YouTube needs a ‘block channel’ option

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google’s algorithm on YouTube that suggests new content to me is great. It quickly gets a feel for the stuff I like to watch and pushes me to similar content by different creators. Before I know it, I’m hooked, spending hours and hours glued to my screen. However, every now and then, something slips through the cracks. Maybe you watched a political video and now get fed content from creators you’d rather not see. Or, perhaps you watched a video about your favorite sports team, and the algorithm is pushing you towards creators that favor your team’s rival. These kinds of things happen, and YouTube has a nifty way of dealing with it: just hit the three-dot icon next to a video’s title on the Home page and then select “Don’t recommend channel.” Problem solved! Well, you’d think the problem is solved, but it actually isn’t. All you’ve really done is tell the algorithm that you don’t like that channel and don’t want it recommended anymore. You haven’t ... Read full article.