YouTube now lets you "Turn Off Recommendations": Here’s how
Delhi : YouTube recently unveiled a new upgrade that gives consumers more control over their video recommendations. Users now have the option to turn off video recommendations when they choose to disable their watch history. YouTube from Google explained, Starting today, services that rely on watch history to generate video recommendations, including your YouTube home feed, will be unavailable if you have YouTube watch history turned off and have no substantial prior watch history.
Users might anticipate a different look on their homepage as a result of this change. The feed of suggested videos will be removed to make room for a more visible search bar and left-hand menu of navigational options. The purpose of this change is to make searching, viewing subscribed channels, and exploring easier.
The fact that this functionality will gradually become available to users over the following months suggests that not all YouTube viewers will notice the change right away.
You can take the actions listed below to delete your YouTube watch history:
- Log in to your YouTube-related Google account.
- Visit the URL provided.
- Look for "YouTube History" by scrolling down.
- Then select "Turn off."
Your YouTube History will be turned off as a result of this process, giving you more choice over the video recommendations you get. To improve the viewing experience, YouTube has been actively adopting modifications to its platform. The Google-owned business unveiled a fan channel policy in June. The makers of fan channels must expressly state in accordance with this policy that their channel is not formally associated with the original creator, artist, or company. The new rules will go into effect on August 21, 2023.
Similar to how TikTok shows live videos, YouTube just introduced live video previews in a user's Shorts feed. Viewers may now click on the preview to watch the livestream and browse other live videos within the feed thanks to the new feature. Additionally, elements for monetizing creators such as paid memberships and chat are included in this shift.
