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I've had my YT history off for years, today I was prompted to check the setting. I kept it off, now my Home feed is just a prompt to turn it on. I actually like it.

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[โ€“] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 59 points 1 year ago (9 children)

It is now mandatory to have a watch history on YouTube if you want to keep getting video recommendations.

Me, who hates the recommendations and YouTube storing my watch history: I see this as an absolute win

[โ€“] rubikcuber 6 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. When I used to use YouTube I had a browser extension that directed the home page to my subscriptions.

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