I go to my son's house, and start browsing through his streamers, and he's got all kinds of stuff I never see. They keep me boxed into the algorithm they've assigned to me, and wont let me see anything else, so I keep picking from their choices for me, which only locks me harder into their box.

[–] JoeMontayna@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I've tried to escape several times with no luck. I've deleted my entire history, views, comments, unsubscribed from channels, you name it. Within a day it looks like I never left.

[–] IratePirate@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

WDYM by "browsing through"? As in, you get different search results? Or a different start page with suggested videos?

Maybe I'm weird, but I never use that. Either I have a specific need (an instruction video, a specific song or video episode). Then I use the search. Or I want to see what's new. Then I check the channels of creators I like.

If you use the platform like that (which is basically like Lemmy), it's a lot harder to algorithmically lock you in. (I only use third-party clients like FreeTube and Newpipe though, which block most types of tracking and don't require a Google account).