diff --git a/backend/app/routes/channels.py b/backend/app/routes/channels.py
index ed14a89..4c47b71 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/channels.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/channels.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def discover_channels(
 
 
 def _channel_detail_dict(
-    channel: Channel, *, subscribed: bool, explored: bool, stored: int
+    channel: Channel, *, subscribed: bool, explored: bool, blocked: bool, stored: int
 ) -> dict:
     return {
         "id": channel.id,
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ def _channel_detail_dict(
         "country": channel.country,
         "subscribed": subscribed,
         "explored": explored,
+        "blocked": blocked,
         "stored_videos": stored,
         "from_explore": channel.from_explore,
         "details_synced": channel.details_synced_at is not None,
@@ -266,9 +267,14 @@ def channel_detail(
             ExploredChannel.user_id == user.id, ExploredChannel.channel_id == channel_id
         )
     ).first() is not None
+    blocked = db.execute(
+        select(BlockedChannel.id).where(
+            BlockedChannel.user_id == user.id, BlockedChannel.channel_id == channel_id
+        )
+    ).first() is not None
     stored = db.scalar(select(func.count(Video.id)).where(Video.channel_id == channel_id)) or 0
     return _channel_detail_dict(
-        channel, subscribed=subscribed, explored=explored, stored=int(stored)
+        channel, subscribed=subscribed, explored=explored, blocked=blocked, stored=int(stored)
     )
 
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChannelPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ChannelPage.tsx
index fc856f7..2c81407 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ChannelPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChannelPage.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { ArrowLeft, Check, ExternalLink, Loader2, Plus, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeft, Ban, Check, ExternalLink, Loader2, Plus, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react";
 import Avatar from "./Avatar";
 import Feed from "./Feed";
 import { useConfirm } from "./ConfirmProvider";
@@ -68,12 +68,21 @@ export default function ChannelPage({
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!ch || me.is_demo) return;
     if (autoTried.current === channelId) return;
-    if (ch.subscribed) return;
+    if (ch.subscribed || ch.blocked) return;
     if (ch.explored && ch.stored_videos > 0) return;
     autoTried.current = channelId;
     runExplore().catch(() => {});
   }, [ch, channelId, me.is_demo, runExplore]);
 
+  const block = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => (ch?.blocked ? api.unblockChannel(channelId) : api.blockChannel(channelId)),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["channel", channelId] });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["blocked-channels"] });
+    },
+  });
+
   const subscribe = useMutation({
     mutationFn: () => api.subscribeChannel(channelId),
     onSuccess: () => {
@@ -178,10 +187,17 @@ export default function ChannelPage({
           <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 pb-1">
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
               <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold truncate">{name}</h1>
-              {ch?.explored && !ch?.subscribed && (
-                <span className="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-amber-500/15 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">
-                  {t("channel.exploringBadge")}
+              {ch?.blocked ? (
+                <span className="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-danger/15 text-danger">
+                  {t("channel.blockedBadge")}
                 </span>
+              ) : (
+                ch?.explored &&
+                !ch?.subscribed && (
+                  <span className="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-amber-500/15 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">
+                    {t("channel.exploringBadge")}
+                  </span>
+                )
               )}
             </div>
             <div className="text-sm text-muted mt-0.5 flex flex-wrap gap-x-1.5 gap-y-0.5">
@@ -204,7 +220,23 @@ export default function ChannelPage({
             >
               <ExternalLink className="w-4 h-4" />
             </a>
+            {!me.is_demo && (
+              <button
+                onClick={() => block.mutate()}
+                disabled={block.isPending}
+                title={ch?.blocked ? t("channel.unblock") : t("channel.block")}
+                aria-label={ch?.blocked ? t("channel.unblock") : t("channel.block")}
+                className={`inline-flex items-center justify-center w-9 h-9 rounded-lg border disabled:opacity-50 transition ${
+                  ch?.blocked
+                    ? "border-danger text-danger"
+                    : "border-border text-muted hover:text-danger hover:border-danger"
+                }`}
+              >
+                <Ban className="w-4 h-4" />
+              </button>
+            )}
             {!me.is_demo &&
+              !ch?.blocked &&
               (ch?.subscribed ? (
                 <button
                   onClick={onUnsubscribe}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
index a110d7b..26e4fa7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import {
   ArrowDown,
   ArrowUp,
+  Ban,
   Check,
   Eye,
   EyeOff,
@@ -87,7 +88,15 @@ export default function Channels({
   const channelsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["channels"], queryFn: api.channels });
   const tagsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["tags"], queryFn: api.tags });
   const statusQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["my-status"], queryFn: api.myStatus });
