r/technology • u/Dilpickle2113 • 10h ago

Social Media YouTube is testing hiding the dislike button entirely and users aren’t happy

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-is-testing-hiding-the-dislike-button-entirely-and-users-arent-happy-3420822/
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u/zrad603 9h ago

I can't believe YouTube doesn't have a "block channel" feature. I'm sick of accidentally clicking on the same clickbait AI generated YouTube channels.

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u/turtlemick 8h ago

Make sure to also remove the video(s) from watch history if you don’t do that already

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u/zrad603 8h ago

I have watch history disabled.

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u/GotSomeUpdogOnUrFace 8h ago

Having watch history disabled and not being logged in really shows you the bullshit that YouTube tries to force on you. When it doesn't know what to feed you, which is a lie cause it's still tracking you anyway, it genuinely tries to send me nonstop AI and propaganda videos. The only thing I ever search for is sports clips.

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u/_le_slap 4h ago

Truly. All I care about is motorcycle and formula1 content. But if I'm not signed in it's either Mr Beast and Indian politics for some reason.

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u/turtlemick 8h ago

I’ve personally kept my watch history to a select collection of channels; I haven’t seen any weird shit that youtube loves to recommend. Sometimes slips through, but my algorithm typically sticks to the group I normally watch. Completely up to you how you want your viewing experience though.

But yes, a block channel option would be nice to have.

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u/RedAero 4h ago

You have no watch history, therefore you have no homepage; how exactly are you accidentally encountering random, AI generated videos? Do you just type something into the search bar and hope for the best?

Seriously, I'm not even trying to mock, I simply have no idea how you use YouTube if not through a) the Subscriptions feed, or b) the homepage with watch history.