short-form video

• Patreon is prioritizing discovery. New short-form posts called Quips are part of the plan.
• Sick of slop? YouTube now has a workaround that effectively turns off Shorts.

  An update to a YouTube feature that lets users "take a break" now permits the complete silencing of the Shorts feed.

  
• All the news that’s fit to scroll: New York Times launches TikTok-style feed in main app

  The New York Times is launching a TikTok-style vertical feed that will feature videos and updates produced by its news team.

  
• TikTok-style vertical videos are set to conquer the porn industry

  Pornhub is slowly rolling out a format called Shorties that will bring TikTok-style video to the world of pornography.

  
• Did you know Roblox has a TikTok competitor? It just crossed a billion views–and got ads.
• TikTok meets Bluesky on a new app called Loops
• Justin Flom’s dress trick gets 1.5 billion views to become most-watched YouTube Shorts video
• Shorts are on the rise. Is YouTube’s long-form content “dying out” as a result?
• YouTube is bringing a “mobile-first vertical live experience” to its two billion Shorts users
• The Audio Game blends Apples To Apples with short-form video
• The Clapper app is a place where “the parents of TikTok users can express themselves”
• Amazon rolls out its TikTok-like platform for all users in the U.S.