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WTF is going on on youtube?

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Gormenghastly · 31/10/2024 21:09

I was watching a documentary about a British scientist, and googled an old Horizon documentary to find out more.
At the top of my search results was a man fighting a bear, live, and slaughtering it on camera. It had hashtags such as 'deathcore', and 'kill to survive'.
I clicked away immediately and reported it, but am possibly being naïve.

Is this standard now? I'm no fucking wallflower but it knocked me utterly sick. I didn't ask for this, nor does my search history inform the algorithm that I would be even interested in this, so why?

Someone will likely have a pop at me for posting this, being AIBU, but I have been aware of ugly shit online for a long time, but this took the goddamn cake.

How to even avoid? I could not have done anything differently.

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SoNiceToComeHomeTo · 31/10/2024 21:17

I've never seen anything like that.

Pigeonqueen · 31/10/2024 21:17

I watch a lot of you tube and never have anything like this, ever. Has one of your dc or your dh been watching things on your account?

iamtheblcksheep · 31/10/2024 21:16

No bear fighting here but I have noticed that apart from the top few videos the search results show you nothing like what you’ve asked for.

purplebeansprouts · 31/10/2024 21:16

I don't get this at all. What have others on your IP address been watching?

Courgettesandonions · 31/10/2024 21:15

That's disturbing. Could anyone have been searching for similar content on your device?
There's so much horrible content out there. If it's not actually disturbing then it's weird, garish and ugly, or hyper cute and cloying, or otherwise ridiculously loud and abrasive. Especially videos that start without you ever clicking on them. It puts me off the whole experience of navigating the internet, and especially social media.

TwoNinetyNine · 31/10/2024 21:15

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