YouTube Shorts

• YouTube’s new search filters make clearer distinctions between long-form videos and Shorts
• The YouTube Shorts algorithm appears to have changed to prioritize newer uploads

  A YouTube retention strategist noticed a viewership drop-off for older Shorts uploads, and the algorithm seems to be the culprit.

  
• Stuck in a Shorts rabbit hole? YouTube’s new timer puts a limit on your browsing session.

  YouTube is looking to address concerns related to youth mental health by letting users put timers on their Shorts activity.

  
• YouTube wants to make Shorts the new CapCut

  YouTube is adding more features to Shorts so that the vertical video format can serve as an answer to ByteDance's CapCut.

  
• YouTube is making Shorts views go up
• YouTube wants brands to run campaigns on Shorts, where logged-in viewership is up 25% year-over-year
• Will YouTube be the new TikTok? It’s pushing longer Shorts and more creation tools
• YouTube’s banning clickable links from Shorts descriptions and comments
• Cracking the code: YouTube Shorts
• You can now reply to YouTube comments with a Short
• YouTube’s now auto-watermarking Shorts
• YouTube creators can now turn old VODs into new Shorts