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[–] AbsurdityAccelerator@lemmy.world 68 points 2 years ago (3 children)

There are millions of youtube videos uploaded every single day. Why do I always get the exact same stuff in my recommendations? And why does YouTube shorts keep playing the same clips over and over again? Even the ones I disliked.

[–] Boy_of_Soy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You should never dislike on YouTube. They just view it as engagement and will give it you more. To actually get rid of content that you don't like, you need to use "not interested" in the context menu.

This drove me crazy for a long time.

[–] AbsurdityAccelerator@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good to know. I need to see of there's a way to do it on youtube shorts.

[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Check out @Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world comment above

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Because those videos give Google the best ad revenue. Who cares what the users watch all long as Google gets rich along the way.