return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoYouTube now lets you hide Shortswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down16
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minus-squaresubterfuge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 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-up2·16 hours 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.