YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is designed to help users discover new content that matches their interests based on their viewing history, likes, comments, etc. However, sometimes you might come across channels that you don’t want to see in your recommendations.
Luckily, YouTube offers the Don’t recommended channel feature to solve this problem. This can be useful if you want to avoid watching content from specific channels. The following content will talk about how to activate and undo this feature. Let’s dig into it!
How to Activate YouTube Don’t Recommend Channel
Firstly, let’s see how to activate the Don’t recommend channel on YouTube. This process can be done easily on both your computer and mobile. Here’s the guide:
On computer:
Step 1. Navigate to the YouTube homepage on your web browser and make sure you’ve logged in to your account.
Step 2. Scroll through your feed or search for a video from the channel you don’t want to see.
Step 3. Click the three vertical dots icon next to the video title, and then select Don’t recommend channel from the menu.
On mobile:
Step 1. Launch the YouTube app on your mobile device and log in to your account.
Step 2. Scroll through your feed and find videos from channels you don’t want them to show up in your recommendations.
Step 3. Tap the More (three vertical dots) icon below the video and choose Don’t recommend channel.
Once activated, YouTube will stop recommending videos from that channel on your homepage and in your suggested videos. Clicked this button by mistake and want to know if you can undo it? Just keep reading!
How to Undo Don’t Recommend Channel on YouTube
If you accidentally activated the Don’t recommend channel feature or changed your mind, you may be wondering if you can let YouTube undo Don’t recommend channel.
After you click the Don’t recommend channel button by accident, a small window appears to reverse the action. Usually, clicking on Undo will make the video reappear on your YouTube feed. However, the algorithm may still restrict further content from that specific channel based on your preferences.
Here are two practical workarounds to help the channel reappear on your homepage even after you click on the Don’t recommend channel option.
Method 1: Subscribe to the channel
One workaround is to subscribe to the channel that you’ve been blocked before. Simply manually search for the specific channel and subscribe to it. This way, the YouTube algorithm will reset your recommendations and start showing content from the channel in your feed after some time, which may help override the Don’t recommend channel setting.
Method 2: Clear Not interested and Don’t recommend channel feedback
YouTube may use your Not interested and Don’t recommend channel feedback to adjust your recommendations. You can try to delete this feedback on your Google Activity page. While this method won’t undo a single Don’t recommend channel action, you can delete all accumulated feedback to reset your recommendations.
Here’s how to clear the feedback:
Step 1. Sign in to your Google account and go to My Activity.
Step 2. Select Other activity on the left-hand menu.
Step 3. Scroll down to find YouTube “Not interested” feedback, then click on Delete.
Bottom Line
If you don’t want to see content from a specific channel, you can utilize the YouTube Don’t recommend channel feature. If you click this button accidentally and want to undo this action, try subscribing to the channel or deleting specific feedback to help reset your recommendations.
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