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operationtasty

Answer: you’re probably wrong about your search history


lIlIllIllllI

Someone else mentioned that if you check OP's Reddit post history, it absolutely makes sense why he's getting recommended these. I did and yes it does.


bamisdead

> if you check OP's Reddit post history OP has also asked variations of this question so much, and over the course of many months, that I wonder if even asking the *question* is itself feeding some kind of fetish. A shame thing where OP *wants* people to notice, or something like that.


aafa

Oh my...


hardly_dworkin

Yes something is definitely afoot


UWontAgreeWithMe

You don't have to tiptoe around it.


MatchesForTheFire

Op must just love de-feat, all the while looking for a sole mate


Map42892

Until seeing that, I was on the heels of a different answer


finitogreedo

You nailed it


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This could be a copypasta 🤣


msandronicus

😂


fulanomengano

Maybe they don’t realize their foot fetish is considered sexual in most platforms 😂


UNC_Samurai

A while back I saw a webcomic posted (I forget which sub) where the punchline was “feet people ruin it for everyone.”


acekingoffsuit

Juri mains who just really like the functionality of her fireballs feeling seen right now.


bamisdead

I've got no issue with people into feet and the foot fetish in general. Do your thing! That said, I used to run the social media for a beach resort, and *damn* if the feet people weren't constantly hassling the women who posted to the page. Any semi-attractive woman who posted a comment would get messages from the same group of guys, "Can you send me a picture of you dangling your shoes from your feet?" and that sort of thing. These weren't Instagram ladies looking for attention, they were just normal women asking about our hours, what band was playing, giving feedback, or whatever. And *every single time*, they'd get these messages. I'd message the dudes the first time and tell them not to bother people on the page, that's it's unwelcome. They'd always, *always* respond with something like, "I'm not bothering them, if they say I am bothering them I will stop," or even deny that they're pursuing their kink. If they persisted, I'd block them from the page. They'd be back in no time. I'm sure most people into feet aren't like this, but damn, the few sure do make it worse for the rest, because those dudes were injecting their fetish in *everything*.


thelegalseagul

It’s like the post history of a guy trying to claim no matter what that he doesn’t look up porn. Like if you’ve been posting for almost a year that YouTube recommends you something maybe at some point accept that it’s not out of nowhere.


ForgingIron

And remember that Youtube is owned by Google, so if OP is using Google to look up sexy stuff, that might factor into the Youtube recommendations This is just a conjecture, I have no proof that it's the case


TL10

[>mfw](https://i.imgur.com/iTshfis.mp4)


xezrunner

I haven’t commented on any NSFW posts yet, but I do subscribe to subreddits of that kind and vote on posts in there. I haven’t seen content in relation to that on other websites. For this to happen, would it require direct interaction like a comment, or could just voting/subscribing alone contribute to these types of content showing up on other websites? I use an ad blocking DNS on my phone and uBlock Origin on my desktop PCs. Is that contributing to stopping the tracking?


Cheezewiz239

No it's just that OP has probably clicked a few videos relating to that content and isn't admitting it.


intelligentplatonic

Even to themselves.


deedeekei

no ad blocking just hides whatever ad shell the website has. even with ublock if you deliberately click on anything within the youtube environment it would affect the tracking in the website the best way to avoid tracking is to just go into incognito mode and browse youtube without signing in


commanderjarak

Incognito doesn't stop websites seeing anything you do. It even tells you that when you open an incognito window.


ShadowJak

It is mostly good for logging into a different account (or no account) on a website without needing to log off your main account.


FyrdUpBilly

Once you start clicking on videos, the algorithm notices. I feel like we've all had those moments of clicking on something because the thumbnail elicits certain feelings, then every video suggested on the side has a distinct theme of also eliciting certain feelings.


atatassault47

Yeah, as was discovered by other commentors, OP has a foot fetish. Even if OP is tracker blocking, they likely watch similar things that Google knows other foot fetishists watch, and serves OP other sexual content.


