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2. It long ago had lots of garbage

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:35 PM

12 hrs ago

Pick what you watch carefully, don't just go for what outrages you or confirms your biases.

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Warning: Youtube is becoming a cesspool of fake channels. [View all] Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago OP

I noticed that too! SHITLOADS of AI slop and snake-oil sales adverts CousinIT 12 hrs ago #1

Yep saw it when looking for music IbogaProject 10 hrs ago #24

It long ago had lots of garbage EdmondDantes_ 12 hrs ago #2

AIs are only the most recent producers of slop. Intractable 12 hrs ago #11

Clear your viewing history and click "don't recommend channel" often. AStern 12 hrs ago #3

It was bad even before AI fujiyamasan 12 hrs ago #4

Some great stuff like Professor Heather Cox Richardson... Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #8

There are channels showing AI fakes of HCR out there Fiendish Thingy 11 hrs ago #14

It's always best to go to the official channel for a major figure fujiyamasan 11 hrs ago #18

Valuable advice Alice Kramden 10 hrs ago #27

It's much worse now Renew Deal 11 hrs ago #16

Good to know fujiyamasan 11 hrs ago #20

I don't do youtube except Faux pas 12 hrs ago #5

No kidding. It's a mess. Raven123 12 hrs ago #6

Know the signs! mr715 12 hrs ago #7

I just bookmarked your post. FarPoint 10 hrs ago #25

I appreciate you! mr715 9 hrs ago #28

Becoming? n/t flvegan 12 hrs ago #10

It is indeed but, Disaffected 12 hrs ago #13

It's mostly AI now tbh, and, it's only going to get worse. Oneironaut 11 hrs ago #15

I have seen this on the rise for say past 4 months now... FarPoint 10 hrs ago #22

Got tired of the commercials The Bopper 9 hrs ago #30

AI slop and brainrot content now make up 1 in 2 YouTube Shorts recommendations LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #31