💡Remove For You section from search results

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
css, javascript
Domain
frontend

Research direction

Start by finding the existing pattern for removing related search results, then locate the YouTube search-result shelf renderer containing For You recommendations. Add the toggle using that pattern and verify that enabling it removes only the For You section while leaving other search results visible.

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Description

Feature request Generated

Problem

YouTube search results include a For You section with personalized recommendations. These are often irrelevant to the current search query and clutter the results page.

Solution

Add a toggle in ImprovedTube to remove the For You section from YouTube search results.

Implementation

CSS/JS selector targeting the shelf renderer containing For You recommendations. Follow the existing pattern for removing related search results.

Scope

Filtering and Discovery of Content

Parent

Split from #957 (was: Remove useless search results). This is the For You removal component.

Dominant language
JavaScript
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