Ask HN: Is there a way to hack YouTube landing page to see only certain topics?

5 points by pighive 1 year ago | 5 comments

I would like to discover new or cooler content in some topics or segments and not see certain topics is there a way to customize/hack YouTube landing page? TIA.

1oooqooq 1 year ago |

it's intentional impossible by their design. they need to mix content because they only have so much advertisers for your profile on each topic, so you must move around as they don't get paid for many displays.

but you shouldn't be using their clients anyway.

pighive 1 year ago | |

Interesting. What are the alternative clients you recommend or use?

Edit: found this repo on github, never knew something like this existed. https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped

shivc 1 year ago |

One way that works moderately well is to mark certain topics as not interested when they are presented and like and watch the other topics for a longer time.

I've used the above to keep my YT landing page relatively clear of things I'm not interested in.

Once in a while it will suggest you a highly popular or interesting off topic item, but yea that is once in a while.

Basically what I'm saying is that we need to train their algorithm to our tastes through watching and marking things as not interested, don't show me this channel etc.

pighive 1 year ago | |

I do this time to time; but I also watch a lot of nonsense on the same account. Wish there were more controls to premium account.

Turboblack 1 year ago |

try it, maybe part of your problem will be solved

here is youtube with minimalistic interface https://invidious.projectsegfau.lt/

also http://piped.video/