YouTube is no longer showing recommended videos to users logged out of a Google account or using Incognito mode, making people concerned they are being bullied into always being signed into the service.
This change, which is now rolling out, shows a simple YouTube homepage without any videos or tips on what to watch.
As noted by some on X, users who have cleaned their search and watch history or turned off their history settings also see no suggestions when they’re logged in. Some people think YouTube is being pushy about this, trying to make users turn on their history settings.
This is more of a feature than a problem IMO.
Most services (like meta/Facebook/Instagram/anything owned by zuck’, the service formerly known as Twitter…) are going to a model of: you need an account to even see anything posted publicly.
Not just extremely limited information like LinkedIn, like, instant redirect to “you need to be logged in to see this” or simply a login page.
At least you can still find something you want to see, and go and watch it… With ads and everything, sure, but the information is there and accessible.