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💡 Hide videos from your watch later list that appear on sidebar

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Feature request good first issue help wanted up-for-grabs
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Description

PROBLEM: YouTube keeps showing videos that I have in my watch later list on sidebar, which I know, I added them myself, you don't need to convince me multiple times to watch them, I already planned it.

SOLUTION: Would be really nice if you could hide the videos I have in my watch list from sidebar.

ALTERNATIVES: Stop using watch later list and create a custom list, not confirmed, but I read on internet that YouTube keeps suggesting you videos from your watch later list, so as a way to avoid this behavior - just stop using it.

RELEVANCE / SCOPE: ~10%

"SIDE EFFECTS":

CONTEXT:
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Thank you!

SHORT Table (Summary)
Problem YouTube keeps showing videos that I have in my watch later list on sidebar
Solution Hide the videos I have in my watch list from sidebar
Alternatives Stop using watch later list and create a custom list
Scope ~10%
Side effects
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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by locating the code that builds or filters the YouTube sidebar, then determine how Watch Later videos are recognized; done means those videos no longer appear there while other sidebar content remains available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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