TIL Netflix's algorithm thought I wanted to watch a 3-hour documentary on asphalt

I was scrolling for something to fall asleep to and it recommended "The Road Builders" with a 97% match. I've never searched for roads or pavement in my life. Took me 20 minutes to figure out it's because I watched a video about concrete skateparks last month. Anyone else get weird recommendations that make zero sense based on one random watch?

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the_robin10d ago

Turned off my watch history for a day and it still took weeks of telling Netflix "not interested" before it stopped suggesting reality shows about food trucks. Did resetting your recommendations help at all?

olivias8810d ago

Wait, did you do the full reset or just turn off history? @the_robin I found the reset actually HELPED a lot because it basically wiped the slate clean for the algorithm. You still gotta keep hitting "not interested" for a few weeks though, that part just never goes away.