All of a sudden it blew up with Epstein crap. Why? I'm tired of it.

I don't get any Epstein stuff in my YouTube feed at all. It shows you what it thinks you are interested in, based on what you have previously expressed interest in.

Keith

Yes and no. I watch mostly fishing, hunting, trapping, and motorcycle stuff. Joe Rogan from time to time. Never searched Epstein.

^^^Exactly, mine shows trapping and rock and roll. No Ebstein

I can’t prove it but I’m 99.9% sure my phone is listening because my YouTube will suggest crap from conversations with coworkers. Not over the phone conversations but person to person. I think I have all my security and microphone settings locked down but I must not. It’s stupidly eerie. Need to dump these “smart” phones

You don't have to search something for YouTube, Facebook or others to decide you are interested in it and to show it to you. They use very sophisticated AI to determine exactly what they think will keep you on their site, so that they can make ad revenue off of you. Just slowing down slightly, as you scroll past videos, registers with them.

If you delete their cookies and don't sign in, you can change what you see.

With the advancements in AI, it's going to get progressively harder for people to stop scrolling on sites like YouTube, Facebook, X and TicTok.

Keith

… prayers sent

Algorithims guided your thought process earlier,..AI took that ten fold,..we really are looking at two years where the populas
will no longer foster opinions but will be servant to the digital process that will ultimatly sway your opinons.

Of course your phone listens to you, even when it is in your pocket.
About four years ago I was helping a friend install a set of stacked clothes washer and drier. I think I mentioned how space saving they were. Within 30 minutes I had an advertisement pop-up on my phone for stacked Maytag washers and driers. That was not coincidence.

Nothing showed in my u tube but wood working(making dove tail joints) gun related stuff( 1911s lately) and investing (related stuff)

But yes your phone tracks want you say

If you’re looking to escape the centralized algorithm?

Nostr is for you