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This is explained on this support answer

It's a thing on Revanced YT even if spoofing an old version. Applies to the web version as well now

This seems to be due to some new EU law ?

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[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

They seemed to manage just fine before the change. I had watch history off and I got fairly relevant suggestions based on the view I was currently watching along with my subscriptions.

This isn't about suggesting videos this is about making users accept lesser levels of privacy in order to get more money from targeted advertising by withholding previously functional features.

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