We investigated these reports and well list the findings below.

Whats even more annoying is that they cover subjects that users often have no interest in.

If this is the case, you oughta change all of your passwords as soon as possible.

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find out if YouTube still subs you to various channels without asking you.

Is This a Spinoff Channel?

This is actually common practice to help the new channel grow faster.

Disable all of your internet tool extensions and find out if YT still subs you to random channels.

If this workaround solved the problem, you oughta identify and uninstall the problematic extension(s).

Go to the extensions bar and peek if there is an invisible icon or an empty spot there.

snag the shady extension, remove it from your internet tool and check the results.

Many users solved this problem by disabling sketchy adblockers, or free VPN extensions such as KwZiVPN.

To avoid similar problems, install only official extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

Before installing an extension, take the time to read what surfing app prefs the extension changes.

Rest assured, YouTube doesnt resort to such practices.

Most likely, some sketchy extension got you subbed to those channels in the first place.

The company automatically moved the YouTube Gaming app subscriptions over to YouTube.

suspend the problematic extensions,dump the web client cacheand find out if the issue persists.