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canetoad

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51. Pro tip

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:14 PM

5 hrs ago

If you just want to check something out, do it in a private tab and ignore the whining from YouTube. Their algorithm seems to be to bombard you with stuff you've already watched.

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Progressive YouTubers HATE This One Simple Trick! (Shocking Media Secrets Revealed!) 😱🔥 [View all] QueerDuck 15 hrs ago OP

K and R FalloutShelter 15 hrs ago #1

On DU we can trash any post that contains the word "bombshell" FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #13

So, more Cronkite and less carnival barking? Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #2

Preferably.... paleotn 12 hrs ago #23

It's always just "one simple trick " ornotna 15 hrs ago #3

Yes... absolutely! You get it! QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #4

I haven't clicked on a Midas Touch video in a long time Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #5

I dislike their tabloid approach DinahMoeHum 12 hrs ago #26

Like the stage collapsed at the County Fair tag line? Bengus81 11 hrs ago #30

It's not only "progressive" YouTube channels TVguyCards 14 hrs ago #6

You should post dweller 14 hrs ago #11

List of these Channels if interested 3825-87867 13 hrs ago #17

I am guilty of clicking on Meidas Touch every night Rastapopoulos 12 hrs ago #18

I don't click on the anything with those headlines...LOL LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #46

Good list! A_Woman_from_MI 11 hrs ago #32

Nice list. I would add... masmdu 10 hrs ago #34

Wow Cirsium 14 hrs ago #7

lol I know these terms mean nothing but I would definitely not call Really American or Meidas Touch "progressive" WhiskeyGrinder 14 hrs ago #8

It's entertainment, not news. Of course, YouTube content creators are only concerned with the money Raftergirl 14 hrs ago #9

Well said, you! 🫂 QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #10

BOOM! IrishAfricanAmerican 13 hrs ago #12

Oh absolutely PatSeg 13 hrs ago #14

Same for me, with few exceptions I'd rather read the story than listen to the dumb video FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #27

Yeah, I've experienced the PatSeg 10 hrs ago #35

If you read Cory Doctorow's book, "Enshittification," dlk 13 hrs ago #15

There are still some some gems in the crap. Shipwack 13 hrs ago #16

I do like Aaron Parnas for straight news. He doesn't do hyperbole. Amaryllis 12 hrs ago #19

Agreed BlueKota 4 hrs ago #54

Wow - a lot of determination to knock down progressives - TBF 12 hrs ago #20

RIGHT. Let us Liberals and Progressives B.See 3 hrs ago #56

I dont care about likes and I dont read comments on utube because I 've known for years its a game. I watch content Cheezoholic 12 hrs ago #21

I won't click on video links with scare headlines. mn9driver 12 hrs ago #22

I don't particularly care for those channels production style and I don't watch them very often for that reason ToxMarz 12 hrs ago #24

My approach is to not subscribe... WestMichRad 12 hrs ago #25

Yes... I didn't realize that my early subscription was helping to feed the monster... QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #28

Yeah, it's my defense mechanism WestMichRad 10 hrs ago #36

I have stopped watching Meidas Touch as well Bev54 12 hrs ago #29

Meidas Touch posted 14 videos in the past 24 hours Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #31

That many makes me wonder if... WestMichRad 10 hrs ago #38

Doubt that but he's banking serious coin and keeps posting and posting Bengus81 9 hrs ago #40

The thumbnails are frequently AI Sympthsical 9 hrs ago #41

I follow some of the black content creators Keepthesoulalive 11 hrs ago #33

I like coachd... QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #37

Definitely Keepthesoulalive 10 hrs ago #39

Frankly, most of them suck. Behind the Aegis 8 hrs ago #42

Three cheers for pet videos! ❤️🥰🥳 QueerDuck 8 hrs ago #43

Exactly. They're profiting while trump is in office IcyPeas 8 hrs ago #44

I watch YouTube for entertainment, it's more interesting than more than an hour of MSM. GoodRaisin 8 hrs ago #45

...lately 9 out of 10 videos are labeled "All Hell Breaks loose..... joanbarnes 7 hrs ago #47

I'm a YouTube content creator. Wednesdays 7 hrs ago #48

I absolutely agree! Trueblue Texan 6 hrs ago #49

Jack was a disappointment for me ... QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #50

Pro tip canetoad 5 hrs ago #51

So, it's just progressives doing this? ... NeoTrajan 5 hrs ago #52

They irritate the crap out of me. BlueKota 4 hrs ago #53

If I see a yellow arrow, I ignore mcar 3 hrs ago #55

OMFG, yes! Clickbait bullshit is ruining everything! Initech 2 hrs ago #57