Am I the only one whose "shorts" feed is all basically softcore porn?

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?

Is this that family friendly platform I keep hearing about?

Mine isn’t like that but there can be a few reasons I’d guess at:

YouTube recommends you things other people in your household watch (which can extend to random people if your isp uses cnat and doesn’t give you an individual ip).
This one is more of a guess, but I’d assume a lot of people would click on that content, so if you never watch shorts maybe their algorithm just gives you the default recommendations.
If you watch adult content without protecting your privacy it’s most likely associated with your account in their recommendations.

I actively avoid clicking any videos with horny looking thumbnails, even if I really like the creator. Even still, I get shit like this. What exactly the fuck does this have to do with KSP? Why does google think I wanna see this?

Yeah the YouTube algorithm is one of the worst recommendations engines I have seen tbh. It actively removes types of videos I repeatedly search for from my recommendations, and fills it with garbage I never watch.

But in the case of op it looks like a 100% horny content ratio which seems excessive, even for yt.

I’ve never had issues with the YouTube algorithm, my feed is full of games, tech, science stuff and long form videos explaining shit. That’s about it, because that’s about all I watch.

Am I just lucky that it’s reliable for me?

The Horny algorithm kicks in hard and fast.

If I want porn I watch porn, I dont give myself softcore blueballs. But sometimes when I’m dumbscrolling I’ll click on one and YT thinks I submitted a bulk order.

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

Judging purely from what you’ve already clicked on.

And how long you watched

I got a lesbian lumberjack. She’s jacked. I’m not even mad.

Edit: For the curious https://youtube.com/shorts/U87Y4HnGQWY

Look how energetic she is

Ah, to be young and a lesbian.

holy shit lmao the first wood just gave up

She knows her way around a maul.

She really is. She has the radiance of youth and fantastic muscle tone. Long may she lumberjack. 🫡

She’s great. I saw a video of her a while ago using a sword that’s designed to cut trees down.

But if I click, will I start getting recommendations like OP’s feed?

That’s a good question. Usually I will delete from my viewing history when I don’t want recommendations but it may work differently with shorts. The YT app has an incognito mode, but I think you will get ads (even if you pay for no ads) while it is on.

I remember when she got a sword! She’s fantastic.

Oh WOW. I’d not seen that! Thank you.

I wish I had committed massive fraud so I was sentenced to death and be be able to choose to be chopped down alive by her 🥺

Dark but oddly relatable. Have an upvote.

She is peak wholesome+handsome content. The fun she’s having decimating those logs is infectious.

Quality recommendation 👍

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