google. :)

They want you to never leave their platform

Check out https://invidious.io/ Invidious is an open source alternative front-end to YouTube.

It's a tragedy, it feels year 2k UI. Probably going to switch to an alternative YT frontend.

Yes! Its so dumb 🤦‍♂️

NewPipe fixes this?

It’s all about consuming the next video - comments and likes are dead.

I think you understand a lot more than people realize.

The worst thing is if you click on the wrong Video on a Smart TV(NO AD Blocker) you are forced to watch 2-3 ad's before you can back out. There is no way escaping the ad's except closing the app. It's like torture

Secret window returns you to the previous layout.

Android: https://newpipe.net/ or https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular if you want SponsorBlock in it. Desktop: https://freetubeapp.io/

Use the Unhook extension.

they are not in business of pleasing you but that of growing their platform. that means shoving content in your face when you don't want it. i always get sexual content recommended to me even though i keep asking them to show me less of it. because i already have subscription to FapHouse i don't ...