+  const blockedQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["blocked-channels"], queryFn: api.blockedChannels });
   const [tagManagerOpen, setTagManagerOpen] = useState(false);
+  const unblock = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (id: string) => api.unblockChannel(id),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["blocked-channels"] });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] });
+    },
+  });
 
   const invalidate = () => {
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["channels"] });
@@ -567,6 +576,37 @@ export default function Channels({
           emptyText={t("channels.empty")}
         />
       )}
+
+      {/* Blocked channels — videos from these are hidden everywhere and dropped from live search. */}
+      {(blockedQuery.data?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
+        <div className="mt-6 border-t border-border pt-4">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+            <Ban className="w-4 h-4 text-muted" />
+            <span className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wide text-muted">
+              {t("channels.blocked.title")}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+            {blockedQuery.data!.map((c) => (
+              <span
+                key={c.id}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs pl-2.5 pr-1 py-1 rounded-full bg-card border border-border"
+              >
+                {c.title ?? c.id}
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => unblock.mutate(c.id)}
+                  title={t("channel.unblock")}
+                  aria-label={t("channel.unblock")}
+                  className="rounded-full p-0.5 text-muted hover:text-danger transition"
+                >
+                  <X className="w-3 h-3" />
+                </button>
+              </span>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+          <p className="text-[11px] text-muted mt-2">{t("channels.blocked.hint")}</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
index 6c66450..64ec348 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { keepPreviousData, useInfiniteQuery, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { ArrowDown, ArrowUp, ArrowLeft, RefreshCw, Youtube } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowDown, ArrowUp, ArrowLeft, Info, RefreshCw, Trash2, Youtube } from "lucide-react";
 import { api, HttpError, type FeedFilters, type Video } from "../lib/api";
 import i18n from "../i18n";
 import { notify, resolveVideo } from "../lib/notifications";
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ export default function Feed({
   );
 
   const ytActive = !!ytSearch;
+  // How many live-search results to gather (the count selector replaces a manual "load more";
+  // the free scrape source pages through continuations until this many are collected).
+  const [ytCount, setYtCount] = useState(20);
 
   // Debounce only the search term feeding the queries: the input still updates instantly (it
   // owns filters.q), but the feed/count keys settle after a pause, so typing doesn't refetch —
@@ -139,8 +142,8 @@ export default function Feed({
   // retry:false so a 429 (quota/limit) surfaces at once for inline display. staleTime keeps a
   // revisited search from re-spending.
   const ytQuery = useInfiniteQuery({
-    queryKey: ["yt-search", ytSearch],
-    queryFn: ({ pageParam }) => api.searchYoutube(ytSearch as string, pageParam as string | null),
+    queryKey: ["yt-search", ytSearch, ytCount],
+    queryFn: ({ pageParam }) => api.searchYoutube(ytSearch as string, pageParam as string | null, ytCount),
     initialPageParam: null as string | null,
     getNextPageParam: (last) => last.next_cursor ?? undefined,
     enabled: ytActive,
@@ -316,33 +319,74 @@ export default function Feed({
 
     return (
       <div className="p-4">
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap pb-3 mb-1 border-b border-border">
-          <button
-            onClick={() => {
-              // The search just ingested new catalog videos, so the normal feed (which was
-              // disabled and still holds its pre-search cache) is stale. Drop those caches so
-              // it re-fetches fresh on return instead of showing the old (often empty) result.
-              // Surface the just-searched videos in the feed you return to: switch the Source
-              // filter to "search" (your own search finds) and rank them by relevance.
-              setFilters({ ...filters, librarySource: "search", sort: "relevance" });
-              onExitYtSearch();
-              qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] });
-              qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["feed-count"] });
-              qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["facets"] });
-            }}
-            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-muted hover:text-accent transition shrink-0"
-          >
-            <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
-            {t("feed.yt.back")}
-          </button>
-          <span className="mx-1 h-5 w-px bg-border" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <Youtube className="w-4 h-4 text-accent shrink-0" />
-          <span className="text-sm font-semibold truncate">
-            {t("feed.yt.resultsFor", { query: ytSearch })}
-          </span>
-          <span className="text-xs text-muted">
-            {zeroQuota ? t("feed.yt.freeNote") : t("feed.yt.quotaNote")}
-          </span>
+        <div className="pb-3 mb-1 border-b border-border">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+            <button
+              onClick={() => {
+                // The search just ingested new catalog videos, so the normal feed (which was
+                // disabled and still holds its pre-search cache) is stale. Drop those caches so
+                // it re-fetches fresh on return instead of showing the old (often empty) result.
