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How many times has YouTube recommended a your next video something with zero comments and maybe 10 views. I cannot count how many times minute I’ve been the fi
by t-writescode 2y ago
How many times has YouTube recommended a your next video something with zero comments and maybe 10 views.
I cannot count how many times minute I’ve been the first to see or comment on a TikTok video.
It let small creators be shown to lots of people in a way no other platform does.
- wilg 2y agoYouTube does this for me relatively frequently.
- t-writescode 2y agoGenuinely glad to hear it. I almost always get something I’ve already seen before when I let it auto-play.
- wilg 2y agoi don't know if it does it on auto play, i typically see a "rising video" in a top slot on the homepage. i think its also based on what it thinks you might like so not everyone may get them.
- t-writescode 2y agoI explicitly disabled YouTube’s and extra layers of tracking. Ironically, it should still be able to track off my upvoted and playlists, it just doesn’t, unless it’s playing on my TV and then suddenly it can again and that’s when I sometimes (though only hours and hours later) get new stuff.
- wilg 2y agoif you don't save your watch history, yeah, it probably doesn't bother using you for this feature
- t-writescode 2y agoMaybe I should allow YT to save my watch history, then. I have found it frustrating that it refuses to use any of the other indicators (upvotes, downvotes, messages said back and forth, channels I’m subscribed to and their general type of content, etc) to curate my algorithm; but you know.
- arccy 2y agoa well curated (pruned of anything you don't like) watch history is essential to getting a good youtube experience. it's pretty much the only signal that drives recommendations.
- t-writescode 2y ago… why do I need to delete something, that’s frustrating :( I don’t want to need to log out and turn off my ad blockers to watch something weird or abnormal on YouTube… I pay for premium for a reason :(
- arccy 2y agothere's a pause watch history button on the history page or incognito mode or just open it in an incognito window
- Sabinus 2y agoI think in 2024, Youtube changed the algo for the front page. Now there is almost always one video in the top two rows with tiny amounts of views. I think it came about when there were lots of complaints about discovery of niche/new stuff.
- Kiro 2y agoYeah, like the sibling comments I can confirm that this is a core part of the YT algorithm now and has been so for at least a year.
- paxys 2y agoIf YouTube never shows people new videos then how do new videos get views?
- t-writescode 2y agoNew videos and “new videos from someone that’s never been seen before” or “who I’ve never seen before” are very different things.
- patwolf 2y agoLately I've noticed this more frequently with Shorts. It brings about an interesting dilemma because I know for the algorithm to work and benefit creators, people need to watch videos with few views. But I also don't want to spend my time to figure out if a video is worth watching for the benefit of the algorithm.