Afraid to Google a thing because I don't want the algorithm to think I like it

Re:Afraid to Google a thing because I don't want the algorit... by Measter on Saturday May 08, 2021 @10:37AM (#27087479)

It doesn't in my experience. I've been telling it I don't want to see: news, politics, music, or reaction videos for months. It still puts them there.

Last week it decided that I wanted to see rap videos and filled my feed with them. I don't listen to rap. I've never watched a rap video. I've told it I'm not interested in every single video, but it still puts them there.

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Re:Afraid to Google a thing because I don't want the algorit... by ripply on Saturday May 08, 2021 @11:15AM (#27087870)

Try going through your watch history/liked videos and deleting things if it’s really bothering you, I watched a bunch of political videos a few years ago and got burnt out so I deleted every one (took a few hours) and my recommendations instantly changed

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Re:Afraid to Google a thing because I don't want the algorit... by makomk on Saturday May 08, 2021 @10:49AM (#27087618)

Not sure it'll do much about news videos - Google seems to force the same presumably hand-picked selection of news videos onto everyone's front page, generally covering the kind of political topics tech workers think everyone should hear about.

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