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Honestly its getting out of hand. I have everything blocked I can think of [1], and even browsing in private mode, I still sometimes get the "recommended for yo

Honestly its getting out of hand. I have everything blocked I can think of [1], and even browsing in private mode, I still sometimes get the "recommended for you" on YouTube. Stop invading my privacy. [1] https://cup.github.io/rosso/youtube https://cup.github.io/rosso/youtube

pitaj 7y ago
It's probably just using your IP address.
- dwild 7y ago
  Yeah that's probably that. I always laugh when I see an ads for me on any of my colleague computer. if they use that on ads, they certainly use it on Youtube. I also gets recommendation for videos that my SO watches even though we don't use the same computer. It's rare but it happens.
- sucrose 7y ago
  So it's possible that by using a VPN, you're seeing ads recommended for other people using the same VPN?
  - Zenbit_UX 7y ago
    Yes, that is exactly what happens when you use a VPN. Only services like primevideo and Netflix bother to detect VPNs and force you to get off, 99% of the web treats you like a regular user, but with an insane diversity of interests.
    - daedalus_j 7y ago
      That's becoming less and less true. For example, the wiki.debian.org blocks users of (at least) privateinternetaccess VPN. (You get a 403 forbidden. This doesn't happen when I use my personal VPN routed out through a VPS provider, only through PIA.) I have encountered this with various other sites as well, both outright blocks and degraded experience. Frustrating. Although I don't really trust VPN providers, I trust my ISP even less, and a VPN helps me get by some of their more heavy handed shaping.
      - swebs 7y ago
        It's more likely those IPs were blocked manually due to vandalism. If you set up a VPN server on a VPS with a static IP, you shouldn't run into that problem.
      - johnisgood 7y ago
        Slightly off-topic but I visited Arch Linux's forum with Tor and it says I have been banned with the reason: "Never come back". I wonder if they were referring to Tor users in general.
mrlala 7y ago
Oh no, you are getting video recommendations which might be helpful! If you want them to "stop invading your privacy", maybe just stop using a "free" service?
c3534l 7y ago
I looked up some DevOps stuff on reddit through a proxy with adblockers in private mode and all of a sudden my front page was filled with posts about depression, men asking advice about how to talk to women, and advice about getting a job and moving out of your parents house. These were based on sessions cookies, but I was still kinda offended it pegged me as a sad loser just because I wanted to know more about NGINX and Heroku.
- rchaud 7y ago
  There is almost no action you can take on Youtube without it recommending a deluge of god-awful 'user generated content' videos on these topics. The only solution is to frequently right click and select "Not Interested" and then "Not interested in the channel: [channel name]". The recs are poor enough that I don't mind blanket-banning an entire channel from my feed. Youtubers so frequently "compete" by using clickbait titles and thumbnails, I'm glad I at least have this method to punish that kind of behaviour.
  - pzmarzly 7y ago
    Another solution - block the recommendations altogether. On PC, you can use specialized extension, or just Stylus (the latter works especially well with old Youtube layout). On Android, use NewPipe[0] or Youtube Vanced[1]. On iOS, perhaps Ivory[2] will do. Or at least delete your watch & search history[3], so the recommendations will be related only to the video you are currently watching. If you are subscribed to enough good channels, you won't notice anything aside of suddenly having much more free time. And whenever you're bored, unlock recommendations for a while to learn about new channels (I do it once every few months). [0] https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe [1] https://vanced.app/ https://vanced.app/ , beware of scam sites [2] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-video-player/id1294347486 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-video-player/id129434748... [3] https://www.youtube.com/feed/history https://www.youtube.com/feed/history (on old YT layout)
  - thenewnewguy 7y ago
    > The only solution is to frequently right click and select "Not Interested" and then "Not interested in the channel: [channel name]". This has never worked for me. I've tested this while signed in without blocking anything - "not interested in this channel" has never once caused a channel to not be recommended to me.
tjoff 7y ago
Recommended for you, does that mean anything at all? Could just be "We don't know anything about you but these things are generally liked"
matonias 7y ago
One tip: get a channel blocker extension (just like you would block people on Twitter), so you don’t see any videos of that channel. Besides that, I have block the whole recommandation landing page that Youtube gives you with uBlock, since it was huge distraction for me
notatoad 7y ago
Just because a site says something is recommended for you, doesn't mean it's actually a personalized recommendation. If a site has a recommedation box, they're going to fill it with something. They might be making that recommendation off a lot of data, or they might be making the recommedation off no data other than "people tend to click things when we label them as personalized recommendations".
mcstafford 7y ago
I've got a plugin[1] that allows me to use youtube links. It uses invidious[2], which seems to help avoid that kind of concern. https://gitlab.com/Booteille/Invidition https://gitlab.com/Booteille/Invidition https://invidio.us/ https://invidio.us/
nitwit005 7y ago
They're probably just examining your HTTP requests: > Even if you opt out of Ads Personalization, you may still see ads based on factors such as your general location derived from your IP address, your browser type, and your search terms. https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

pitaj 7y ago

It's probably just using your IP address.

