A few months ago, YouTube officially introduced a solution to limit the viewing time of Shorts in its application. These short videos, in vertical format, have a very negative aspect in terms of screen time management. Ultra addictive, these short autoplay videos encourage infinite scrolling, plunging the user into a bubble from which it is difficult to escape.
To limit this, YouTube had therefore introduced a system allowing you to limit the screen time of shorts in the application Settings. A system which was extended in January to parental control, to allow parents to limit the screen time of Shorts for their children, with even the possibility of deactivating them completely. YouTube had in fact provided a “zero minute” option which therefore prevented the viewing of any YouTube Shorts video.
Good news, this option is available to all users, in the Shorts screen time settings of the YouTube application.
An option to limit Shorts without completely blocking them
Until now, the YouTube Shorts screen time module integrated into the YouTube application settings only allowed you to set a duration limit ranging from 15 minutes to 2 hours. But with the latest app update, things are changing. By going to the Application Settings, then in the Time Management section, activating the Shorts stream limit offers a new duration: 0 minutes.
An option which, when selected, completely removes the display of shorts on the application home page. You will no longer see the short video carousel in the video feed on the Home tab.
However, the Shorts tab itself will still be visible. By going there, the first video will be visible, but when scrolling a screen indicating that “You have reached the limit of the Shorts stream” will automatically be displayed. You will then be prompted to Go to Home, or can Ignore the limit for today.
This possibility defeats the whole point of the screen time limit configured at zero minutes for short videos, but undoubtedly greatly helps YouTube. By offering you the option, the platform is clearing its conscience, but preventing you from watching videos is clearly not in its interest.
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By: Opera
Source :
The Verge
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
