{"id":106485,"date":"2025-11-27T15:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=106485"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:15:57","slug":"youtube-custom-feed-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-custom-feed-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube could soon give you more control over your recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new test gives hints that users may gain control over their YouTube recommendations.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

YouTube is letting users customize their home page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

YouTube<\/a> is testing<\/a> a new feature called \u201cYour Custom Feed\u201d, giving users more control over what appears on their Home page. It\u2019s a small change that will see your own custom feed tab appear next to the regular Home tab, but it signals that YouTube is shifting how it thinks about its recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, YouTube relies on the algorithm to guess what viewers want to watch. However, this tool would let users pick themselves. As TechCrunch<\/a> notes, this could be huge considering YouTube\u2019s reputation for questionable assumptions before serving up an overwhelming amount of that content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does it work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The feature is currently limited to a small group of testers. If you\u2019re part of the experiment, you\u2019ll see \u201cYour Custom Feed\u201d appear right next to the Home tab. Once you click into the new tab, you can type in a prompt to reshape your recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Say you\u2019ve been watching a lot of music tutorials lately and want more, you could type in something like \u201cpiano tutorials\u201d and YouTube will adjust your Home feed to surface more of that. Prefer production content? You could ask for tips on \u201chow to record vocals at home\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an easy way to give users more control over their suggested content that steers the algorithm in certain directions, rather than being thrown random suggestions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bigger picture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This feature follows a broader theme of platforms appearing to give users more control over what they see on their feeds too. For example, TikTok<\/a> recently introduced its own controls, including the option to decide how much AI-generated content appears on your For You Page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TikTok now gives you control over how much AI content you see on your For You Page<\/a><\/blockquote>