Remove all "Talk to Recs" / experimental recommendation sections from YouTube
// ==UserScript==
// @name Hide YouTube Experimental Recs Sections
// @description Remove all "Talk to Recs" / experimental recommendation sections from YouTube
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @icon https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/64/2504/2504965.png
// @version 0.0.3
// @author rxm
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @license MIT
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
/**
* Function to find and remove unwanted YouTube sections.
* This targets "Talk to Recs" and other experimental recommendation blocks,
* as well as new banner-style promos like "Noteworthy creativity".
*/
const hideExperimentalRecs = () => {
// Look for all "rich section" containers on the YouTube homepage
document.querySelectorAll('ytd-rich-section-renderer, ytd-statement-banner-renderer').forEach(el => {
// Check for signs this is a "Talk to Recs" or other experimental section:
if (
// Case 1: Contains the special component used for "Talk to Recs"
el.querySelector('ytd-talk-to-recs-flow-renderer') ||
// Case 2: Contains the title container used by these experimental sections
el.querySelector('.ytwTalkToRecsTitle') ||
// Case 3: Text contains "ask for videos" (case-insensitive)
el.textContent.match(/ask for videos/i) ||
// Case 4: Text contains "recommend videos" (case-insensitive)
el.textContent.match(/recommend videos/i) ||
// Case 5: New banners like "Noteworthy creativity" / "YouTube featured"
el.querySelector('#big-yoodle') ||
el.querySelector('ytd-statement-banner-renderer') ||
el.textContent.match(/YouTube featured/i)
) {
// If matched, remove the entire section
el.remove();
console.log("[YT Cleaner] Removed experimental/featured recommendation section");
}
});
};
// Run immediately when the page first loads
hideExperimentalRecs();
// Keep watching for dynamically loaded content (YouTube uses infinite scroll)
const observer = new MutationObserver(hideExperimentalRecs);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();