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YouTube: Sort by oldest is back baby

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Post by stefanos82 » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 9:17 PM UTC

I was navigating around YouTube and found a channel I wanted to watch its most popular videos and have noticed they added back the oldest option!

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Post by sieabahlpark » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:00 PM UTC

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#3

Post by rasz » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:04 PM UTC

Its just you, one of Google targetted experiments

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Post by belfalas » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:06 PM UTC

I see the option in their mobile app as well.

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#5

Post by stefanos82 » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:11 PM UTC

rasz wrote: post #3

Its just you, one of Google targetted experiments

Can you clear your cookies for YouTube only and try again? It could help.

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Post by paulpauper » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:11 PM UTC

Maybe it is to maximize revenue. older videos are less profitable for google compared to newer ones .

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Post by johnchristopher » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:27 PM UTC

OT: I wish there was a way to create a playlist from music youtube suggestions. I am losing some good things when accidentally closing a tab.

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Post by incomplete » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:28 PM UTC

stefanos82 wrote: post #5

rasz wrote: post #3

Its just you, one of Google targetted experiments

Can you clear your cookies for YouTube only and try again? It could help.

just cleared my cookies, re-logged in, and no ability to sort by oldest. :(

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Post by jamcrimer » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:29 PM UTC

paulpauper wrote: post #6

Maybe it is to maximize revenue. older videos are less profitable for google compared to newer ones .

so you're saying they're disabling the feature of "not being able to watch old videos" to maximize revenue?

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Post by rtsil » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:29 PM UTC

I see it as well, on chrome and firefox, across different YT accounts.

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