+                // Surface the just-searched videos in the feed you return to: switch the Source
+                // filter to "search" (your own search finds) and rank them by relevance.
+                setFilters({ ...filters, librarySource: "search", sort: "relevance" });
+                onExitYtSearch();
+                qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] });
+                qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["feed-count"] });
+                qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["facets"] });
+              }}
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-muted hover:text-accent transition shrink-0"
+            >
+              <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
+              {t("feed.yt.back")}
+            </button>
+            <span className="mx-1 h-5 w-px bg-border" aria-hidden="true" />
+            <Youtube className="w-4 h-4 text-accent shrink-0" />
+            <span className="text-sm font-semibold truncate">
+              {t("feed.yt.resultsFor", { query: ytSearch })}
+            </span>
+            <span className="text-xs text-muted">
+              {zeroQuota ? t("feed.yt.freeNote") : t("feed.yt.quotaNote")}
+            </span>
+            <label className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted shrink-0">
+              {t("feed.yt.show")}
+              <select
+                value={ytCount}
+                onChange={(e) => setYtCount(Number(e.target.value))}
+                className="bg-card border border-border rounded-lg px-2 py-1 text-xs outline-none focus:border-accent"
+              >
+                {[20, 40, 60, 100].map((n) => (
+                  <option key={n} value={n}>
+                    {n}
+                  </option>
+                ))}
+              </select>
+            </label>
+          </div>
+          {ytItems.length > 0 && (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap mt-2 text-xs text-muted">
+              <Info className="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
+              <span>{t("feed.yt.ephemeralNote")}</span>
+              <button
+                onClick={() => {
+                  const ids = ytItems.map((v) => v.id);
+                  api
+                    .clearSearch(ids)
+                    .then((r) => notify({ message: i18n.t("feed.yt.cleared", { count: r.removed }) }))
+                    .catch(() => {});
+                  setFilters({ ...filters, librarySource: "organic", sort: "newest" });
+                  onExitYtSearch();
+                  qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] });
+                  qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["feed-count"] });
+                  qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["facets"] });
+                  qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["yt-search"] });
+                }}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border border-border text-muted hover:text-danger hover:border-danger transition"
+              >
+                <Trash2 className="w-3 h-3" />
+                {t("feed.yt.clearNow")}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
 
         {ytQuery.isLoading ? (
@@ -365,21 +409,6 @@ export default function Feed({
               isFetchingNextPage={false}
               fetchNextPage={() => {}}
             />
-            {ytQuery.hasNextPage && (
-              <div className="text-center pt-4">
-                <button
-                  onClick={() => ytQuery.fetchNextPage()}
-                  disabled={ytQuery.isFetchingNextPage}
-                  className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-xl border border-border bg-card text-sm font-medium hover:border-accent hover:text-accent disabled:opacity-50 transition"
-                >
-                  {ytQuery.isFetchingNextPage
-                    ? t("feed.loadingMore")
-                    : zeroQuota
-                      ? t("feed.yt.loadMoreFree")
-                      : t("feed.yt.loadMore")}
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            )}
           </>
         )}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Scheduler.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Scheduler.tsx
index 394434a..ba13bfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Scheduler.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Scheduler.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Pencil,
   Play,
   RadioTower,
+  Trash2,
   X,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { api, type SchedulerJob, type SchedulerStatus } from "../lib/api";
@@ -354,6 +355,15 @@ export default function Scheduler() {
     mutationFn: (v: number) => api.updateMaintenanceBatch(v),
     onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["scheduler"] }),
   });
+  const purgeMut = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => api.purgeDiscovery(),
+    onSuccess: (res) => {
+      const removed =
+        (res.search_videos_deleted ?? 0) + (res.videos_deleted ?? 0) + (res.channels_deleted ?? 0);
+      notify({ level: "success", message: t("scheduler.purgedDiscovery", { count: removed }) });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["scheduler"] });
+    },
+  });
 
   if (q.isLoading && !data)
     return <div className="p-8 text-muted">{t("scheduler.loading")}</div>;
@@ -398,6 +408,16 @@ export default function Scheduler() {
             {t("scheduler.runAll")}
           </button>
         </Tooltip>
+        <Tooltip hint={t("scheduler.purgeDiscoveryHint")}>
+          <button
+            onClick={() => purgeMut.mutate()}
+            disabled={purgeMut.isPending}
+            className="glass-card glass-hover flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm disabled:opacity-50 transition"
+          >
+            <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+            {t("scheduler.purgeDiscovery")}
+          </button>
+        </Tooltip>
         <Tooltip hint={t("scheduler.pauseHint")}>
           <button
             onClick={() => pauseResume.mutate(data.paused)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/channel.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/channel.json
index c302589..ffeac3c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/channel.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/channel.json
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@
   "tabVideos": "Videos",
   "tabAbout": "Info",
   "loadMore": "Mehr von YouTube laden",
-  "noDescription": "Dieser Kanal hat keine Beschreibung."
