How to get rid of those pesky recommended videos on YouTube; It’s time to clean up your YouTube page. With all of the suggested videos appearing in your feed, it can be difficult to keep track of the videos you actually want to watch, and you might miss out on some great content just because it doesn’t have flashy thumbnails or endearing titles.
So, how do you get rid of those pesky recommended videos on YouTube? Here are three simple ways that will help you get the recommended videos out of your way so you can enjoy watching what you want to watch.
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Recommended video placement
YouTube’s recommended video placement is terrible. I don’t mind the company suggesting other videos I might be interested in, but the problem comes when it surfaces a video that has nothing to do with my interests or viewing history. It can even happen when you’re halfway through watching a video. One bad experience will sour me against that channel, and it’s the same for many people.
How it works
To remove videos from recommended lists, log into your account, hover over the channel, and click ‘suggested.’ You’ll see a list of all of the channels you’re subscribed to, as well as recommendations that may be related.
From there, toggle includes in recommendations for any channel you don’t want to see promoted. Keep scrolling until you find the channel you want to unsubscribe from and click unsubscribe.
There’s also an option at the bottom of this page where you can report content or set up filters, which is a good idea if you have younger kids who watch YouTube with you. On each video, look for the three dots next to the title to access more options and settings.
Click it, then select Hide this video. The video will disappear from both your home feed and recommendations in general.
Why does it exist
We all love the convenience of apps like Youtube and Netflix, which always find something new for us to watch. But sometimes we don’t have time for another video or have just watched a trailer, but it still pops up at the end. Thankfully, with just a few clicks and drags in the right directions you can delete these silly recommendations from your life! To start off you need to first open the app from your Home screen and then go to My Subscriptions.
Follow These Steps to Get Rid of Them for Good
1. Click the three dots located in the top right corner of any video page on YouTube.
2. Choose Settings from the list.
3. Scroll down and click Turn off recommended videos.
4. If you want to re-enable them, follow the same steps again and click turn back on recommended videos.
That’s it! You can also turn off suggested videos by going to the gear icon in the bottom left corner of your screen and selecting Preferences > General. Scroll down until you see Suggested Videos, uncheck the box next to it, then hit Save Changes.
Wrap Up
Sometimes the video that is in front of you is not always what you are looking for. Maybe it’s too scary, or too weird. Sometimes it feels like there is a never-ending line up of recommended videos in front of you and sometimes we need to hit that little red x and make way for a better option.
