YouTube is the most popular “TV channel” across the country; Most of us simply may not be enough to kill the Big Red Play button, and I am one of them. But among the documentaries, music videos and viral creators, YouTube has been working hard in recent years, and it is becoming difficult and difficult to ignore these problems.
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Overcoming
I understood. Every free service must find a way to generate revenue to maintain itself and support the ongoing reforms. YouTube mainly generates revenue through advertising, but the number of advertisements has reached a huge level. Advertisements are no longer simple blockage; They have become so prominent that if you do not pay for YouTube premium, they are almost making the site unusable.
Even when I felt it could not be spoiled, YouTube has proved me wrong every time. For example, a very first card on YouTube is almost always an advertisement, and advertisements are also displayed between video cards when you scroll down the page. On mobile, advertisements are worse, as some advertisements have portrait videos, they capture the entire screen while playing for some reason.
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Additionally, after an advertisement or two before a video, you will still see a small card of the same advertisement under the video player. If you do not see any advertisement at the beginning of a video, a stable can be displayed below. When you stop the video, you can capture the rest of the performance of another performance while writing this article.
Advertisements have also been long, and, to make cases worse, some are now unexpected and can remain up to 15 seconds on mobile (or up to a full minute on TV). The advertisements shown in the material have become more frequent. And it is just scratching the surface of how more commercial Youtube is currently.
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The algorithm sounds broken
The reasons for which I was ready for YouTube had the ability to have surface content about which I care about. Whether it was a niche documentary, only a manufacturer with a few thousand customers, or a hidden gem on a subject that I had just discovered, the recommendation system of YouTube felt almost magical. This created a close balance between the acquaintance and the discovery. However, now it seems to be slant and repeated.
These days, the algorithm pushes similar materials repeatedly, especially if you make a mistake of watching a single video about a given subject, in which you are not normally interested. For example, if I watch just one video about Horosopes, a subject I don’t usually follow, YouTube’s algorithm will somehow bomb it with the same material for my new favorite and the next several days.
It forgets about everything and makes the basis for its recommendations on that one video. This does not just apply to the video. I see the same thing on YouTube shorts. I have also seen on a strange trend, where the algorithm pushes the material that I have already seen or the old material from years ago.
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If I do not manually discover manually or do not dig through my membership to find my latest uploads, then it is also normal to remember the videos of manufacturers following these days. Sure, there are ways to improve YouTube recommendations. However, I never like to do so – it worked automatically.
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Clickbait and sensational are everywhere
A simple scroll through YouTube today does not end without bombing with exaggerated thumbnail or dramatic title that does not accurately reflect the contents of the video. Clickbait and sensational have taken on stage, significantly affecting the quality of the material.
Most videos on the platform now include either an overblown title or thumbnail, regardless of the subject. It seems that every video is trying to click me. The algorithm of YouTube promotes the material that receives the most clicks, whether it is misleading or AI-generated, and thus, the creators are under pressure to stand out in the crowded feed.
As a result, we would not believe what happened! ” Almost everything with normal youtube thumbnail facial expressions. And not more often, the actual video does not even remain promoted, or the material is unrelated.
It is a trend that some of the most reputed creators have also adopted to be relevant. It has created an environment where creativity often takes a backseat for attracting attention. All this is about who can create the most attractive title or thumbnail that can attract the most clicks. As a result, YouTube feels less like a platform for creativity and like a race for attention.
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Hidden dislikes counts
Of course, the most controversial change by YouTube in recent years is hiding the count of dislikes on the video. This change felt like a step behind in terms of transparency because the dislike count was a strong indicator whether the video promises that it promises.
For example, I am a very big football fan, and if I miss live action I like to watch game highlights. Since youtube is my place for this way, I open the app to search highlights after an hour after a game. I hope that the first search result will be the right material, but for my disappointment, I found that it does not always be a real game highlight after a minute or two – it can be a football footage footage of a person playing a football video game. I depended on the dislike count as a quick indicator of the reliability of a video, but now I can’t.
YouTube Said that this step was to protect the creators from harassment and reduce dislike attacks, which is a valid concern. However, in practice, it has made it difficult to separate the really useful material from misleading or low quality videos.
Get old tutorials, disguised as scam reviews, or clickbait material now get a free pass. The only way to assess the quality of the video is to take or scan it (if enabled) by looking at the comments.
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Push more for shorts
Since the rise of tickets, many sites have tried to compete with it by offering short-form materials including YouTube. I am not saying that the short-form material is bad. It can be very good for fun and education by shrinking long contents in a bite -shaped nugget of knowledge.
However, YouTube’s constant push for shorts is disappointing. Shorts have a dedicated tab, and in addition to the home tab and search result page. For searching, sometimes top search results are filled with shorts, or after one or two long videos, there are at least three or four rows.
YouTube offers the option to reduce the number of shorts displayed, but this setting lasts only for a few days; After that, everything will be normal. Additionally, YouTube only temporarily hides them from home feed. They will still appear in the related video and search results.
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Corporate dominance
Another disappointing tendency on YouTube has been the increasing appearance and preference of large corporations. YouTube once stood out as a treasure of authentic, manufacturer-powered materials, but today, it dominates by corporate institutions.
Many small creators struggle because YouTube rapidly prioritize corporate channels on them in most Niches. It not only sinks independent voices, but also strengthens a more clean, traditional media vibe that disrupts YouTube once. It has now made the site more about authenticity but more about the advertiser of big corporations.
The YouTube comment section video used to expand. Through the comment section, you can find more insight about the subject of other audiences, and it was a place where community could become.
But in recent years, the commentary section has continued to deteriorate despite YouTube’s efforts to filter spam. Comment section is no longer a place for meaningful discussion. Instead, it is filled with spam bots, scam links and low-existence fodder.
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The comment section of a video about any subject is filled with irrelevant comments, self-promotion, recycled jokes that appear on every trending video, and some audiences to like fish for fishing. It is difficult to find real or important response because it is “looking at it in 2025?” As a protesting is buried under the comments.
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More insects
YouTube is constantly improving the platform with new features and fixing the existing bug, but I cannot help, but note that the number of bugs and glitches is constantly increasing. For example, 60fps video is oddly default for 480p when played at 1.5x speed.
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I can’t believe
I have been watching YouTube in DVD quality for more than a year.
I have also faced a bug that prevents me from changing the quality of the video, as the option gets gray on some occasions. Recently, I had an issue where I was automatically signed from YouTube’s TV app, and when I tried to sign in, I failed for several days. Another annoying issue is that when I have disabled video preview from autopiang on a platform, it does not apply everywhere.
And these are just bugs that I have personally experienced – there are many threads on the redit R/YouTube Different bugs on the site and Sabardit about glitter.
YouTube is unmatched in its content variety, but its user experience is steadily decreasing. While I still use the stage, it is difficult to ignore how much it has changed – and not always for better. If it continues this path, it risk losing the community which has thrown it.
