[FlameRobot]

> Recommendations are mostly tailored to your history, except with a couple hardcoded slots populated with some general-purpose "engaging" trash from your locale/geographical location, pretty much always political content.

I don't see that at all. I use YouTube most evenings (I watch YouTube instead of TV).

I do have like traditional news media sometimes on the third or fourth row and you can dismiss that quickly.

> And if you click on one, by mistake or curiosity, now you've sent a signal that you like it and will get much more of it in the next batch of recommendations.

You fix that by simply pressing "Not Interested" a few times. It can be annoying. It isn't the end of the world.