I can no longer receive recommendations:
Now, looking at the foot of the earliest Wayback Machine capture of answers to FAQ about recommendations, I guess that prior receipt of recommendations – in the UK – was a bug.
Oh.
https://getpocket.com/a/recommended/ is a poor substitute for the streamlined interface that I enjoyed with a past version of Firefox. The web interface requires two clicks 
in a modal dialogue for each item that’s to be hidden.