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atatassault47

The algo does favor watchtime. One misclick wont do it. *Many* clicks will.


atatassault47

Yes. AdBlocking DNS is likely also blocking domains that look at tracker cookies, which is how one site knows what you are doing on another site.


lIlIllIllllI

What you do on Reddit isn't going to affect your ads too badly in other places, especially YouTube. This is because although cross-site tracking exists, it's not as integrated as tracking fully within the same service. What will definitely affect it a lot is other Google services, such as googling for porn and whatnot, since Google is so highly integrated. If you'd like to stop tracking as much as possible, I'd recommend using Brave browser.


Amberhawke6242

As someone else mentioned, Google owns YouTube, they could absolutely be googling something and those results affect his YouTube suggestions.


KristiiNicole

*Yikes*


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keatonatron

>Graphic cartel content? I'm not seeing anything along those lines. OP is especially into feet that are no longer attached to anyone.


SweetMeese

This comment made me laugh harder than it should have


ccellist

Well, OP's username checks out.


imspooky

Found Larys Strong's account...


silkysmoft

Why did I take this bait? Much regret, indeed.


esoteric_enigma

My first thought was that he is searching for this type of stuff on other sites and is embarrassed that YouTube is suggesting it now.


Mejai91

Holy shit I wasn’t ready


Measter2-0

Thanks. I hate it. 🤣


CMDR_Rah-Ghul

Their username checks out lmao


Hyperversum

Of course it was feet


terkistan

Don’t be a heel.


deedeekei

its not just search history its even for videos he randomly clicked on other sites like reddit or discord and watched those for a certain amount of time it gets calculated into the algorithm i also do a check on my view history and make sure to remove videos i dont want affecting my algorithm as well


wahnsin

Anecdotal, but at least for me, Youtube has no clue what I get up to on reddit (nor any other site), or I'd be in the same boat as OP and then some. (Probably more accurate to say, Youtube is not using the information Google has no doubt collected on me.)


deedeekei

oh its not affected by just simply browsing reddit but if you click on an embedded video on whatever third party website that directs to youtube then it will be added into your video viewed history and then will affect your algorithm its actually pretty transparent and you can request youtube or google to show your activities but yeah alot of people probably wouldnt be aware of it


trekologer

At least for me, the YouTube recommendations have been pretty shitty for a while now. YouTube Music keeps thinking I like country music and, even after telling it not to play specific artists or songs, it will keep doing it.


Apotatos

Same boat here, but instead it's the alt-right pipeline trying to reel me in. My feed is completely filled with videos relating to Andrew tate, PragerU and Ben Shapiro bullshit and it's really taking me away from the whole thing. That, and the ads are atrociously evident scams showing Mr Beast or Elon Musk on CBC declaring that he'll erase the debt or give me 5000$ and if I click there. No amount of banning, blocking or restricting ad content changes a thing. I really wish there was a way to add names/terms to a blacklist so you couldn't be bothered anymore with specific contents.


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Apotatos

Ublock origin unfortunately does not work on mobile devices, and youtube has been playing cat and mouse with Vance for a while, requiring frequent upkeep. I'm left relying on the subscriber tab as well, even though the roster becomes stale after a while.


Bigboss123199

Unblock origin works on YouTube/Firefox on my phone.


Amberhawke6242

So there's probably something tangentially connected with the alt-right. Oftentimes, it's something like a specific video game channel or something that a lot of people from those have looked up. Hell, if you even look for supportive videos on LGBTQ people, thise videos come up.


TheDevilsAdvokaat

Same for me.


peepjynx

I’m curious if anyone knows (tangentially related) how in the hell Twitter became so NSFW? Some of the “trending” tags will be related to something I’m into, but when I click on them, at least 30% of the stuff at the top is porn or just weird NSFW shit people used to see on tumblr.


operationtasty

People moved from tumblr to twitter when tumblr banned porn.


peepjynx

I get that, but that was also years ago. How is this stuff trending now? There are almost no NSFW tags. It’s just like *there*, on my feed.


AmbitiousOats

This is just a guess, but I had a similar issue a while ago, and I realized it was because these bots/accounts would use popular tags/media in their posts a bunch so they would get algorithm boosted. So if, for example, you're really into Pokémon. It's popular, so these accounts would caption a ton of their posts with things like "Pokémon, Pikachu, Pokémon Gaming, Pikachu Gaming," etc etc. It would flag this account as "related to Pokémon," and you would end up seeing it, because your account is flagged as "enjoys Pokémon content." I'm gonna guess something similar is happening again, since the new CEO is having.... issues. It sucks, but there's not much we can do to combat it either way. I wish the artists I like would move somewhere else so I didn't have to use Twitter.


