# YouTube Experiments with Homepage Redesign That Hides Video Upload Dates and View Counts! 📹

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/youtube-experiments-with-homepage-redesign-that-hides-video-upload-dates-and-view-counts/294749>\
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**Tags:** content-creation\
**Created:** [October 30, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-experiments-with-homepage-redesign-that-hides-video-upload-dates-and-view-counts/294749 "2024-10-30T14:27:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-experiments-with-homepage-redesign-that-hides-video-upload-dates-and-view-counts/294749/1 "2024-10-30T14:27:45Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **New Layout Testing**  
YouTube is currently experimenting with a **homepage redesign** that eliminates visible **video upload dates** and **view counts** , aiming to enhance user experience.

2. **Source of Information**  
Reports surfaced from **VidIQ** on October 28, 2024, indicating that this new layout is being tested to change how viewers interact with video content.

3. **Implications for Users**  
By removing these metrics, YouTube seeks to shift focus from numerical data, potentially affecting how users perceive and engage with videos.

4. **Continued Changes**  
This move reflects ongoing adjustments by YouTube to improve content discovery and viewer engagement, amidst evolving trends in social media consumption.

5. **User Reactions**  
As the platform tests these features, the response from users regarding this change remains to be seen.

**Read more at:** [Tom’s Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/software/youtube-tests-removing-viewer-counts-heres-what-we-know)

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Vader](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/darth_vader/32/97002_2.png) [@Darth\_Vader](https://onehack.st/u/Darth_Vader)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-experiments-with-homepage-redesign-that-hides-video-upload-dates-and-view-counts/294749/2 "2024-10-30T14:30:42Z")

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First they hide the dislikes, next the dates, view counts. What’s next, the video itself?