+  "noDescription": "Dieser Kanal hat keine Beschreibung.",
+  "block": "Kanal blockieren",
+  "unblock": "Blockierung aufheben",
+  "blockedBadge": "Blockiert"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/channels.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/channels.json
index 1fd8b16..d653eef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/channels.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/channels.json
@@ -123,5 +123,9 @@
   },
   "confirmUnsubscribe": "Kanal „{{name}}“ bei YouTube abbestellen? Dies ändert dein echtes YouTube-Konto. Um ihn nur aus deinem Feed zu entfernen, blende ihn stattdessen aus.",
   "confirmReset": "Kanal „{{name}}“ von Grund auf neu laden? Dies startet den Backfill neu (aktuell + vollständiger Verlauf) und verbraucht etwas API-Kontingent.",
-  "searchPlaceholder": "Kanäle suchen…"
+  "searchPlaceholder": "Kanäle suchen…",
+  "blocked": {
+    "title": "Blockierte Kanäle",
+    "hint": "Ihre Videos sind in deinem Feed, der Bibliothek und der Live-Suche ausgeblendet."
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/config.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/config.json
index e799cd9..e830ef2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/config.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/config.json
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
     "explore_grace_days": {
       "label": "Erkunden — Karenzzeit (Tage)",
       "hint": "Wie lange ein erkundeter, nicht abonnierter Kanal (und seine flüchtigen Videos) behalten wird, bevor die Aufräumaufgabe ihn entfernt. Ein Abo behält ihn dauerhaft."
+    },
+    "search_grace_days": {
+      "label": "Suchergebnisse — Karenzzeit (Tage)",
+      "hint": "Wie lange ein nicht behaltenes Live-Suchergebnis-Video (niemand hat es angesehen/gespeichert/abonniert) behalten wird, bevor die Entdeckungs-Aufräumaufgabe es entfernt."
     }
   },
   "save": "Speichern",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
index 47ea118..e70ee55 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
     "noResults": "Keine YouTube-Videos gefunden.",
     "error": "YouTube-Suche fehlgeschlagen.",
     "loadMore": "Mehr laden (verbraucht Kontingent)",
-    "loadMoreFree": "Mehr laden"
+    "loadMoreFree": "Mehr laden",
+    "show": "Zeigen",
+    "ephemeralNote": "Diese Ergebnisse sind temporär — sie verschwinden automatisch, außer du siehst dir eines an oder speicherst es.",
+    "clearNow": "Jetzt löschen",
+    "cleared_one": "{{count}} Ergebnis gelöscht",
+    "cleared_other": "{{count}} Ergebnisse gelöscht"
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/scheduler.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/scheduler.json
index 29ac42e..8c68143 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/scheduler.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/scheduler.json
@@ -92,5 +92,8 @@
     "shortsPendingHint": "Bereits angereicherte Videos, die noch auf die Shorts-Prüfung warten.",
     "liveRefresh": "Live zu aktualisieren",
     "liveRefreshHint": "Live-/bevorstehende Videos (und gerade beendete Streams ohne Dauer), bis sie sich stabilisieren."
-  }
+  },
+  "purgeDiscovery": "Entdeckung leeren",
+  "purgeDiscoveryHint": "Alle nicht behaltenen Entdeckungsinhalte jetzt entfernen (von niemandem angesehene/gespeicherte Suchergebnisse und erkundete, nicht abonnierte Kanäle) — ohne Karenzzeit.",
+  "purgedDiscovery": "{{count}} Entdeckungselemente entfernt"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channel.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channel.json
index d7c006e..c295fb3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channel.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channel.json
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@
   "tabVideos": "Videos",
   "tabAbout": "About",
   "loadMore": "Load more from YouTube",
-  "noDescription": "This channel has no description."