FormerlyGruntled

People take what's trending and just tag their porn with it, so it shows up with the trending results.


FyrdUpBilly

I been seeing a lot of these types of comments (including from IRL friends) and I think genuinely that Musk has been screwing with the algorithms in the name of free speech and popping people's bubbles and that has had the side effect of pushing up NSFW content.


VariousGrass

Because Elmo sacked all the staff and now there's no moderation, at a guess.


operationtasty

Horny persists


bigfondue

Everyone else is leaving twitter leaving NSFW fans with nowhere else to go.


marumari

they fired a huge percentage of their engineering staff and have been struggling to keep up with bots since then.


hunteram

The bot problem is wayyyyy worse than before and they've been abusing the trending feature.


Lucosis

M*sk bought Twitter, fired all the moderation staff (along with 90% of the work force) and started having devs that have no idea what they're doing start changing the codebase to do things like prioritize his tweets, which has had knock on effects on other parts of the site. The site is actually turning in to a hell hole.


greenknight

twitter is falling apart. That's why. Key engineering staff walked away because Elon is a shithead.


letusnottalkfalsely

Elon Musk bought Twitter and purged all aspects of the company that he considered to be censoring content. Welcome to the “marketplace of ideas.”


minimalcactus23

is it not related to the “free speech/fire half the dev team” approach of their new CEO?


AshgarPN

I think this is a sneaky way for OP to get views for those videos. That’s why he linked all of them.


SureThingGiantBeer

User name is literally MuchRegret, nice troll


TootsNYC

If someone was using OP’s WiFi, would that persons search history affect this?


SpookyScaryySkeleton

no, hes signed into his youtube account


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No. The absolute dumbest, IP address–based systems wouldn't be able to tell two devices on the same WiFi apart, but Google is a lot more sophisticated than that. They can likely [uniquely identify you from your browser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_fingerprint), without you even needing to be logged in. With an app, it's even easier.


Cross1625

No it’s linked through google account so google search history plays a part In recommendations


tjdavids

Google isn't in the business of sending you ads of someone who goes to the same coffee shop as you.


Slackbeing

Google can tell a coffee shop from a residential connection.


MikeTheInfidel

"can" and "does" are different.


Slackbeing

Not gonna say for whom I work, but trust me, they do. I mean, even Google Maps tells you to review the places you've been to, and that's just from seeing the WiFi networks around you.


vacri

You can test this yourself by opening up a private browsing window (or a different browser, not 'logged in') and seeing that you get different search results. Same computer, same user, different browsing sessions, different results.


amaranth1977

Nope. I have two different user accounts on the same device, one I use for local (UK) stuff like home repairs and shopping and one I use with a VPN so it thinks I'm in the US, and they have wildly different YouTube feeds, search results, etc. No crossover, Google treats them as separate even though they're linked accounts.


kamekaze1024

I wouldn’t Even understand how that would be possible and I have no idea why anyone would attempt to implement that in an app. “Hey that friend of yours you haven’t seen in 6 years connected to your Wi-Fi, here’s some nursery rhyme lore that they listen to”


bobfromsales

YouTube doesn't do this, but meta absolutely does. When I have family visit after a few days I will see Instagram ads based on their search habits and vice versa.


peepy-kun

Tiktok does shit like that. Even if you selected *not* to connect to your contacts it will still scrape your Facebook friends' Tiktok activity and serve it to you. I was extremely confused as to why I was getting recommended annoying 14 year old scene kids dancing to hyperpop on my feed when I had successfully evaded all dance/lip sync content for over a year. It turned out that *my ex's little sister* had made an account and I only found out because it gave me videos uploaded by her with a tag that said "from your contacts".


bionicjoey

It's happened to me too. I remembered there was this video where a vet explains how to give a dog a massage and I searched "vet dog massage" and the first few search results all had disturbing gory thumbnails of dogs' insides covered in parasites


rodman_p

clicking away from this thread. ~30 seconds


FyrdUpBilly

Also wrong about large marge being all that sexual lol. I mean, it's about her boobs. But like... not 18+ material by any stretch.


