[thaumasiotes]

> Opening the front page in a private view is a scary place of hyper-optimised drama and attention seeking.

Huh? Opening the front page of youtube in a private view (with no existing youtube history) shows you a completely blank page.

[climb_stealth]

This must have changed at some point. It used to show popular videos in a private window.

You can still get a glimpse of what is out there by watching a specific video in a private window and looking at the recommendations.

[jasonfarnon]

The blank page where it asks you to enter a search? This is a recent change I think. I want to say the last year or 2.