+  "noDescription": "This channel has no description.",
+  "block": "Block channel",
+  "unblock": "Unblock channel",
+  "blockedBadge": "Blocked"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channels.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channels.json
index 8d8703a..5bd7c45 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channels.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channels.json
@@ -123,5 +123,9 @@
   },
   "confirmUnsubscribe": "Unsubscribe from \"{{name}}\" on YouTube? This changes your real YouTube account. To just remove it from your feed, hide it instead.",
   "confirmReset": "Re-fetch \"{{name}}\" from scratch? This re-runs its backfill (recent + full history) and spends some API quota.",
-  "searchPlaceholder": "Search channels…"
+  "searchPlaceholder": "Search channels…",
+  "blocked": {
+    "title": "Blocked channels",
+    "hint": "Their videos are hidden from your feed, Library, and live search."
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/config.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/config.json
index 40fec51..df49ea3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/config.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/config.json
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
     "explore_grace_days": {
       "label": "Explore — grace period (days)",
       "hint": "How long an explored-but-unsubscribed channel (and its ephemeral videos) is kept before the cleanup job removes it. Subscribing keeps it permanently."
+    },
+    "search_grace_days": {
+      "label": "Search results — grace period (days)",
+      "hint": "How long an un-kept live-search result video (nobody watched / saved / subscribed to) is kept before the discovery-cleanup job removes it."
     }
   },
   "save": "Save",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
index dffd8ea..390cbc6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
     "noResults": "No YouTube videos found.",
     "error": "YouTube search failed.",
     "loadMore": "Load more (uses quota)",
-    "loadMoreFree": "Load more"
+    "loadMoreFree": "Load more",
+    "show": "Show",
+    "ephemeralNote": "These results are temporary — they clear automatically unless you watch or save one.",
+    "clearNow": "Clear now",
+    "cleared_one": "Cleared {{count}} result",
+    "cleared_other": "Cleared {{count}} results"
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/scheduler.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/scheduler.json
index 4979b2d..9106858 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/scheduler.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/scheduler.json
@@ -92,5 +92,8 @@
     "shortsPendingHint": "Enriched videos still awaiting the Shorts probe.",
     "liveRefresh": "Live to refresh",
     "liveRefreshHint": "Live/upcoming videos (and just-ended streams without a duration yet) re-checked until they settle."
-  }
+  },
+  "purgeDiscovery": "Purge discovery",
+  "purgeDiscoveryHint": "Remove all un-kept discovery content now (search results nobody watched/saved, and explored-but-unsubscribed channels) — ignoring the grace period.",
+  "purgedDiscovery": "Removed {{count}} discovery items"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channel.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channel.json
index 5c79491..6357dfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channel.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channel.json
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@
   "tabVideos": "Videók",
   "tabAbout": "Névjegy",
   "loadMore": "Több betöltése a YouTube-ról",
-  "noDescription": "Ennek a csatornának nincs leírása."
+  "noDescription": "Ennek a csatornának nincs leírása.",
+  "block": "Csatorna tiltása",
+  "unblock": "Tiltás feloldása",
+  "blockedBadge": "Tiltva"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channels.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channels.json
index f0617ab..5ff911f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channels.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channels.json
@@ -123,5 +123,9 @@
   },
   "confirmUnsubscribe": "Leiratkozol a(z) „{{name}}” csatornáról a YouTube-on? Ez megváltoztatja a valódi YouTube-fiókodat. Ha csak a hírfolyamodból szeretnéd eltávolítani, inkább rejtsd el.",
   "confirmReset": "Újraletöltöd a(z) „{{name}}” csatornát a nulláról? Ez újrafuttatja a backfillt (legutóbbi + teljes előzmény), és némi API-kvótát fogyaszt.",
-  "searchPlaceholder": "Csatornák keresése…"
+  "searchPlaceholder": "Csatornák keresése…",
+  "blocked": {
+    "title": "Tiltott csatornák",
+    "hint": "A videóik el vannak rejtve a feededből, a Library-ből és a YouTube-keresésből."
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/config.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/config.json
index 3cd0fdc..b56fdcf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/config.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/config.json
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
     "explore_grace_days": {
       "label": "Felfedezés — türelmi idő (nap)",
       "hint": "Meddig marad meg egy felfedezett, de nem feliratkozott csatorna (és efemer videói), mielőtt a takarító feladat törli. A feliratkozás véglegesen megtartja."