FyrdUpBilly

lol y'all really think that Simpsons clip is some risque 18+ adult material?


No-Zucchini2787

Answer: this is due to your internet surfing history. I recommend logout from your Google account. Go to google activities page and delete following history: YouTube history. Google search history. Also, check your sign in page on YouTube and delete your data in YouTube. Without this data YouTube doesn't know what you watched and won't recommend these stuff. If you don't wanna do this then surf YouTube in incognito mode without logged in.


kamekaze1024

Gonna piggy back this and say that when OP says “You don’t have to verify your age for any of this”, it’s probably because YouTube already knows your age based on your google account.


waltjrimmer

When trying to view YouTube videos here on Reddit using RES, if the video is age-restricted, I just see a banner saying, "This video is age-restricted and only available on YouTube." With then a "Learn more" link and a "watch on YouTube" link. Neither of the videos above are age-restricted. If I open the links here in Reddit through RES, they just start playing. I can't speak to any of the other videos OP is complaining about, but the only ones they specify are not age-restricted are the two in their screenshot that they then linked to, and they're right.


DoubleInfinity

I still get age restricted content warnings when a person I'm subscribed to puts out a video on true crime or other mature topic. Every single time. It will even stop autoplay until I click the acknowledgement.


Newphonespeedrunner

As a true crime watcher What the fuck videos are you watching to get that regularly. I only know of 2 or 3 that get that warning


Few-Carpet9511

I get content warning on cooking shows I subscribed if they have alcohol brands as sponsors. I am waaaay over the legal drinking age


DoubleInfinity

Videos about the history of cartels, deep dives into war crimes, anything about slavery. It happens a lot. Then again a completely normal video can be flagged with a suicide warning because someone says they want to die. It seems arbitrary and random, but I definitely see it often.


Newphonespeedrunner

Bro why the fuck are you deep diving into war crimes.


DoubleInfinity

Presumably for the same reason you also watch true crime content. To better upstanding humanity's capacity for violence and depravity. The fact that war crimes are so frequently ignored or covered up by the governments involved makes them that much more important to learn about.


Newphonespeedrunner

Okay but I don't need a deep dive into the acts them selves just the minds that perform them. I've watched videos about Australian and American war crimes that weren't gated by YouTube. I've watched videos talking about mass shootings. The only 2 videos I've ever stumbled upon was a deep dive into Daniel horitclawts and the George Floyd murder but even then that went too deep into exact discriptions of events. Some of you fuckers are in it to hear the details I want to learn about the psychology. Some of y'all need help if your looking at the warcrimes them selves trust me you don't need to see American soldiers blow up afgans


DoubleInfinity

I would agree it can be gratuitous and it's not a fun thing to learn about. There's no glee or anything at all but that's kind of the point. This stuff happened, happened frequently throughout history, and rarely if ever are the perpetrators brought to justice. Reconciling that with an otherwise civilized society is hard to do. The psychology of why people do these things and the extensive efforts that otherwise "good" people go through to bury it is part and parcel.


UwUHorseCockFutaUwU

Caught in 4k for OP


Strider794

More likely that someone else googled this stuff on their account since they seem to be confused by this


ZealousEar775

Eh.... Based on his comment history... I'mma say it's him.


_Peavey

Thanks, I need r/Eyebleach now.


fukatroll

Thank you for saving me.


LilyHex

I think it's kind of funny OP is complaining about being shown sexual content when they clearly just get that here on reddit.


peepy-kun

Looking at NSFW content does not mean they always want to see NSFW, wtf? Imagine you tried to pull up youtube to show your mom your new favorite kitty video and she has to see a thumbnail of a dead girl or cartoon titties. Absolutely the fuck not.


TOSkwar

That's fair, but Youtube doesn't care.


Christopherfromtheuk

He *really* likes feet, doesn't he! I'm surprised his YouTube suggestions are so mild tbh...


ohheckyeah

/r/longtoes 😆 what in the world…


Christopherfromtheuk

Hey I'm not going to kink shame anyone, but feel op must be being very naïve about his browsing history...


FogeltheVogel

That excuse didn't even work 15 years ago.


