@TeamYouTube Not sure if this is a thing but I no longer see "Recommended" section on the home page on my desktop browser. refreshing doesn't bring it back, neither does opening fresh page.
It's all good again. I think my browser was just being an ass with me. That's the second time it's messed up my YouTube stuff. First time it kept giving me the "Forbidden" error web page when trying to load any youtube page, but a browser restart fixed it, lol. Bloody technology