+    },
+    "search_grace_days": {
+      "label": "Keresési találatok — türelmi idő (nap)",
+      "hint": "Meddig marad meg egy meg nem tartott YouTube-keresési találat (amit senki nem nézett meg / mentett el / iratkozott fel rá), mielőtt a felfedezés-takarító feladat törli."
     }
   },
   "save": "Mentés",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
index 90765d5..e3d7fa9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
     "noResults": "Nincs YouTube-találat.",
     "error": "A YouTube-keresés nem sikerült.",
     "loadMore": "Továbbiak betöltése (kvótát fogyaszt)",
-    "loadMoreFree": "Továbbiak betöltése"
+    "loadMoreFree": "Továbbiak betöltése",
+    "show": "Mutat",
+    "ephemeralNote": "Ezek a találatok ideiglenesek — maguktól eltűnnek, hacsak meg nem nézel vagy el nem mentesz egyet.",
+    "clearNow": "Törlés most",
+    "cleared_one": "{{count}} találat törölve",
+    "cleared_other": "{{count}} találat törölve"
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/scheduler.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/scheduler.json
index 6854a0f..dc90f61 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/scheduler.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/scheduler.json
@@ -92,5 +92,8 @@
     "shortsPendingHint": "Már dúsított videók, amelyek még a Shorts-próbára várnak.",
     "liveRefresh": "Frissítendő élő",
     "liveRefreshHint": "Élő/közelgő videók (és a frissen véget ért, hossz nélküli adások), amíg le nem ülepednek."
-  }
+  },
+  "purgeDiscovery": "Felfedezés ürítése",
+  "purgeDiscoveryHint": "Most eltávolítja az összes meg nem tartott felfedezés-tartalmat (senki által meg nem nézett/mentett keresési találatok és felfedezett, de nem követett csatornák) — a türelmi időt figyelmen kívül hagyva.",
+  "purgedDiscovery": "{{count}} felfedezés-elem eltávolítva"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index 0be8293..b77c16b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export interface ChannelDetail {
   country: string | null;
   subscribed: boolean;
   explored: boolean;
+  blocked: boolean;
   stored_videos: number;
   from_explore: boolean;
   details_synced: boolean;
@@ -601,11 +602,16 @@ export const api = {
   // `quiet` so the YT-search panel can render quota/limit errors (incl. 429) inline instead of
   // popping the global modal. `cursor` is the next-page token (an InnerTube continuation token
   // in scrape mode, or a Data API pageToken in api mode); the response's `source` says which.
-  searchYoutube: (q: string, cursor: string | null): Promise<FeedResponse> => {
+  searchYoutube: (q: string, cursor: string | null, limit?: number): Promise<FeedResponse> => {
     const p = new URLSearchParams({ q });
     if (cursor) p.set("cursor", cursor);
+    if (limit) p.set("limit", String(limit));
     return req(`/api/search/youtube?${p.toString()}`, {}, { quiet: true });
   },
+  // Discard a set of live-search results "as if never added" (drops your search-finds + deletes
+  // the now-orphaned, un-kept videos). Returns how many videos were removed.
+  clearSearch: (videoIds: string[]): Promise<{ removed: number }> =>
+    req("/api/search/clear", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ video_ids: videoIds }) }),
   facets: (f: FeedFilters): Promise<{ counts: Record<string, number> }> =>
     req(`/api/facets?${filterParams(f).toString()}`),
   // idempotent: setting a state / saving a progress checkpoint is safe to replay, so these
@@ -674,6 +680,14 @@ export const api = {
       { quiet: true }
     );
   },
+  // --- per-user channel blocklist (excluded from live search + feed/explore) ---
+  blockedChannels: (): Promise<{ id: string; title: string | null; handle: string | null; thumbnail_url: string | null }[]> =>
+    req("/api/channels/blocked/list"),
+  blockChannel: (id: string) => req(`/api/channels/${id}/block`, { method: "POST" }),
+  unblockChannel: (id: string) => req(`/api/channels/${id}/block`, { method: "DELETE" }),
+  // Admin: reclaim all un-kept discovery content (search results + explored channels) now.
+  purgeDiscovery: (): Promise<Record<string, number>> =>
+    req("/api/admin/purge-discovery", { method: "POST" }),
 
   // --- playlists ---
   playlists: (containsVideoId?: string): Promise<Playlist[]> =>