Noticed yesterday on YT apps that my Home page is empty. Instead of recommendations, I now see a modal prompt to turn on my history to re-enable recommendations.
Apparently, this has been rolling out for some time and just got to me.
https://www.bqprime.com/technology/youtube-will-not-recommend-videos-from-today-if-the-watch-history-is-off-bqc
I don't want my history on for a number of reasons, and I have quite a list of curated likes and subscriptions from which recommendations can be (and were previously) drawn. I mean, come on YouTube, you can easily show me recent updates from my subscriptions instead of a blank page, demanding I do something that juices your numbers/dossier.
On top of this, just last month they increased the price of YouTube Premium.
What hell have we accepted, wherein prices for services we consume rise indefinitely, while changes to the service happen consistently and frequently in ways that diminish usability or are designed to benefit the company in customer-hostile ways? How much do I owe you as your customer? Is there a limit?
Sure, we can always cancel, but we're also living in an age where monopolies have (not coincidentally) been normalized. Where else are we going to go?
