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There are so many simple rules that would improve their recommended content. Examples:

1. Lower rank for clickbait titles

2. Lower rank for listicle / compilation / clip videos

3. Delist listicle / compilation videos with stolen content (most of them)

4. Lower rank for clickbait thumbnails

5. Lower rank for YT drama videos

6. Increased rank for 100% original videos

Channel blocking, with recommendation weighting.

If I get recommendations from a channel producing shit, I should be able to block the entire channel.

Sufficient good-faith blocks dock that channel's recommendation weighting.

The fact this isn't available even when logged inremoves all incentive I have to log in to YT.

(Which is already near nil.)

But then how would virtually every YouTuber make a living? You’ve described all of their tricks :)