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The irony is thatthe YouTube algorithm thinks that's what they want to see based on their viewing history...
My feed is usually pretty rad. I love that they're adding more small channels to mix, I found a great one the other day that way (Ideal Idea). The only thing I really hate and can't get rid of is Shorts
If you don't like a suggestion, click the dots and pick Not Interested or Don't Recommend This Channel. It's easy.
The YouTube algorithm is garbage. More than once it's just completely removed channels I watch pretty much daily from my suggestions. The not interested filter is woefully inadequate as they have no idea what the actual reason for disinterest was. I still get 100 flavors of lofi videos in my suggestions despite flagging every single one. YouTube's interpretation of that? Remove all other forms of music.
I can't say I've had that same experience. I filtered out the playlist channels and I'm still seeing suggestions from artists I like along with tons of stuff I'm interested in
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Ideal Idea
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
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