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All I want is to be able to remove channels from my search, similar to removing pinterest from Google search.

savanaly 4y ago
It's not directly available in search but from the home page you can click the triple dot menu and click Don't recommend channel.
- post_break 4y ago
  That doesn't remove a channel from search unfortunately.
  - hwers 4y ago
    I don’t even think it blocks the channel long term from your recommendations. I’m pretty sure they’ve tried to sneak in an old channel I’ve explicitly said not to recommend again in my recommendations via whatever multi armed bandit with noise algo they’re running.
    - Akronymus 4y ago
      I ended up adding more and more ublock origin block entries for each channel I REALLY want to avoid.
davisoneee 4y ago
For firefox users: Extension [1] gives a little 'X' beside the channel name in home and search, that can be used to completely remove that channel from all future searches. Similarly, remove a bunch of random distracting crap[2] such as 'related results'. [1]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/youtube-cleaner/?utm_content=addons-manager-reviews-link&utm_medium=firefox-browser&utm_source=firefox-browser https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/youtube-clean... [2]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/youtube-recommended-videos/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/youtube-recom...
normhill 4y ago
I just checked this works -"channel name" (it only works if the channel name is in quotes)
- post_break 4y ago
  I'll have to try it, I need it on the mobile app.
causi 4y ago
Being able to subscribe to specific playlists and keep specific playlists from your subscriptions would be wondrous. There's a ton of channels I'd like to subscribe to but they just pollute my Subscriptions page too much.
- wsostt 4y ago
  You can add a playlist to your library and it will show up in the Playlists section. Navigate to the playlist and look for an icon with throw horizontal lines and a check mark.
timbit42 4y ago
BlockTube removes videos based on words in titles and channel names: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blocktube/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blocktube/
- hackernewds 4y ago
  Don't want to give another extension access to read my screen though. Why do extensions require such broad access? Can't think of this needing anything outside the YouTube domain
  - zimpenfish 4y ago
    > Can't think of this needing anything outside the YouTube domain Doesn't appear to given the permissions listed: "Access your data for www.youtube.com"

It's not directly available in search but from the home page you can click the triple dot menu and click Don't recommend channel.

post_break 4y ago
That doesn't remove a channel from search unfortunately.
- hwers 4y ago
  I don’t even think it blocks the channel long term from your recommendations. I’m pretty sure they’ve tried to sneak in an old channel I’ve explicitly said not to recommend again in my recommendations via whatever multi armed bandit with noise algo they’re running.
  - Akronymus 4y ago
    I ended up adding more and more ublock origin block entries for each channel I REALLY want to avoid.

davisoneee 4y ago

For firefox users: Extension [1] gives a little 'X' beside the channel name in home and search, that can be used to completely remove that channel from all future searches. Similarly, remove a bunch of random distracting crap[2] such as 'related results'. [1]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/youtube-cleaner/?utm_content=addons-manager-reviews-link&utm_medium=firefox-browser&utm_source=firefox-browser https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/youtube-clean... [2]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/youtube-recommended-videos/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/youtube-recom...

normhill 4y ago

I just checked this works -"channel name" (it only works if the channel name is in quotes)

post_break 4y ago
I'll have to try it, I need it on the mobile app.

causi 4y ago

Being able to subscribe to specific playlists and keep specific playlists from your subscriptions would be wondrous. There's a ton of channels I'd like to subscribe to but they just pollute my Subscriptions page too much.

wsostt 4y ago
You can add a playlist to your library and it will show up in the Playlists section. Navigate to the playlist and look for an icon with throw horizontal lines and a check mark.

timbit42 4y ago

BlockTube removes videos based on words in titles and channel names: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blocktube/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blocktube/

hackernewds 4y ago
Don't want to give another extension access to read my screen though. Why do extensions require such broad access? Can't think of this needing anything outside the YouTube domain
- zimpenfish 4y ago
  > Can't think of this needing anything outside the YouTube domain Doesn't appear to given the permissions listed: "Access your data for www.youtube.com"