YouTube has introduced a new feature that will help users manage how much time they spend watching Shorts. The short-form video feed is designed for quick viewing, but continuous scrolling can extend ...

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YouTube will now let parents limit the amount of time their teens can spend scrolling through its short-form video feature, Shorts, or block them all together. The option is part of a group of new ...

YouTube has rolled out new search filters which are designed to make finding videos easier and more intuitive. “We’ve heard your feedback and are enhancing the search experience by updating our ...

What just happened? In a move that will be welcomed by many people, YouTube has introduced several new search filters to the platform that allow users to, among other things, exclude Shorts from their ...

YouTube introduced some new filters to its advanced search tools today. Possibly the most exciting change is that Shorts are now listed as a content type, so the three-minute-or-less videos can be ...

A new study shows AI slop makes up more than 20% of YouTube. Brainrot, or poor quality content, makes up 33%. There's no incentive for creators to try to lessen AI slop. If you feel like you're seeing ...

If your 2025 YouTube history is a mashup of music videos, cooking clips, sports highlights and late-night "how did I get here?" rabbit holes, then there is a new way for you to look back at your year ...

Adobe Max kicked off today with a slew of announcements — mostly in the world of AI. But the company also used its creative conference to share that Adobe Premiere's video editing tools are being ...

Mobile users can automatically pause their Shorts feeds after watching for a set duration. Mobile users can automatically pause their Shorts feeds after watching for a set duration. is a news writer ...

YouTube said it plans to offer creators the ability to opt-out of the platform's recent enhancements to some Shorts after a handful of creators expressed concerns the subtle changes were being done ...

YouTube has been secretly upscaling Shorts by certain creators without their consent. Creators have not been offered any notification or given any option to disable upscaling. The team has clarified ...