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YouTube algorithm is way too sensitive (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] raspirate@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

YouTube started doing a thing for me a few days back where every video that I moused over for a few seconds counted as a view and went into my watch history. Only took me about 30 min to notice because my algorithm suddenly turned to shit and I was getting the most content-slop recommendations. I could actually tell something was off with my account they were so bad. Looked at my watch history and noticed like 15 videos I never watched. Removed all of them and it went back to normal, then I had to Google how to turn off mouseover autoplay to make it stop.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

watch 30 videos on a subject that you're super interested in.

Youtube: crickets

Accidentally click the wrong video and watch 3 seconds of it before going back and watching something else

Youtube: OH, YOU LOVE THAT THINK YOU ACCIDENTALLY CLICKED? YOU LOVE IT AND WANT TO SLEEP WITH IT AND RUB IT ON YOUR NIPPLES? WONDERFUL WE'RE GONNA DO NOTHING BUT SPEND THE NEXT THREE WEEKS SHOVING IT DOWN YOUR THROAT BECAUSE WE'RE SO MAGNANIMOUS.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

YouTube uses the same recommendation algorithm as Gmail.

"Oh you bought a mattress? You must want more mattress content and to know every time someone talks about mattresses."

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

people use gmail's web ui?

[–] inari@piefed.zip 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's Amazon too.

I see you bought a desk, so here are 5 great deals on desks!

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

I think all stores are like that.

I bought a replacement part for my stove like 4 years ago from a local shop, and i still get emails *HEY, HEY, YOU LIKE STOVE PARTS RIGHT? HERES SOME AWESOME DEALS ON STOVE PARTS"

[–] cholesterol@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

I clicked on a couple of Jerma videos years ago, and I have now given up clicking 'not interested' every time he pops up again. I have begun suspecting 'active disinterest' being interpreted as a form of interest. Like, there's no saying no, there's only interacting vs. not interacting.

[–] Wranglyph@piefed.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Did you know you can actually turn off your watch history, and it will stop recommending videos entirely?
I did it a while back to help stop me from refresh-addiction, and it totally works! You still get a subscription feed but it's chronological, and it will still suggest relevant videos in the sidebar when you're watching something.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

that requires making a google account and logging in

[–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Nope. I set up the browser on my computer and phone to delete all cookies from youtube every time I close the window/tab.

Every time I rock up to youtube, it's like I'm visiting for the first time. Zero recommendations. "Try searching to get started!"

I watch a couple videos, I close the tab. Next time I open youtube? Zero recommendations again. It's awesome.

[–] thenextguy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I want it to recommend some things. So I just curate my history obsessively.

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

It still recommends videos on the sidebar while watching other stuff. If your watching Tom Scott for example you will get a lot of relevant videos and a mix of his other vids on the side.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I click on ONE my little pony video that one time.

[–] joyjoy@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

that's different. you really were addicted.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't even know why stuff appears. Recently I got a bunch of NASCAR come up. I think it's because I follow the NLS in Germany and watched an Obama video and that mooshed motorsport and the USA into the algorithm.

[–] sidebro@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

I get NASCAR sometimes as well. I follow swedish speedway, and FIM Speedway GP and YouTube can't tell them apart...

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Me, never leaving the Subscription tab: ???

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Creators often quote how few of their viewers come from subscribers. I am amazed that the vast majority of YouTube watchers just happily let YouTube decide what shit to show them.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

It's because they're generally pretty good at showing me interesting content. Also, if you regularly watch a given creator's videos as soon as they come out, they will be at the top of your recommend anyway.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

That's wild. I guess it's like channel surfing, but jeez.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

I doubt it's the majority of watchers, but it is the majority of time watched.

I watch an occasional half our while eating, exclusively from my subscriptions feed.

But the kind of person who just watches whatever YouTube shovels at them -- they're watching for hours and hours on end, just letting the next video autoplay every time.

I don' think there are more braindead watchers -- it's just that the braindead watchers are the ones who watch the most.

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Warch one breaking bad/better call saul scene, and now the whole series is in my feed.

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

And it will never recommend you any new topic you might actually want to learn about either.

[–] SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

You can delete a video from your history and it will stop the algo from doing that. But yeah, it’s a really annoying algo.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I don't know how the algorithm is still so bad and seemingly based on like single keywords

[–] joyjoy@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

wow, you watched the whole thing!