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YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

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Re: YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

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Post by gloxkiqcza »

runlevel1 wrote: post #129
al_borland wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m a Premium subscriber. I don’t see ads, and YouTube added a feature so I can easily skip in-video sponsored sections. It seems like the incentive for Premium subscribers should be to keep them happy, so they keep paying, and minimize how much they watch, as they’ll be a cheaper user using less bandwidth. Am I missing something?

> YouTube added a feature so I can easily skip in-video sponsored sections That feature benefits YouTube, too. Maybe even more than its value as a Premium feature. It makes it so that viewers can skip the ads the creator was paid to make without YouTube getting a cut of the proceeds, pushing down the value of those ads.

It’s crazy to me YouTube is okay with hosting ads they get no cut from in the first place.

Re: YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

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Post by pabs3 »

Cider9986 wrote: post #35

Before I quit YouTube, this was my setup. Brave Shields[1] - Adblock SponsorBlock[2] - Crowd-sourced skip sponsored segments DeArrow[3] - Make thumbnails not clickbait UnTrap[4] - Remove shorts and make UI amazing. Return Youtube Dislike[5] I deleted my Google account and now occasionally use Invidious with LibRedirect[6] to watch YT videos. Importing subscriptions into Invidious was a helpful stepping stone. [1] htt…

This stuff can help a lot too:

https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/wiki/solutions/youtube

Re: YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

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Post by pabs3 »

wanderingmind wrote: post #76

No, it doesn't the easiest way is to always use it in Firefox and use the following uBlock filters https://github.com/i5heu/ublock-hide-yt-shorts

More similar ones here:

https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/wiki/solutions/youtube

Re: YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

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Post by joelthelion »

savanaly wrote: post #8

>YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts No it doesn't. If you were hoping it would mean you don't see shorts when you visit the Youtube home page, that's not what this is. I just tried the thing mentioned in the article-- set my Shorts time limit to 0 minutes. What it does is make it so if you click a short from somewhere the short plays, but then if you try to swipe to the next one it hits you with the "You reached yo…

Note that you don't need YouTube's permission to remove shorts from the homepage; there's a Firefox extension for that.

Re: YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

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Post by jval43 »

jldugger wrote: post #81
idle_zealot wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Classic "self regulation" of an addictive product. "You look like you might have a problem with self-control, here are tools for managing yourself better" while admitting no fault and continuing with all of the hooks and barbs, design and advertising built to addict as many people as possible.

Technically I think it's for parents to regulate their kids.

My parents are retired. How exactly do they come into play?

I'm actively avoiding Shorts, Reels, and whatever else with those mechanics precisely because they pull you in and snap an hour is gone with nothing of value to show for it. It's so totally different from regular long form videos.

We regulate addictive substances too, even for adults and without relying on parents. The amount of productivity and quality of life lost to these platforms must be staggering in aggregation.

Re: YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

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Post by chii »

rob74 wrote: post #114
chii wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't watch shorts because of the type of content it encourages - short clickbait content for the attention deficit. I want long form, well researched, well put together content. These types of content takes a long time to produce, unfortunately, and the youtube algorithm doesn't favour it.

These types of content takes a long time to produce Unless they're AI slop, of course. Between shorts and AI slop, worthwhile content on YouTube will soon become almost impossible to find...

That's where off-platform, trust worthy sources are important.

Over the years, i've curated a lot of subscriptions on youtube of such long form content (talking about things like Primitive Technology, Smarter Everyday, etc).

It simply sucks that youtube has gutted the UI for subscriptions - the layout is horrible, i can't scan it as they removed the list view, etc. And sometimes subscribed channel's videos don't even show up there - you have to visit the channel page directly to see the new videos.

it's almost as if they want people to rely only on the home page and the recommended videos from their algo.

Re: YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

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Post by drouetg »

insin wrote: post #60

Upvoting because Shorts are terrible. Flagging because the submission title - which is 100% faithful to the friendly article - is a complete lie! Plug: I added a bunch of features to Control Panel for YouTube [1] which let you either hide Shorts completely, everywhere (which is the default) or take more control of how you use them if you do (e.g. redirecting to the normal video player) [1] https://soitis.dev/control-…

Great addon thank you
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