Upon initial visit, YouTube often displays a plethora of suggestions on its homepage. These movies might frequently really interest you if you’re logged in or have a history in the area. When you initially access the entertainment website without being logged in, that is often not the case. YouTube has ceased recommending videos to newly logged-out users, suggesting that Google has finally realized this.
The YouTube homepage now displays an empty page and the message, “Try searching to get started — Start watching videos to help us build a feed of videos you’ll love,” when you access it via an incognito browser or without an active login. And that’s precisely how it works. After watching two or three videos in our tests, the webpage began to load with suggestions, including material that was directly based on what you had previously seen. In its tests, Bleeping Computer—which found the change—also exhibits the same behavior.
Although you may believe that the new behavior is restricted to a certain area because of privacy rules such as the CCPA in California or the GDPR in Europe, we were able to replicate the empty homepage in several regions by utilizing a VPN. This suggests that a large number of people have access to the new webpage.
YouTube has experimented with disabling suggestions for certain
It seems like the platform has struck the ideal balance.
For many, the empty site will probably be a pleasant change. In the past, YouTube’s homepage would often display a few hot videos that may not even be relevant to the user. Additionally, users may still locate suggested material to begin their YouTube adventure by selecting Trending from the Explore choices on the sidebar.
Google used to cease displaying suggestions to logged-in users whose watch history was disabled. By the end of 2023, however, the business changed its mind and reintroduced suggestions for all customers who had logged in, admitting that it had gone wrong. The company’s initial goal may have been to remove suggested movies for signed-out customers without a viewing history, and it’s conceivable that things have been that way for a longer period of time.
The improved overflow menu for YouTube Music is now generally accessible
