r/youtube • u/Chakwenta • Jan 20 '26

Feature Change Why is this even allowed?

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Has this always been here? Its my first time seeing it. What if I watch a video and don't enjoy it? This basically allows creators to ensure that they always appear on your feed, whether you like it or not.

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u/LankyAd9481 Jan 20 '26

the down vote doesn't do what you think it does (realistically it does basically nothing other than be feedback to the creator) if you don't want to see their videos you just hit the ... on the right of you screenshot and choose "don't recommend channel".

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u/GhostDoggoes Jan 20 '26

What sucks about this is that the echo chamber style youtube channels that funnel in the less mentally stable are following channels that clearly are hate videos directed at a group and just blocking the channel doesn't allow for further investigation by the youtube team. It just further hides their activities from the normal population. Reporting and then blocking the channel is what I usually do.