YouTube Extends Option to Hide Shorts to All Users
YouTube is rolling out a new feature that allows all users, not just those with supervised minor accounts, to completely hide Short videos from their mobile app experience. By setting the daily viewing limit for Shorts to zero minutes within the Time Management settings, users can remove the dedicated Shorts tab and prevent these vertical videos from appearing in recommendations on the main screen. This update addresses long-standing requests from users who prefer traditional long-form content, such as tutorials and documentaries, over the quick, often AI-generated clips associated with the Shorts format. Although YouTube continues to promote Shorts heavily, citing billions of daily views and introducing new AI tools for creators, this move acknowledges user fatigue with the format. The rollout is gradual, meaning the option may not be immediately available to every user. This development highlights the tension between platform growth strategies focused on short-form engagement and the preferences of an older user base seeking a less addictive, more substantive viewing experience similar to YouTube's pre-Shorts era.
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YouTube Extends Option to Hide Shorts to All Users
YouTube is rolling out a new feature that allows all users, not just those with supervised minor accounts, to completely hide Short videos from their mobile app experience. By setting the daily viewing limit for Shorts to zero minutes within the Time Management settings, users can remove the dedicated Shorts tab and prevent these vertical videos from appearing in recommendations on the main screen. This update addresses long-standing requests from users who prefer traditional long-form content, such as tutorials and documentaries, over the quick, often AI-generated clips associated with the Shorts format. Although YouTube continues to promote Shorts heavily, citing billions of daily views and introducing new AI tools for creators, this move acknowledges user fatigue with the format. The rollout is gradual, meaning the option may not be immediately available to every user. This development highlights the tension between platform growth strategies focused on short-form engagement and the preferences of an older user base seeking a less addictive, more substantive viewing experience similar to YouTube's pre-Shorts era.
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