> I almost never want brand/big name sites and the like, but that is mostly what I get.
Google is doing the same thing with youtube. Youtube was a place to get away from traditional media, cable tv, etc. That was the point of the "You" in youtube after all. But now, no matter what I search, it's mostly corporate/traditional media in the list. Youtube was a major part of the 'cut the cord' movement. Now youtube is rebranding itself as 'cable tv re-imagined'.
It's amazing how google and youtube did a complete 180 in just a few years. Google search and youtube are nothing like what it was 10 or 15 years ago.
> But now, no matter what I search, it's mostly corporate/traditional media in the list.
I wish - but now, no matter what I search, it's all idiot influencers youtube shock face thumbnails and contant that can only be targetted at retards.
Not being logged in, deleting cookies and rotating IP addresses may be wonderful for privacy, but the reccomendation engine shows you what the masses are watching and it is incredibly sad.
I observe this as well, however, because Google wants to catch your attention and keep you for as long as possible, it is quite possible that this is also because of the past view history or terms you search. That is, if in the past, you let play lots of videos from traditional media, or search things traditional media like to talk about, then this may reinforce their appering in the search results.
If you watch videos on space flights and search related terms all the time, I expect you'll get related recommendations and links on less mainstream channels.
Google is doing the same thing with youtube. Youtube was a place to get away from traditional media, cable tv, etc. That was the point of the "You" in youtube after all. But now, no matter what I search, it's mostly corporate/traditional media in the list. Youtube was a major part of the 'cut the cord' movement. Now youtube is rebranding itself as 'cable tv re-imagined'.
It's amazing how google and youtube did a complete 180 in just a few years. Google search and youtube are nothing like what it was 10 or 15 years ago.