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.
It has stopped doing this for me too though. I’m European. I’m assuming it’s because they really want to stay on the correct side of European law.
so many companies telling on themselves when they would rather remove functionality or block countries rather than just comply with privacy regulations …