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Why did YouTube bury the History section? What dark pattern even is this?

now you have to go to your channel, then Library. it used to...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
Two clicks. You>History and it has the most recent 5 a...
Shimmering hyperventilating senate
  06/26/26
not on the Android app... it's only been a few months. used ...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
Android app here too. Don't notice a difference. Never did i...
Shimmering hyperventilating senate
  06/26/26
maybe you just don't have the newest version? or maybe when ...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
When I click on You it has my name at the top and just under...
Shimmering hyperventilating senate
  06/26/26
do you have any CONTENT up?
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
I got <><><>NOCONTENT<><><&...
Shimmering hyperventilating senate
  06/26/26
I guess that's why. it always takes me to my SHORTS first so...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
they're A/B testing something. I literally had this same exp...
sooty pozpig halford
  06/26/26
why do you think they're doing this? they'd rather you watch...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
I definitely get random SHORTS pop up when I open the app ev...
Shimmering hyperventilating senate
  06/26/26
...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
it's simple: there's more money in shorts. A 10 minute video...
sooty pozpig halford
  06/26/26
ohhh I forgot some people get "ads" on YouTube
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
...
sooty pozpig halford
  06/26/26
I use YT too much not to have Premium; ads would drive me in...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
There are no ads on YouTube Shorts fam
Shimmering hyperventilating senate
  06/26/26
I don't get ads on my desktop because of ad blockers, but on...
sooty pozpig halford
  06/26/26
Impossible. I never do.
Shimmering hyperventilating senate
  06/26/26
well do you have Premium?
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
Noap
Shimmering hyperventilating senate
  06/26/26
guess it just hates TSINAH
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
ALLEGED ads
twinkling lodge
  06/26/26
dark patterns tp
angry fanboi menage
  06/26/26
lol I actually grabbed "dark pattern" and "da...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
thoo dark tp
angry fanboi menage
  06/26/26
...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
...
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
it’s run by terrorists
mahogany cheese-eating range
  06/26/26
all of the bigtech companies are
poppy violent hall
  06/26/26
Came itt for some cool history video recommendations
Emerald Mewling Locus Jew
  06/26/26
UPDATE: it's back to the old way for me, thank fuck
Jesus Christ I'm online again
  07/15/26
Thank God for small miracles
Brainrot Slop Factory
  07/15/26


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Date: June 26th, 2026 12:44 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

now you have to go to your channel, then Library. it used to just be right there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963552)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Shimmering hyperventilating senate

Two clicks.

You>History and it has the most recent 5 already up.

This format took root maybe 10 years ago.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963557)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 12:51 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

not on the Android app... it's only been a few months. used to be right under whatever the rightmost tab was. and iirc if you were on that tab most recently, it just opened straight to it. zero clicks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963561)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:00 AM
Author: Shimmering hyperventilating senate

Android app here too. Don't notice a difference. Never did it your way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963565)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:11 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

maybe you just don't have the newest version? or maybe when you click 'You' it goes straight to the Library tab because you don't have CONTENT?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963576)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:12 AM
Author: Shimmering hyperventilating senate

When I click on You it has my name at the top and just under that it says History and below that Playlists

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963579)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:13 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

do you have any CONTENT up?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963580)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:13 AM
Author: Shimmering hyperventilating senate

I got <><><>NOCONTENT<><><> pwnd.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963581)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:16 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

I guess that's why. it always takes me to my SHORTS first so I have to click into Library to see the History section with the carousel. then click again if I want to see more than the last ten or whatever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963584)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:19 AM
Author: sooty pozpig halford

they're A/B testing something. I literally had this same experience about an hour ago. I had such a hard time finding my view history in the android app tonight.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963585)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:22 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

why do you think they're doing this? they'd rather you watch new stuff than rewatch stuff you like so that they can push out what they want you to see? I mean it's the same amount of time on the app either way, right? or I guess that's what they want to find out. seems like they're pushing SHORTS harder every update. I guess a lot of people end up scrolling indefinitely. fortunately I don't like most short-form content. but also unfortunately, because they keep trying to force it on me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963586)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:36 AM
Author: Shimmering hyperventilating senate

I definitely get random SHORTS pop up when I open the app even if I didn't click on them. I think they are trying to compete heavily with TikTok. They're definitely prioritizing SHORTS over longer videos.

I also know that Spotify intentionally made it harder to click on your own playlists on Desktop. This was because everyone was ignoring new music. Spotify is partially owned by all the major labels so they put pressure on Daniel Ek to make it harder to listen to old music.

They really want people to listen to new shit so they can recoup their investments and take that new revenue and invest in royalties from older catalogs. The new artists are a pump and dump scheme to turn over quick cash so they can bid up and trade around the Fleetwood Mac catalog. It is widely believed that older songs have more long term investment value than e.g. Post Malone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963607)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:42 AM
Author: poppy violent hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963613)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:37 AM
Author: sooty pozpig halford

it's simple: there's more money in shorts. A 10 minute video might have 2-3 ads. A one-minute short will have a single ad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963611)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:41 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

ohhh I forgot some people get "ads" on YouTube

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963612)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:46 AM
Author: sooty pozpig halford



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963617)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:50 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

I use YT too much not to have Premium; ads would drive me insane, plus I use PiP all the time, play stuff in the background, lock my screen, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963622)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:45 AM
Author: Shimmering hyperventilating senate

There are no ads on YouTube Shorts fam

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963615)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:47 AM
Author: sooty pozpig halford

I don't get ads on my desktop because of ad blockers, but on the android app I 100% get ads on shorts & videos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963619)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:47 AM
Author: Shimmering hyperventilating senate

Impossible. I never do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963620)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 1:50 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

well do you have Premium?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963623)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 2:04 AM
Author: Shimmering hyperventilating senate

Noap

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963628)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 2:04 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

guess it just hates TSINAH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963629)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 7:40 AM
Author: twinkling lodge

ALLEGED ads

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963672)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 7:42 AM
Author: angry fanboi menage

dark patterns tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963673)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 10:35 AM
Author: poppy violent hall

lol I actually grabbed "dark pattern" and "dark patterns" right after making this thread :P

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49963831)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: angry fanboi menage

thoo dark tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49964053)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 12:47 PM
Author: poppy violent hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49964218)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 6:00 PM
Author: poppy violent hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49964522)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 6:06 PM
Author: mahogany cheese-eating range

it’s run by terrorists

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49964535)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: poppy violent hall

all of the bigtech companies are

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49964541)



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Date: June 26th, 2026 11:25 PM
Author: Emerald Mewling Locus Jew

Came itt for some cool history video recommendations

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#49965027)



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Date: July 15th, 2026 7:01 PM
Author: Jesus Christ I'm online again

UPDATE: it's back to the old way for me, thank fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#50002728)



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Date: July 15th, 2026 7:01 PM
Author: Brainrot Slop Factory (Poasting Fades)

Thank God for small miracles

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5877513&forum_id=2:#50002729)