return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoYouTube now lets you hide Shortswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1272arrow-down17
arrow-up1265arrow-down1external-linkYouTube now lets you hide Shortswww.engadget.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squaresubterfuge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-213 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-up2·12 days agoEurope here, 15min is minimum.
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.