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I bookmark and use the subscriptions page to avoid the algorithmic recommendations. https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions https://www.youtube.com/feed/subs

by Cpoll 3y ago

I bookmark and use the subscriptions page to avoid the algorithmic recommendations. https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions

wolpoli 3y ago
A slight variation of this: I bookmark specific Youtube channels to only view their content.
- throw0101b 3y ago
  I use the RSS/Atom feed of specific Youtube channels so that I know when new things are posted: * https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=THE_CHANNEL_ID_HERE https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=THE_CHAN...
  - collinvandyck76 3y ago
    This is what I do. It's really awesome that this exists.
    - deleted 3y ago
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  - the_70x 3y ago
    Is it even possible to have the RSS feed from the subscriptions page?
    - srcnkcl 3y ago
      you can take out sube data then give it to a rss reader to find all of them. It can be a pain to add to the reader and there would be no thumbnails.
- MrMember 3y ago
  I have bash scripts set up to download new videos from specific channels using yt-dlp once a day. I don't even have to visit youtube anymore :)
tennisflyi 3y ago
This is the only way to use YouTube. Didn't really think people used "Home" or "Shorts." Bad suggestion will still show up in the sidebar though.
- kibibu 3y ago
  I use Home. I appreciate being recommended content similar to the stuff I watch, and it's how I've discovered some of my favourite creators.
nextaccountic 3y ago
thanks
Regnore 3y ago
If you disable all youtube tracking, your homepage is just a message saying “Your watch history is off You can change your setting at any time to get the latest videos tailored to you. Learn more” which is kind of a nice feeling.
anigbrowl 3y ago
I just use my YT account on Chrome these days, but watch most videos in another browser without being logged in. Downside, it doesn't remember all my preferences/playlists/etc. Upside, recommendations are limited to my actual viewing choices over the last week or so.
Nextgrid 3y ago
Another option is to use RSS readers. Every YT channel page has <link> elements pointing to RSS feeds, which means you can paste channel URLs into any RSS reader and subscribe to them through that.
kazinator 3y ago
How can that be used with Android TV?

by Cpoll 3y ago

I bookmark and use the subscriptions page to avoid the algorithmic recommendations. https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions

wolpoli 3y ago

A slight variation of this: I bookmark specific Youtube channels to only view their content.

throw0101b 3y ago
I use the RSS/Atom feed of specific Youtube channels so that I know when new things are posted: * https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=THE_CHANNEL_ID_HERE https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=THE_CHAN...
- collinvandyck76 3y ago
  This is what I do. It's really awesome that this exists.
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
- the_70x 3y ago
  Is it even possible to have the RSS feed from the subscriptions page?
  - srcnkcl 3y ago
    you can take out sube data then give it to a rss reader to find all of them. It can be a pain to add to the reader and there would be no thumbnails.
MrMember 3y ago
I have bash scripts set up to download new videos from specific channels using yt-dlp once a day. I don't even have to visit youtube anymore :)

tennisflyi 3y ago

This is the only way to use YouTube. Didn't really think people used "Home" or "Shorts." Bad suggestion will still show up in the sidebar though.

kibibu 3y ago
I use Home. I appreciate being recommended content similar to the stuff I watch, and it's how I've discovered some of my favourite creators.

nextaccountic 3y ago

thanks

Regnore 3y ago

If you disable all youtube tracking, your homepage is just a message saying “Your watch history is off You can change your setting at any time to get the latest videos tailored to you. Learn more” which is kind of a nice feeling.

anigbrowl 3y ago

I just use my YT account on Chrome these days, but watch most videos in another browser without being logged in. Downside, it doesn't remember all my preferences/playlists/etc. Upside, recommendations are limited to my actual viewing choices over the last week or so.

Nextgrid 3y ago

Another option is to use RSS readers. Every YT channel page has <link> elements pointing to RSS feeds, which means you can paste channel URLs into any RSS reader and subscribe to them through that.

kazinator 3y ago

How can that be used with Android TV?