return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoYouTube now lets you hide Shortswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down16
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minus-squaresubterfuge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 day 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-up2·18 hours agoEurope here, 15min is minimum.
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour 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.