[robgibbons]

Just delete your YT account, and create a new one. From what I just read, it should be possible to delete YT without deleting your whole Google account.

[PeledYuval]

This is a solution of last resort that I still don't want to go for

[yuppie_scum]

Why? You can just re subscribe to everything. Your YouTube history is more valuable to Google than to you.

[junon]

"You can just"

That's never a good argument for a real security issue. People should be able to control their security profile outright.

[ehPReth]

watched videos no longer watched as watched, playlists gone, "algorithm" reset, having to resub to everything, just a big pain and no guarantee it would even solve the problem