• MimicJar@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Even when set to 0 you’ll still see shorts, it just stops (or limits) the infinite scrolling.

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      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.

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          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.