Currently in the US elections are featured in my YouTube feed, and not factual content but rage inducing.

How can I filter that?

  • glimse@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    1. Watch videos you want to see

    2. Click the dots > Not Interested in videos you don’t

    3. Enjoy your tailored feed with only stuff you want to see!

    My YouTube algorithm is fantastic. I never see politics because if I want to watch a political video, I open it in a private window

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I also find that marking stuff with “not interested” works pretty well. Some far right bullshit pops up occasionally but it’s quickly dealt with.

      • glimse@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Yeah, with a small amount of effort you can really make your YouTube feed work for you. I have a main account full of engineering, computers, and misc entertainment (sketch comedy channels + Atrioc) and a separate one for my work laptop that’s just music. Both feeds are pretty fantastic but the recommendations on latter is especially good - I’ve found a ton of new artists including some with only a few hundred followers (shout out to folk singer Alexander Guy!)

  • breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Turn off all history tracking for youtube (disables all recommendations). Rely solely on your subscriptions

    • geogle@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      This is the only way. I’ve been doing it for years, in part because I absolutely hate catered content based on what I’ve viewed/read. Doing so only increases silos. At least with reddit (RIP)/Lemmy you pick from a potpourri of silos that are don’t change depending on what I’ve read.

      • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        This is the only way.

        No, that’s just the only way to do it without putting in any effort.

        I’ve have history enabled for years and I don’t get much of the complaints people have about YouTube; my recommendations are fine and I usually find other channels I like that way, anything I don’t like I dislike and mark as not interested and that type of content goes away after a handful of markings.

        I understand the want of not being silo’d, but at the same time, I know what kind of brain rot YouTube can offer, so I’m happy to solo myself away from that dreck.

          • Mac@mander.xyz
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            2 months ago

            My “catered silos”: motorsports, gaming, science, engineering, music, etc.

            Oh no my biased opinions on whether or not the XR150L is worth buying or perhaps Minecraft Skyblock Challenge.
            Please someone help me expand my views on Four Producers—One Sample, please!

  • Jourei@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Keep ignoring the videos and choosing “don’t recommend this channel”, eventually they will diminish.

    My shorts feed cleaned up eventually like this.