> Doesn't that mean you only get recommended the most popular stuff?
No, the only recommendations are the ones on the side of the video and they’re varied in popularity and age (from just posted to a decade ago). They seem to be related to the same subject or type of creator of the current video. They’re very hit or miss in terms of what I’d like, and that’s fine with me. Believe me, the recommendations have nothing to do with what’s popular on the homepage, and I know that because I remember well when they didn’t hide it; the homepage was absolute garbage and mostly shit from my country.
One thing I forgot to mention is that I also use iCloud Private Relay, which may further affect it. That in particular isn’t always good as sometimes YouTube refuses to play the video and asks me to sign in to prove I’m not a bot. Fortunately that has happened fewer times than I thought it would. When it does I either temporarily switch browsers or just close YouTube and go do something else.
No, the only recommendations are the ones on the side of the video and they’re varied in popularity and age (from just posted to a decade ago). They seem to be related to the same subject or type of creator of the current video. They’re very hit or miss in terms of what I’d like, and that’s fine with me. Believe me, the recommendations have nothing to do with what’s popular on the homepage, and I know that because I remember well when they didn’t hide it; the homepage was absolute garbage and mostly shit from my country.
One thing I forgot to mention is that I also use iCloud Private Relay, which may further affect it. That in particular isn’t always good as sometimes YouTube refuses to play the video and asks me to sign in to prove I’m not a bot. Fortunately that has happened fewer times than I thought it would. When it does I either temporarily switch browsers or just close YouTube and go do something else.