Currently in the US elections are featured in my YouTube feed, and not factual content but rage inducing.

How can I filter that?

  • Jourei@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Keep ignoring the videos and choosing “don’t recommend this channel”, eventually they will diminish.

    My shorts feed cleaned up eventually like this.

  • glimse@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 months ago

    1. Watch videos you want to see

    2. Click the dots > Not Interested in videos you don’t

    3. Enjoy your tailored feed with only stuff you want to see!

    My YouTube algorithm is fantastic. I never see politics because if I want to watch a political video, I open it in a private window

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      I also find that marking stuff with “not interested” works pretty well. Some far right bullshit pops up occasionally but it’s quickly dealt with.

      • glimse@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        Yeah, with a small amount of effort you can really make your YouTube feed work for you. I have a main account full of engineering, computers, and misc entertainment (sketch comedy channels + Atrioc) and a separate one for my work laptop that’s just music. Both feeds are pretty fantastic but the recommendations on latter is especially good - I’ve found a ton of new artists including some with only a few hundred followers (shout out to folk singer Alexander Guy!)

  • breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Turn off all history tracking for youtube (disables all recommendations). Rely solely on your subscriptions

    • can@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      2 months ago

      I have the exact opposite advice lol

      Edit: privacy aside, it does work. YT shows rage inducing content because it wants engagement more than anything. My algorithm is so trained now that it can show me stuff I’ll actually enjoy and want to engage with and therefore it doesn’t bother showing me that crap

      • kora@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        1·
        2 months ago

        Exactly! There should be a browser extension for training YouTube’s algorithm and even other ones. I’ve been very comitted to never feeding that beast after midnight, so I thoroughly enjoy content thatd positive as much as I want.

    • geogle@lemmy.world
      01·
      2 months ago

      This is the only way. I’ve been doing it for years, in part because I absolutely hate catered content based on what I’ve viewed/read. Doing so only increases silos. At least with reddit (RIP)/Lemmy you pick from a potpourri of silos that are don’t change depending on what I’ve read.

      • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        2 months ago

        This is the only way.

        No, that’s just the only way to do it without putting in any effort.

        I’ve have history enabled for years and I don’t get much of the complaints people have about YouTube; my recommendations are fine and I usually find other channels I like that way, anything I don’t like I dislike and mark as not interested and that type of content goes away after a handful of markings.

        I understand the want of not being silo’d, but at the same time, I know what kind of brain rot YouTube can offer, so I’m happy to solo myself away from that dreck.

          • Mac@mander.xyz
            1·
            2 months ago

            My “catered silos”: motorsports, gaming, science, engineering, music, etc.

            Oh no my biased opinions on whether or not the XR150L is worth buying or perhaps Minecraft Skyblock Challenge.
            Please someone help me expand my views on Four Producers—One Sample, please!