Stop YouTube recommending a channel or topic

Quick answer

You watched one video about a celebrity feud. Now it's all YouTube wants to show you. Here's how to push it back out.

What 125x is: 125x is a web app at 125x.app. You connect your YouTube subscriptions, and it gives you a feed of the latest videos from the channels you follow, each with a summary: a verdict, the 5 key takeaways, and the spoiler, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips. You read that and decide what's actually worth opening.

Open 125x

Block a channel from recommendations

On Home or Watch Next, find a video from that channel.
Click or tap More (three dots) by the title.
Choose Don't recommend channel.

Steps from YouTube Help.

Push back on a topic

Use Not interested on videos about it. You can add a reason.
Remove the videos that started it from your watch history.
Remove the related searches from search history.
Unlike any videos about it.

Start fresh

Turn off or clear watch history if your recommendations are past saving (YouTube Help). See pause watch history.

Undo it

Changed your mind? In My Activity, open Other Google activity and delete your YouTube 'Not interested' feedback (YouTube Help).

How 125x fits

125x skips recommendations entirely. It shows only the channels you subscribe to, with a summary on every video.

FAQ: questions people ask

How do I stop YouTube from recommending a channel?

Open More next to a video from that channel on Home and choose Don't recommend channel.

How do I stop seeing a topic on YouTube?

Use Not interested, and remove related videos and searches from your history.

Can I undo Don't recommend channel?

Yes. In My Activity, under Other Google activity, delete your YouTube 'Not interested' feedback.