Re:YouTube as Storage
by dev1ycan on Saturday February 14, 2026 @08:10AM
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This is why they removed searching for older videos (specific time) and why their search pushes certain algorithmic videos, other older videos when found by direct link are on long term storage and take a while to start loading.
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Re:YouTube as Storage
by joecool1029 on Saturday February 14, 2026 @08:42AM
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I’m pretty sure this is the real reason why they changed old unlisted videos to being marked private: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/update-youtube-unlisted...
Well the time filters (before/after:date) still seem to work, but for controversial / hot topics, somehow, more recent videos tend to still show up at the top. Try "scandal after:2010 before:2012"..