# Youtube squeezing suggested videos, making description unreadable

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-squeezing-suggested-videos-making-description-unreadable/1027209>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 30, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-squeezing-suggested-videos-making-description-unreadable/1027209 "2026-01-30T18:55:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-squeezing-suggested-videos-making-description-unreadable/1027209/1 "2026-01-30T18:55:51Z")

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Anybody know what’s happening here and how to fix it? Today all the suggested videos squeeze up and you can’t actually read the descriptions. Zooming does not help

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-squeezing-suggested-videos-making-description-unreadable/1027209/2 "2026-01-30T19:02:02Z")

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I’d guess some unexpected interaction between Youtube’s settings and your browser. I opened up Youtube on both Firefox and Chrome, and did not see the issue you’re experiencing.

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-squeezing-suggested-videos-making-description-unreadable/1027209/3 "2026-01-30T19:05:39Z")

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As this looks like a request for technical help, I’ve moved it to IMHO.

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-squeezing-suggested-videos-making-description-unreadable/1027209/4 "2026-01-31T17:05:36Z")

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Which OS and browser?