Little news has come out on whether the government will reach a deal with ByteDance to prevent the ban from continuing other than vague assurances from the administration. In anticipation of the loss ...

Short-form video is built for mobile, so it may seem counterintuitive, but it's true: YouTube Shorts are becoming quite ...

TikTok users are planning an invasion of a rival platform, YouTube Shorts, in a bid to bring the latter in line with TikTok’s fast-paced trend cycle. YouTube Shorts ...

YouTube is changing how it counts views on YouTube Shorts to give creators a deeper understanding of how their short-form content is performing, the company announced on Wednesday. Shorts views will ...

YouTube Shorts are about to get a longer playing time. The video platform’s TikTok-like short-form format will triple the maximum length of videos, boosting it from 60 seconds to 3 minutes. Starting ...

I have no idea how to write code, but with a little help from generative AI, I built a JavaScript bookmarklet tool that dramatically improves YouTube Shorts—and you can, too! From the laptops on your ...

When India banned TikTok in 2020, YouTube responded by launching a short-form video feature with a similar user experience in the country. Less than a year later, that feature rolled out globally as ...

YouTube is testing a merged thumbs-down option on Shorts that combines “Dislike” and “Not interested.” The new thumbs-down button is being moved behind the three-dot menu for the test. YouTube says ...

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Like them or hate them, YouTube Shorts are here to stay. If they wish they weren't constantly popping up on your feed, you can do a few things to weaken their pull on your already declining attention ...