Skip to content

How to block YouTube channels

A regular YouTube account has no button that blocks a channel (supervised child accounts do). The closest built-in option, "Don't recommend channel", is feedback that tells YouTube to show the channel less in recommendations. TubeBlock, a free browser extension, adds a real Block channel button that hides the channel from Home, search, Up next and Subscriptions.

Download free extension Try the demo

Demo feed: press Block channel on any card

Made-up channels and videos. This is a live preview of how TubeBlock behaves on YouTube.

Showing all 9 items. Nothing is hidden yet.

14:02

We hid a live goose in our friend's car

Prank Patrol

2.1M views · 2 days ago

22:17

Building a walnut side table with hand tools

Quiet Woodshop

48K views · 1 week ago

18:40

Every new phone is a scam (reaction)

Hot Take Arena

890K views · 5 days ago

27:08

Three days on the slowest train in Portugal

Slow Travel Club

75K views · 2 weeks ago

11:55

Fake lottery ticket prank on my dad

Prank Patrol

3.4M views · 1 month ago

9:12

One-pan lemon chicken in 30 minutes

Kitchen Notes

120K views · 3 weeks ago

31:20

Reacting to the worst movie of the year

Hot Take Arena

1.1M views · 6 days ago

16:31

Why the Monty Hall problem feels wrong

Math in Motion

260K views · 4 days ago

24:46

Pranking strangers for 24 hours straight

Prank Patrol

5.0M views · 3 months ago

What YouTube offers built-in

So, can you block a YouTube channel? With YouTube's own settings, only partly. There are three tools that people often mix up, and none of them removes a channel from everything you see:

Don't recommend channel. Open the three-dot menu on a video on Home or in Up next and choose it. It tells YouTube the channel probably isn't something you enjoy, so YouTube shows it less in your recommendations. It is feedback, not a block: YouTube promises nothing about search, and the channel's videos can still appear there, in Subscriptions if you follow it, and elsewhere. There is no list of these channels and no undo for one channel: in Google My Activity (Other Google activity, YouTube "Not interested" feedback) you can only delete all of this feedback at once, for every channel and video.
Not interested. The same menu has this option for a single video. It tells YouTube you do not want that video, and you may see fewer similar ones. The channel itself stays.
Hide user from channel. This one is for people who run a channel. It hides that person's comments, live chat messages and Community posts on your channel, and they can no longer make clips of your videos. It does not hide their videos from you.

Parents who supervise a child's account can use "Block channel for kids" on regular YouTube, and the block also applies in YouTube Kids when the same account is used there. A regular, non-supervised account has no block button, which is why "how do I block a YouTube channel from showing up" is such a common question.

How to do it with TubeBlock

1
Install the extension
Download the free zip and load it in Chrome, Edge, Brave or Opera. The install guide walks you through it in about a minute; no account is needed.

The TubeBlock popup after installing.
2
Press Block channel
Open youtube.com and hover over a video card: a small Block channel button appears. Channel pages get one next to the channel name. Press it on any video from the channel you are done with.

Before: the Block channel button on a card (test feed with fictional channels).
3
The channel is gone
All videos from that channel disappear from the page and stay hidden as you browse. To change your mind, press Undo right away, or open TubeBlock's settings and press Unblock next to the channel.

After: the blocked channel, the spoiler video and the Shorts shelf are gone, with an Undo toast.

What gets hidden where

Place on YouTube	With a blocked channel
Home feed	Its videos are hidden
Search results	Its videos and the channel result are hidden
Up next sidebar on a watch page	Its videos are hidden
Subscriptions feed	Its videos are hidden
Shorts shelves	Only when YouTube shows the channel on the Short; use Hide Shorts to remove them all
A video opened from a direct link	Still plays: TubeBlock hides cards, it does not block pages
Comments by that channel	Not hidden

YouTube built-in vs TubeBlock

What you want	YouTube "Don't recommend channel"	TubeBlock
Fewer videos from the channel on Home	Shown less, not guaranteed	Yes, none at all
Channel hidden in search results	Not promised	Yes
Channel hidden in Subscriptions	Not promised	Yes
A list of what you blocked	No	Yes, in settings
Undo for one channel	No, only clearing all feedback	Yes
Works in the phone and TV apps	Yes, tied to your account	No, desktop browser only
Needs a Google account	Yes, signed in	No

Limitations

TubeBlock hides cards in lists. If someone sends you a link, the video still opens.
Your list lives in this browser. If browser sync is on, the browser can carry it to your other computers; it does not reach your phone.
YouTube changes its page layout from time to time. If a Block channel button goes missing, reload the tab; the help page lists other fixes.

FAQ

Can you block a YouTube channel?

On a regular account, not with YouTube's own tools: there is no block button, only "Don't recommend channel", which shows the channel less in recommendations. Parents of a supervised child account can block channels. A browser extension like TubeBlock can hide it everywhere on youtube.com on your computer.

How do I block a YouTube channel from showing up in search?

YouTube has no setting for this. With TubeBlock installed, block the channel once and its videos and channel card no longer appear in search results.

Does "Don't recommend channel" block the channel?

No. It is feedback that the channel likely isn't something you enjoy, so YouTube shows it less in recommendations. You can still find and watch the channel, and its videos can appear in search and elsewhere.

Will the channel know I blocked it?

No. TubeBlock only hides cards on your screen. Nothing is sent to YouTube or to the channel owner.

Can I block YouTube channels on my phone or TV?

Not with TubeBlock: it does not work in the YouTube mobile apps, on smart TVs, in YouTube TV or in YouTube Kids. On those, "Don't recommend channel" and, for a supervised child account, "Block channel for kids" are the built-in options.

How do I unblock a channel?

Open TubeBlock's settings, find the channel in the Blocked channels list (there is a search box) and press Unblock. Its videos come back as YouTube loads new cards or when you reload the page.

Last updated 2026-11-03

Clean up your YouTube feed

TubeBlock is free, needs no account and keeps your lists in your browser. It works in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Opera on a computer.

Download free extension

See also