Google promises that if you turn off your watch history, your YouTube page will become simpler and cleaner. Google promises that if you turn off your watch history, your YouTube page will become ...

If you're unhappy with YouTube's recommendations or want to wipe your YouTube history clean, clearing your data is the way to go. However, this only removes the data on your Google account. If you ...

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Recommended videos keep users engaged on YouTube, but starting today, YouTube will stop showing recommended videos in some places, such as the homepage, if your watch history is turned off entirely.

YouTube made a small change at the start of this year that replaced the settings to pause search and watch history. Previously, “Pause search history” and “Pause watch history” were simple on/off ...

YouTube now requires signed-in users to turn on their watch history if they want recommendations. The change has already started rolling out and will reach all users in the next few months. Your ...

You can choose to turn on your watch history to get recommended videos, or stick with a simpler home page. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of ...

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