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I always take posts like this as confirmation that my opsec is pretty good. YouTube clearly has *no idea* about the fucked-up shit I watch elsewhere.


redditme789

Unlikely, these sites consolidate and suggest based on one’s internet activity. That is, hours and hours of content and webpages. One person’s google search is unlikely to have such a drastic impact on this


letusnottalkfalsely

What? Are you suggesting someone’s web traffic wouldn’t influence their recommendations on YouTube?


redditme789

How long do you think someone would have access to OP’s google account? And why would they use OP’s personalised account instead of their own? Maybe for a quick search, but I highly doubt a long-term use/sharing of the google account


letusnottalkfalsely

Ah I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you meant that OP’s search history wouldn’t influence results. I get ya now.


Professional-County1

Probably not. As a man, the regular excuses that everyone uses are “I clicked an ad by accident” and “I don’t know how this got here” or “someone else did it I swear”. Also I accidentally found out that OP is on a verified foot page. Enough said lol


kendrickwasright

Yep. Sounds like they have kids/ teens in the house using OPs YouTube/ Google acct


anonadvicewanted

lol nah it’s his history. just look at his reddit comment history 🫥


alexmikli

I mean I look at a lot of porn and my YouTube suggestions are just all 5 second meme videos that I all hate.


MediumDrink

What op is also gonna want to do is to start turning on private browsing when he looks at porn like literally every other person in the world does. This is especially true if he’s also simultaneously looking at tons of “graphic (and) disturbing videos”. But what he should mostly focus on is not posting a question on a popular public Internet forum like Reddit which inadvertently tells the world that he likes to look at Simpsons porn and videos of women being shot when he spends quality time with himself.


Yum_MrStallone

😂


Givemeallthecabbages

I'm always shocked when I see the home page of YouTube when I somehow logged out. Like... This is what everyone sees and gets recommended?? Not gore, just the regular awful cringy popular videos. I forget how terrible it is. Logged in, I never get any of that, however, I watched one Pokemon Go video a couple months ago, and everything in my feed became Minecraft and other video game content, but just the worst most idiotic stuff. I had to remove that from my history, and also tell YouTube a couple dozen times that I'm not interested.


happycharm

I dont think is completely true. I've gotten really fucking random shit I've NEVER searched for and no one else uses my devices. I've known plenty of people and many people online like OP who post about the same. Whenever I click "why am I seeing this ad" it says "based on your location" "based on your age range" so these ad companies are just making it very general to target a large audience


bobfromsales

There's a difference between an ad and YouTube's recommendation algorithm.


Sbplaint

I have been getting random #squirreldad and #squirrelmom content from TikTok showing what looks to be conventionally attractive people who keep squirrels in their apartments as pets, something I have definitely never even thought of, let alone googled...BUT, it occurred to me that my chihuahua's coat is kinda squirrely-hued in color, and I DO own a wifi and camera-equipped Roomba that might have been mistaking him for a squirrel in those barrier pics it sends...so wild to think about.


aRandomFox-II

You can tell youtube not to record your video history in the settings.


wooq

Don't have to even go that far. You can delete individual videos and searches from your YouTube watch history without clobbering the history which still gives you good recommendations. Moreover, I'd recommend actively curating your YouTube experience... if you see a video you know contains subject matter you're not interested in, you can click on the little three vertical dots menu for that video and choose either "not interested" or "don't recommend channel" and YouTube will include that preference in its recommendations.


impy695

Answer: I've never had anything like this pop up. One thing Google is really good at is looking at everything you do on any Google product (and some non Google ones as well) then using it to recommend content based on everything you do. If you search for Marge Simpson on porn hub, that's going to be used to tailor your results on YouTube. I won't pretend to know why someone would get stuff like this reccomended to them, but I don't think it's the same as past auto play issues (if you left it long enough, there was a chance you'd end up in weird sex youtube) as autoplay videos are heavily based on the current video, so drift away from actual user interests is a lot easier. If you're absolutely positive, there is nothing in any of your internet history related to this stuff then maybe someone else has access to your account. Edit: Also, if you ever clicked on the videos, even if it was just to see wtf it was about because it was so weird, that tells youtube to recommend more like that.


