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has your YouTube consumption decreased after implementing the "no history, no recommendations" feature? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by redhydride@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I noticed my consumption has decased quite a bit. I would visit regularly to watch content from few channels. I would probably still visit every so often to watch the new videos. But the experience has become more deliberate and conscious. I go to YouTube because I want to go and watch something specific. Mindlessly browsing and watching additional content is harder.

This is good progress from Google to get off their platform :)

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[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

After switching to Newpipe, yes a bit

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Honest question:

what about newpipe is secured against google cracking down on ad evasion through ~~utilizing their api~~ (just read their FAQ, they don't use the api. Though still, I imagine google has other options to crack down on this type of use)? I imagine google is one bad day from breaking things like newpipe because people are circumventing their ads?

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I think that they dont use the Api is the reason why it works. Maybe they use RSS too, Freetube does that as Fallback.

If Google implements WEI we are fucked. And they could somehow bind an ad server to the content, only it the server is used, content is loaded

[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does Newpipe have any recommendations? I haven't noticed any setting for this (and I haven't missed it, just curious).

Since I've been using Newpipe I've watched more videos of what I was specifically searching for and little to no mindless viewing. It's allowing me to research certain topics more easily without the ads and distractions.

[–] serratur@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 year ago

There isnt any recommendations and I quite like it that way, keeps me from spending too much time there.