fyi youtube did in fact recommend default content for fresh client sessions just three years ago

users who often started fresh sessions from distinct clients and IP addresses were commonly served abhorrent content

below is a screenshot i took of an initial visit to the mobile site. iOS 16, safari private browsing, via icloud private relay, march 6 2023

the alt text isnt chatbot slop, i only put effort into that because screen readers

and here is a screenshot of the mobile site i took a short while ago today, safari private browsing, icloud private relay, iOS 26

just now realizing the wording of the content warning might mislead one to interpret it as something youtube is currently doing. while im sure they still promote far right and anti-lgbt content, they dont do this by default anymore

if people actually see the post at all and say it is too clickbaity ill edit it