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Two things I hate about youtube these days are: 1. Subscriptions are essentially useless. The UI focuses entirely on recommendations and doesn't show me vide

Two things I hate about youtube these days are: 1. Subscriptions are essentially useless. The UI focuses entirely on recommendations and doesn't show me videos from channels I am subscribed to unless I actually dig into the `library/subscriptions` UI. 2. Shorts. Shorts are everywhere and I don't want to see them, ever. In summary, the platform is turning into a way to force-feed me content that I am not interested in. If I wanted that, I'd sign up for tiktok. (EDIT: Fixed formatting)

xoxxala 3y ago
It's kind of an extreme measure, but there is an extension called "Unhook" that you can use to remove recommendations, and only show your subscriptions. It has a bunch of other tweaks and has made the Youtube UI tolerable for me, personally.
tssva 3y ago
What platform are you watching on? In the mobile app there is a subscription tab on the bottom navigation bar. On the browser and at least on the Roku TV interface there is a Subscriptions tab on the side navigation bar. No need to dig into your library.
pentagrama 3y ago
>1. Subscriptions are essentially useless. The UI focuses entirely on recommendations and doesn't show me videos from channels I am subscribed to unless I actually dig into the `library/subscriptions` UI. I don't think Subscriptions are useless, the Subscription feed only show the published videos from your subscriptions, and in reverse chronological order, with no algorithmic shenanigans. > Shorts. Shorts are everywhere and I don't want to see them, ever. Me too, you can remove Shorts (on a browser) using this uBlock Origin filter https://letsblock.it/filters/youtube-shorts https://letsblock.it/filters/youtube-shorts
plorkyeran 3y ago
I don't understand why "digging" into the subscriptions UI is a big deal. It's one click away from the home page and is where I normally start when visiting youtube.

xoxxala 3y ago

It's kind of an extreme measure, but there is an extension called "Unhook" that you can use to remove recommendations, and only show your subscriptions. It has a bunch of other tweaks and has made the Youtube UI tolerable for me, personally.

tssva 3y ago

What platform are you watching on? In the mobile app there is a subscription tab on the bottom navigation bar. On the browser and at least on the Roku TV interface there is a Subscriptions tab on the side navigation bar. No need to dig into your library.

pentagrama 3y ago

>1. Subscriptions are essentially useless. The UI focuses entirely on recommendations and doesn't show me videos from channels I am subscribed to unless I actually dig into the `library/subscriptions` UI. I don't think Subscriptions are useless, the Subscription feed only show the published videos from your subscriptions, and in reverse chronological order, with no algorithmic shenanigans. > Shorts. Shorts are everywhere and I don't want to see them, ever. Me too, you can remove Shorts (on a browser) using this uBlock Origin filter https://letsblock.it/filters/youtube-shorts https://letsblock.it/filters/youtube-shorts

plorkyeran 3y ago

I don't understand why "digging" into the subscriptions UI is a big deal. It's one click away from the home page and is where I normally start when visiting youtube.