YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts

https://www.theverge.com/streaming/912898/youtube-shorts-feed-limit-zero-minutes

Article

  • YouTube added a 0-minute daily limit option for Shorts in its mobile app
  • Setting limit to 0 triggers a reminder popup but does NOT remove Shorts from homepage
  • Feature is mobile-only; desktop users still see Shorts everywhere

Discussion

  • Top commenter: the headline is a lie — Shorts still appear on homepage with limit set to 0
  • Desktop users get nothing; commenters frustrated by mobile-only, half-baked implementation
  • Thread becomes a roundup of browser extensions and apps that actually hide Shorts
  • Irony noted: YouTube once pressured creators toward long-form, now forces Shorts

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Added Apr 16, 2026
Modified Apr 16, 2026