{"id":16356,"date":"2025-11-25T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/youtube-tests-new-feed-control-options\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T01:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:45:00","slug":"youtube-tests-new-feed-control-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/youtube-tests-new-feed-control-options\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n                YouTube Tests New Feed Control Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/youtube-tests-new-feed-control-options\/#YouTube_Tests_New_Feed_Control_Options\" >YouTube Tests New Feed Control Options<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Tests_New_Feed_Control_Options\"><\/span>\n                YouTube Tests New Feed Control Options<br \/>\n            <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>YouTube\u2019s trying out a new way to give users more control over the videos they see in their home feed, via a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/thread\/18138167?hl=en&amp;msgid=390045054\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">feed customization option<\/a> that would enable you to update your algorithmic recommendations through conversational prompts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>Which sounds similar to the algorithm training options being built by both X and Instagram, using AI chat tools to give users more specific insight into their recommendations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>As explained by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/thread\/18138167?hl=en&amp;msgid=390045054\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">YouTube<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><em><span><span>\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span>We\u2019re experimenting with a new feature called \u2018Your custom feed,\u2019 that lets you customize recommendations for your Home feed. If you are part of the experiment, you will see \u2018Your Custom Feed\u2019 appear on your Home page as a chip besides \u2018Home\u2019. When you click into it, you can update your existing Home feed recommendations by entering a simple prompt.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>YouTube says that the feature is designed to give you a simple way to exert more control over your suggested content.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>It\u2019s only in testing for now, so you probably won\u2019t see it in your feed, but if you do, it could be worth trying out, to see how well the system refines your YouTube feed based on your input.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>And while it seems like YouTube is taking a different, AI-based approach this time around, it has actually tried various feed customisation options before. A couple of years back, YouTube <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/JackSucksAtLife\/comments\/1c91fhi\/youtube_is_now_letting_you_customise_your_feed\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">prompted some users to \u201cCustomize Your Feed,\u201d<\/a> via an in-app prompt that enabled you to select videos that you like, which would then help to inform YouTube\u2019s algorithms.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube feed customization\" data-imagemodel=\"189979\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/Dt3n1Ln9iU35VvN1WJjL1_HKasypO8eRqsVKJFJgtZM\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS95b3V0dWJlX2ZlZWRfY3VzdG9taXphdGlvbi5wbmc=.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>It also gave Premium subscribers optional color-based feeds (for some reason) last year, as a means to give people alternate input into their recommendations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube color feeds\" data-imagemodel=\"152820\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/knMa61m0KOYfMOh5ERjiV82YvFDe3GEjhYYUNofYIEg\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS95b3V0dWJlX2NvbG9yLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>But this initiative does sound more like the current experiments at X, Threads and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@mosseri\/post\/DQZYz4sEX72\/today-were-starting-to-test-a-way-for-you-to-tune-your-algorithm-on-instagram?hl=en\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">Instagram<\/a>, which will eventually enable people to use conversational prompts to refine their feeds, by posting their queries to in-app AI bots, or selecting custom topic elements in new, dedicated algo refinement elements..<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Your Algorithm Instagram\" data-imagemodel=\"189980\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/EbEKGyXzPtAskAs4EAWw7cf4EbX9T2_Ou0Z3Xzzfgo4\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS95b3VyX2FsZ29yaXRobV9JRy5wbmc=.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Which is good. More direct input will help to address the ongoing concerns that algorithms are dictating too much of the social media experience, while they may also give users another way to ensure that they see more posts from the accounts that they follow, based on these tools.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>If people use them, that is. I\u2019ve noted this before, but the truth is that for the vast majority of users, they\u2019re not going to update and change their settings, they just want to log in and scroll through and see what the system serves up. Sure, people might say that they want more control, but time and time again, when given the opportunity, most people simply don\u2019t bother to update their settings, even when they can. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Add to this the fact that platforms drive more engagement from AI-powered algorithms, which show you more content similar to that which you\u2019ve spent time watching or engaging with, and you can see why social apps would prefer that users just stick to their \u201cFor You\u201d feeds. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Which begs the question as to why they would even bother adding these types of controls in at all, but for one, it does give users the option, which could improve their experience, while it also serves as a level of assurance, that you could change it, if you wanted to.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>That lessens criticism over algorithm control, while, for the most part, also enabling platforms to maximize engagement through algorithmic means. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediatoday.com\/news\/youtube-tests-new-feed-control-options\/806369\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube Tests New Feed Control Options YouTube\u2019s trying out a new way to give users more control over the videos they see in their home feed, via a feed customization option that would enable you to update your algorithmic recommendations through conversational prompts. 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