YouTube needs a ‘block channel’ option

Google’s algorithm on YouTube that suggests new content to me is great. It quickly gets a feel for the stuff I like to watch and pushes me to similar content by different creators. Before I know it, I’m hooked, spending hours and hours glued to my screen.

However, every now and then, something slips through the cracks. Maybe you watched a political video and now get fed content from creators you’d rather not see. Or, perhaps you watched a video about your favorite sports team, and the algorithm is pushing you towards creators that favor your team’s rival. These kinds of things happen, and YouTube has a nifty way of dealing with it: just hit the three-dot icon next to a video’s title on the Home page and then select “Don’t recommend channel.” Problem solved!