How to Stop YouTube from Pushing Clickbait

Clickbait relies on massive, brightly colored thumbnails and all-caps text. Since you cannot police human creators, you must police your own feed. Controlling the feed with the YouTube Enhancer is the only way to stop YouTube from pushing clickbait. By hiding the trending tab, the algorithmic homepage, and "People Also Watched" sidebars, you completely isolate yourself from the virality-driven clickbait ecosystem, letting you rely purely on direct search.