return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoYouTube now lets you hide Shortswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down17
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkYouTube now lets you hide Shortswww.engadget.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squaresubterfuge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 days agoIt’s a dark-pattern control just to say they are doing something about it. It only limits the number of minutes you can death-scroll Shorts. You’re still drinking from the Shorts firehose for up to 15 min, minimum. You can’t turn shorts off. Edit: this may be only in the U.S.
minus-squaremagikmw@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoEurope here, 15min is minimum.
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day ago15 was minimum for me too (I’m in Denmark) a few days ago, but now it’s 0. They’re probably rolling out gradually, just check again in a few days and make sure the app is updated.
It’s a dark-pattern control just to say they are doing something about it.
It only limits the number of minutes you can death-scroll Shorts. You’re still drinking from the Shorts firehose for up to 15 min, minimum.
You can’t turn shorts off.
Edit: this may be only in the U.S.
Europe here, 15min is minimum.
15 was minimum for me too (I’m in Denmark) a few days ago, but now it’s 0. They’re probably rolling out gradually, just check again in a few days and make sure the app is updated.