewatch something I’ve seen before (unless I’m specifically searching for it).
Also, if I jump into my history feed, and go back as far as I can, I eventually hit the end, and I know I’ve watched more than wherever the end is. So the history falls off eventually. Frustrating.
I too also submit feedback to say that I have seen these videos before. I have even had a video auto play the same video I just watch prior to the one I’m watching. Honestly, what are they doing?