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Ask HN: How do you break out of an algo silo on sites like YouTube and Spotify

4 points by capybara_2020 ↗ HN
I am sure this is a problem on all social media. But it is something I find annoying on Youtube and Spotify, as far as I have noticed.

Both the platforms keep recommending content based on my previous likes. Even when I am trying to find something new, the search results keep returning things similar to my historical views.

I open the sites using a VPN, search, find some new things, and watch/listen to it in my primary account.

But that is tedious and does not change the recommendation fast. It still takes ages to change.

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QuibbleQuota
I’ve noticed over the last few months that Spotify’s radio and “mixes” seems to give me way more of what I already listen to and not enough varied recommendations. I liked the old algorithm much better