Hacker News Reader

I'm wondering why YouTube doesn't have something like Reddit's "quarantine" where certain videos and/or channels are blocked from the recommendation algorithms without being outright banned, but still available for those who specifically search for them.

View on HN

They do. Now they're taking the additional step of just deleting them.

FWIIW this censorious crap cost them $70b in market cap last quarter. Looking forward to next quarter.

Here, try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8beSkkKJ_0

No comments, likes, dislikes, and no recommendations on the sidebar. It can still be viewed if you accept the risk, and can be found using the search bar or by scrolling through the channel.

Funny enough, it's available in the US, but not in many EU countries (I tried Italy, Spain and Belgium).

Its gone now.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com