David A. Cox: Hey folks, in this video, we're going to cover two topics.
First, I'm going to teach you the fastest way to unsubscribe from all of the
YouTube channels that you no longer watch.
And if you discover in the process that you are unknowingly subscribed to
thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of channels that you've
never watched, you are going to want to watch the entire video because that is a
massive red flag that your web browser;
current or past, may be infected with malware.
So at the end, I'm going to show you where that malware is most likely
hiding, and of course, how to remove it.
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Before I teach you the fastest way to unsubscribe, you need to know how many
channels you're actually subscribed to, because that number is going to
determine the best course of action.
Now, I realize that this sounds totally insane, but YouTube does not allow you to
find that number from a phone or tablet.
The only way to find out that number is to use a desktop browser.
When you get to YouTube, look here in the left hand column for subscriptions.
The ones that you engage with the most will be at the top, but right below
that, it reveals the true number.
Do me a favor and let me know what that number is in the comments.
And also if you see a bunch of channels that you've never watched.
If the number of subscriptions is manageable, meaning under 200,
it is two taps per channel to unsubscribe on your phone versus
four clicks on a desktop browser.
So you'll want to use your phone.
All you have to do is launch the YouTube app, then click on
subscriptions here at the bottom.
Then all at the top, right?
And from here, tap the bell icon, followed by unsubscribe.
If you have more than 200 subscriptions, the fastest way to knock down that
number is to use a third party extension that works with Google Chrome.
And just to be clear, this is Google Chrome on a computer.
It won't work on a phone or tablet.
Technically speaking, there are three extensions in the Chrome Web
Store that all claim to be able to quickly remove old subscriptions.
They all have very similar names.
and not all of them work well.
One of them, which is called YouTube Unsubscribe All, is free, but it
literally crashed every single time I tried to run it, and I'm pretty sure
a bunch of these reviews are fake.
Oh, and you want to talk about a sketchy looking website?
Uh, yeah, thanks, but no thanks, buddy.
I think I'm going to pass on this one.
Now, the other two extensions are Unsubscribe All for YouTube,
and unsubscriby for YouTube.
Both of these guys will remove the first 10 to 20 channels for free.
Then they're going to hit you up for around 10 a year.
Now, this is NOT a sponsored video so I have zero skin in the game.
From my experience, I'd probably go with Unsubscriby and then
cancel it as soon as you're done.
I'll give you links to both of those down below in the video description,
and it's super easy to install them.
It's literally one click.
Once it's installed, you'll need to navigate to the following URL
YouTube.com/feed/subscriptions then click the manage button here at the top right.
Next, let's click on the puzzle icon to access all of the extensions.
And for this example, I'm going to run Unsubscriby.
In a moment, you'll see my screen flash rapidly and as it does,
you'll see all of these channels that currently say subscribed
are going to change to subscribe.
After you're done running this tool, the very last step is to re subscribe to all
of the channels that you presently watch.
Okay, let's talk real quick about malware and specifically Google Chrome.
When Chrome first came out, it was a breath of fresh air.
There were so many things that you could do in Chrome that you
could not do in other browsers.
And this was mostly because of third party plugins like the one that we just used.
The problem that I have with Chrome is these cool plugins can
also create a major security risk.
So if you do discover that you are subscribed to a crazy number of
channels, I want you to do me a favor, launch Chrome and go into settings.
Now click on extensions here at the bottom left.
If you see anything in this list, I encourage you to click on
details and focus your attention here where it says site access.
If you don't recognize this company and it says that it can read
and change all your data on all sites, I've got news for you...
that's not good!
And just to clarify, there are some plugins that legitimately need that
information like Grammarly or 1Password.
But if you don't recognize the company.
Remove it immediately.
And all you have to do to remove it is click here where it says remove.
You know, when it comes to security, the problem is everyone wants the
solution to be as simple as installing an app, but that's not reality.
What you need is street smarts.
So if over the course of this video, you discovered that you are subscribed
to thousands of channels that you've never watched, or if you find something
suspicious floating around in extensions.
I'd like to make a proposal.
I'd like you to consider booking a one hour session with me
and in that time, let's go over some security basics, like how to spot a
scam, what to do if your web browser is hijacked, or what to do if you
fear that you might have been hacked.
The reason why I call what I do Tech Therapy and not Tech Support is
because we all have a relationship with the technology in our lives.
So, if you're an Apple user and you'd like to learn how to better
use your devices, please visit my website at techtalkamerica.
com and book your first tech therapy session today.
Don't forget to click the like button, and if you haven't already done so,
please subscribe, especially since you've probably unsubscribed over
the course of watching this video.
Thank you so much for watching, everyone.
This is David A.
Cox with Tech Talk America.
Class dismissed.