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I almost never watch "shorts" but my suggestions for it seem to have an...uhhh...adult theme. I don't watch any such thing with YouTube. Does everyone see garbage like this?

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[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

My Shorts list is a lot of random Spanish-language stuff. I don't speak Spanish.

[–] ready_for_qa@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago

Mine has been programming, world history, and how to. They've figured me out.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Mine is but it also works for getting clicks on me because monkey brain

When I'm logged in, the few shorts they show me tend to be from channels I'm subscribed too. If I go to the homepage incognito (back when they still showed you stuff when you rejected their terms) it was mostly either shock value, expensive stuff, sexualised stuff, sports. So lowest common denominator stuff, I guess.

[–] egonallanon@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah it's all that and that bald firefighting bloke. Honest kind of OK with it.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

I've watched of one clip of that "NPC girlfriend" or whatever. Now the recommendation is all that and softcore porn. Haven't watched porn on YouTube, that I remember. Maybe it's because I turned off all tracking I could it just goes with age and gender or something.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I’ve found that shorts is pretty aggressive about serving up more of the same stuff if you watch something and don’t downvote it.

I get the "Fun fact!" guy, that sorta fat dude who apparently has a forge and a farm and runs a DnD campaign...? that one dude that critiques crap tool reviews and ends every video with "There you go!" and a channel that...over-explains the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers?

I don't get any tit bait which means I've either done something wrong or done something right.

[–] lorty@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Yes, but for some reason it's asian women doing sports. I never watch shorts anyway so whatever.

[–] Muffi@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

I had the idea to start counting it as a "Thirst-trap BINGO" each time every single thumbnail for shorts recommendations had a half naked woman with her mouth slightly open. Turns out that it happened more than half the time, and the game quickly got boring.

I have never watched a single short on YouTube, so apparently it's just the default recommendations that are horny af.

[–] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The algorithm force feeds you what you want to see... whether you know it or not

[–] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Judging purely from what you've already clicked on.

[–] petersr@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

And how long you watched

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago

Is this that family friendly platform I keep hearing about?

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Mines all guns and motorcycles lol.

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Most of them are promoting their OF

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

No, but I don't mind that. It's the only time short feed content is acceptable for me.

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah lots of thirst traps. I have the big issue on FB shorts. I have to admit I've taken the bait and honestly it's not worse than anything else on my feed so whatever.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

With shorts, yes. I don't really watch shorts tho. Their suggestions for horizontal videos are mostly news, cars, robots, and woodworking.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Mine is standup comedy, quick videos on how to use modern weapons, quick videos on how to use medieval weapons, FPS gamers doing crazy moves, and those guys who make love action shorts about video games.

My advice is stop giving thumbs up to the softcore porn.

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