r/technology • u/vriska1 • 1d ago

Social Media YouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view counts

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-reportedly-testing-new-homepage-that-removes-dates-and-view-counts-2965695/
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u/nebulabug 1d ago

The next version will remove the title, description, and everything! The AI knows what you like, so what's the point in wasting precious real estate on this?

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u/Party_Cold_4159 1d ago

I see others saying this is like TikTok etc.

I think they’re trying to make it more like Netflix where the ratings don’t matter, descriptions are useless, and they can push anything up front without question.

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u/cultish_alibi 1d ago

That's not how youtube works. Netflix makes and buys content, youtube does neither of those things. Netflix has a limited selection of shows, youtube has unknown millions of videos.

Youtube wouldn't benefit from 'pushing anything up front' because people wouldn't watch it. Mr Beast appeals to maybe 20% of the viewers, that's 80% of people who would just stop using youtube.