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I have had the (conspiracy) theory for a while that this is by design. Kept happening to me on an account where I've disabled watch-history. Now I'm watching on

I have had the (conspiracy) theory for a while that this is by design. Kept happening to me on an account where I've disabled watch-history. Now I'm watching on an account where it's enabled and it hasn't happened even once. And it's been months since I switched. Actually not sure if it's even that far fetched. Making the logged-out-experience worse on purpose is something all the big internet firms do.

kubanczyk 3y ago
But... You've asked YT not to remember the previous videos, and it doesn't: LGTM. There could be advanced implementations (like with the remembered passwords, where YT would store a list of seeded hashes of your viewed videos). But they are that: advanced implementations, that impose an extra cost.
- Bewelge 3y ago
  Yea I guess you're right that in this case it probably boils down to extra cost. Though I still think "not remembering watch history" (and adjusting what you are shown based on that) to mean that a functionality that doesn't have anything to do with tracking (because it only requires information from your current session) to be a little lazy. You wouldn't expect a slide-show of images to be shown in random order, just because you didn't consent to the cookie banner. But in all fairness - I really like youtube's auto-play and suggestion algorithm when it comes to music. I use it for free and I haven't seen an ad in years so I don't want to complain :)
Akronymus 3y ago
I have watch history enabled and still get the loops all the time. I even went so far to seek out a website that does it for me, and which I set up as a bookmark https://youtube-playlist-randomizer.bitbucket.io/ https://youtube-playlist-randomizer.bitbucket.io/ Altough, seems like the site is now broken
- Bewelge 3y ago
  That's interesting. I used to get it all the time and haven't experienced it since switching to an account where it's enabled. I guess it may have just been a coincidence.

kubanczyk 3y ago

But... You've asked YT not to remember the previous videos, and it doesn't: LGTM. There could be advanced implementations (like with the remembered passwords, where YT would store a list of seeded hashes of your viewed videos). But they are that: advanced implementations, that impose an extra cost.

Bewelge 3y ago
Yea I guess you're right that in this case it probably boils down to extra cost. Though I still think "not remembering watch history" (and adjusting what you are shown based on that) to mean that a functionality that doesn't have anything to do with tracking (because it only requires information from your current session) to be a little lazy. You wouldn't expect a slide-show of images to be shown in random order, just because you didn't consent to the cookie banner. But in all fairness - I really like youtube's auto-play and suggestion algorithm when it comes to music. I use it for free and I haven't seen an ad in years so I don't want to complain :)

Akronymus 3y ago

I have watch history enabled and still get the loops all the time. I even went so far to seek out a website that does it for me, and which I set up as a bookmark https://youtube-playlist-randomizer.bitbucket.io/ https://youtube-playlist-randomizer.bitbucket.io/ Altough, seems like the site is now broken

Bewelge 3y ago
That's interesting. I used to get it all the time and haven't experienced it since switching to an account where it's enabled. I guess it may have just been a coincidence.