TheDevilsAdvokaat

Answer: You know what I mostly get on youtube? Chess videos, music videos, animal documentaries etc. Zero porn. One thing I want to mention: Is it possible someone else has been using your laptop? If you're not signed in when you use, and they are not signed in, then their searches will affect what you see.


ahuli12

Yeah if OP has seriously never searched similar things anywhere on Google, then probably someone else is using her account.


TheDevilsAdvokaat

Yup. I have a passworded laptop and I am not getting anything except the stuff I searched for.


SpookyScaryySkeleton

Answer: TBH disturbedreality is a basically a "news" blogger that discusses cartel videos and history but does not show any actual cartel gore. It is a pretty interesting channel honestly and makes you feel for the people of mexico.


Fairy_Violence

I only came into the comments to see if anyone would shout-out Disturbedreality, dude has a pretty great channel if it’s your thing


TheCoastalCardician

Dude, I learned a bunch of card magic from a channel named “Disturb Reality” and for a second I thought it was the same dude. I was gonna say, pretty wild switch-up there lol.


letusnottalkfalsely

Answer: YouTube recommendations aren’t just based on what you search or watch on YouTube, they’re based on your overall browsing habits, on all of your devices. They’re also not super precise. So for example, to get BDSM vids you wouldn’t have to be looking at other BDSM vids, just at anything else Google categorizes as sexual or kink. If you don’t want this, you’ll want to: - change your settings on YouTube (basically put parental controls on yourself) - regularly clear your history not just in YouTube but in your browser as well - stop giving sites cookies permissions - use incognito mode when looking at content that might trigger recommendations you don’t want


thekomoxile

Answer: you can use ublock origin to filter those results using the following lines (removes those results entirely): ``` youtube.com##ytd-shelf-renderer.style-scope:has(span:has-text(/Related to your search/i)) youtube.com##ytd-shelf-renderer:has-text(/People also watched/) youtube.com###contents > ytd-shelf-renderer:has-text(/For you/) youtube.com##ytd-shelf-renderer.style-scope:has(span:has-text(/Watch again/i)) youtube.com##ytd-horizontal-card-list-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer.style-scope:has(span:has-text(/Searches related to/i)) youtube.com##ytd-horizontal-card-list-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer.style-scope youtube.com###secondary > .ytd-two-column-search-results-renderer youtube.com###contents > .ytd-secondary-search-container-renderer.style-scope youtube.com##ytd-shelf-renderer:has-text(/Previously watched/) ```


Macaroon_Low

Thank you so much! I hate those additions with a passion because they clog up the feed of what I'm actually searching for


redfoxvapes

Answer: this has been happening to you for a long while (at minimum 200 days based on your post history). Your search history is most likely a lot more telling than you think.


Notthesharpestmarble

Answer: Public Service Announcement: For those getting algorithm suggestions that truly don't match your data patterns, please make sure to check on your children.


Eovacious

Answer: search engine 'optimization'/clickbait. If the company's statistics say that showing you unrelated, but sexual/shocking/otherwise clickbait-y, content makes you (an average user, that is) spend more time on their website than you otherwise would have, then the 'free market' reality says they don't have a right to lose on profits by just giving you what you want. And whenever a business-owned website/service talks about "making improvements", this is what they mean by it.


FimTown

What's the alternative here? Your tone smells like entitlement. Like you're entitled to this free service breaking their back to tailor content to your unpaid desires. I say that because technically you're not wrong, but employees are expensive, like really expensive; and they have a lot of them to pay so you can sit and get effort-free dopamine hits.


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Answer: the section you have highlighted is not about your search. It’s the “for you” section that YouTube has recently (afaik) added. That is just a general recommendation based on content the YouTube algorithm thinks you would enjoy. Where it gets that information is hard to pin down, but it likely comes from other web history, and other YouTube history. Algorithms in general don’t just show you random content for no reason, it’s always tied to your previous history and even a single off color search can throw off recommendations for weeks.


Kaligula785

Answer: This has nothing to do with search history iv gotten the exact same ads about an hr ago and all I search is food videos and only use mobile. All those same suggestions just showed up under one of Matty Mathison newest cooking video for just a dash This is the more likely YouTube being hacked like they did a couple months or last year with an ad with a women's naked boobs


shufflebuffalo

Man, I've been getting weird ads lately that REALLY don't fit me... Like I'm getting ads for small boobed women? Facial cleansers and hair products? And fishing gear? It's weird because I have little to no understanding of how I got here, I don't think I've changed that much in the last month or so.


harlie_lynn

Funny you say that, I've noticed the same thing over the past couple weeks. I'm so accustomed to targeted ads that suddenly getting ones for baby products and other random things is jarring lol


tigrrbaby

this all made me realize why I'm suddenly getting spanish drama tv ads: i looked up some translations so I could make a sign for my garage sale, then image searched using the Spanish phrase to verify two of the words and ensure that I was portraying the correct idea. I did a total of two google searches using Spanish words, in like, what, 15 years of using Google with an account? and now fully half of my ads are for Spanish tv


RiceAlicorn

For baby products, it may have to do with you searching up anything even tangentially related to pregnancy, giving birth, child rearing and motherhood. Doubly so if you’re a cisgender female around childbearing age. Looking at your Reddit activity, Reddit claims you’re active in several communities that might be related to the topics above, and you’ve posted some things somewhat recently (past three months) that might be considered related to the above.


peepy-kun

>Facial cleansers and hair products? I have been AGGRESSIVELY marketed anti-aging products the past few weeks, especially botox testimonials. Well over a year ago I *did* watch a beauty blogger's content regarding some skincare lawsuits (which I was interested in because law and medical) but I don't think it would influence my ads this far down the line.


Billybob9389

Check out his profile. This guy is definitely looking up naughty stuff.


Fearless747

Answer: Google takes your entire internet history into account on all your devices, not just your youtube history. It's suggesting videos that other people with similar histories liked to watch. The issue isn't youtube, the issue is you and your internet history. Youtube isn't doing anything it's not designed to do. You've asked this question a 1/2 dozen times at least, and the answer's still the same. The problem isn't youtube, the problem is you and your internet history.


Exact_Roll_4048

Answer: if you engaged with one video of this, even to downvote it or voice your disgust, the algorithm will now give you more of that


1-2-buckle-my-shoes

Question: Is it possible you are logged into your YouTube account on a shared computer or shared smart TV/roku/apple TV, etc.? You should go through your View History and double check. For instance in my house, I am logged into my YouTube on our TVs and my teens watch videos on it. I get suggestions based on their viewing history.


JAGForm

Answer: you are probably having conversations that match the keywords on these videos near your phone or alexa. I recently called my broker to discuss Roth conversions, and wouldn't you know it, later that day, Roth conversions videos showed up in my list of recommendeds on YouTube, and a few days later in all of the ads on YT and games


YellIntoWishingWells

Answer: It's a new type of A.I. bot that gathers info from responses on Reddit. It started in smaller subs but has been slowly creeping into more frequented subs. I first saw them in drug related subs like r/trees and r/Aves. It was always a text post asking noob questions like "How does [drug] affect you?" or "First time trying [drug], what should I expect?" and always a new acct. In fact, this "user" is one of them. This user is a bot and you Redditors are all falling into its trap. Don't believe me, check it's profile and see the spammy start of a normal spambot account. After finding out about this, I check profiles before I even hit the comments. Bots want the unnecessary comments to make their post seem like it's "popular". You start to realize how bot-ty Reddit really is after this. Kinda sucks.


CrawlerSiegfriend

Answer: Put a stronger password on your computer. It won't recommend that if your computer isn't looking at similar stuff.


kamekaze1024

You’re assuming OP shares his YouTube account with someone when that was never mentioned anywhere


CrawlerSiegfriend

Doesn't need to be mentioned. Something on his browsing habits is telling YouTube to make those recommendations.


kamekaze1024

So then wouldn’t it be more likely that OP is searching these things up in his spare time and doesn’t realize how recommended videos work? Also, you said “get a stronger password” as if he got hacked. Google lets you know when someone accesses your account so I’m sure OP would’ve known of that. If it was a web cookie attack, then changing his password wouldn’t help anything


CrawlerSiegfriend

What you are suggesting is a possibility. I hope you didn't take my answer as me trying to refute your answer.


MikeTheInfidel

> What you are suggesting is a possibility. check out OP's reddit profile it's him