dwild 7y ago
Yeah that's probably that. I always laugh when I see an ads for me on any of my colleague computer. if they use that on ads, they certainly use it on Youtube. I also gets recommendation for videos that my SO watches even though we don't use the same computer. It's rare but it happens.
sucrose 7y ago
So it's possible that by using a VPN, you're seeing ads recommended for other people using the same VPN?
- Zenbit_UX 7y ago
  Yes, that is exactly what happens when you use a VPN. Only services like primevideo and Netflix bother to detect VPNs and force you to get off, 99% of the web treats you like a regular user, but with an insane diversity of interests.
  - daedalus_j 7y ago
    That's becoming less and less true. For example, the wiki.debian.org blocks users of (at least) privateinternetaccess VPN. (You get a 403 forbidden. This doesn't happen when I use my personal VPN routed out through a VPS provider, only through PIA.) I have encountered this with various other sites as well, both outright blocks and degraded experience. Frustrating. Although I don't really trust VPN providers, I trust my ISP even less, and a VPN helps me get by some of their more heavy handed shaping.
    - swebs 7y ago
      It's more likely those IPs were blocked manually due to vandalism. If you set up a VPN server on a VPS with a static IP, you shouldn't run into that problem.
    - johnisgood 7y ago
      Slightly off-topic but I visited Arch Linux's forum with Tor and it says I have been banned with the reason: "Never come back". I wonder if they were referring to Tor users in general.

mrlala 7y ago

Oh no, you are getting video recommendations which might be helpful! If you want them to "stop invading your privacy", maybe just stop using a "free" service?

c3534l 7y ago

I looked up some DevOps stuff on reddit through a proxy with adblockers in private mode and all of a sudden my front page was filled with posts about depression, men asking advice about how to talk to women, and advice about getting a job and moving out of your parents house. These were based on sessions cookies, but I was still kinda offended it pegged me as a sad loser just because I wanted to know more about NGINX and Heroku.

rchaud 7y ago
There is almost no action you can take on Youtube without it recommending a deluge of god-awful 'user generated content' videos on these topics. The only solution is to frequently right click and select "Not Interested" and then "Not interested in the channel: [channel name]". The recs are poor enough that I don't mind blanket-banning an entire channel from my feed. Youtubers so frequently "compete" by using clickbait titles and thumbnails, I'm glad I at least have this method to punish that kind of behaviour.
- pzmarzly 7y ago
  Another solution - block the recommendations altogether. On PC, you can use specialized extension, or just Stylus (the latter works especially well with old Youtube layout). On Android, use NewPipe[0] or Youtube Vanced[1]. On iOS, perhaps Ivory[2] will do. Or at least delete your watch & search history[3], so the recommendations will be related only to the video you are currently watching. If you are subscribed to enough good channels, you won't notice anything aside of suddenly having much more free time. And whenever you're bored, unlock recommendations for a while to learn about new channels (I do it once every few months). [0] https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe [1] https://vanced.app/ https://vanced.app/ , beware of scam sites [2] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-video-player/id1294347486 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-video-player/id129434748... [3] https://www.youtube.com/feed/history https://www.youtube.com/feed/history (on old YT layout)
- thenewnewguy 7y ago
  > The only solution is to frequently right click and select "Not Interested" and then "Not interested in the channel: [channel name]". This has never worked for me. I've tested this while signed in without blocking anything - "not interested in this channel" has never once caused a channel to not be recommended to me.

tjoff 7y ago

Recommended for you, does that mean anything at all? Could just be "We don't know anything about you but these things are generally liked"

matonias 7y ago

One tip: get a channel blocker extension (just like you would block people on Twitter), so you don’t see any videos of that channel. Besides that, I have block the whole recommandation landing page that Youtube gives you with uBlock, since it was huge distraction for me

notatoad 7y ago

Just because a site says something is recommended for you, doesn't mean it's actually a personalized recommendation. If a site has a recommedation box, they're going to fill it with something. They might be making that recommendation off a lot of data, or they might be making the recommedation off no data other than "people tend to click things when we label them as personalized recommendations".

mcstafford 7y ago

I've got a plugin[1] that allows me to use youtube links. It uses invidious[2], which seems to help avoid that kind of concern. https://gitlab.com/Booteille/Invidition https://gitlab.com/Booteille/Invidition https://invidio.us/ https://invidio.us/

nitwit005 7y ago

They're probably just examining your HTTP requests: > Even if you opt out of Ads Personalization, you may still see ads based on factors such as your general location derived from your IP address, your browser type, and your search terms. https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads