CosmicRaptor@programming.dev to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYoutube search page has so many shorts before the actual videos...programming.devimagemessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1547arrow-down115
arrow-up1532arrow-down1imageYoutube search page has so many shorts before the actual videos...programming.devCosmicRaptor@programming.dev to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squareCosmicRaptor@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·1 year agoThe desktop site is not any better. The uBlock origin rules for blocking shorts are a lifesaver.
minus-squarefckreddit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoYouTube is that desperate to be TikTok. Why?
minus-squarerettetdemdativ@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·1 year agoBecause it seems to be working for TikTok. People’s attention spans are getting shorter and these short videos, each a couple of seconds long, are a money printer, as Google can put even more ads in between even less content.
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd there’s not only 1, but 2 rows of them.
The desktop site is not any better. The uBlock origin rules for blocking shorts are a lifesaver.
YouTube is that desperate to be TikTok. Why?
Because it seems to be working for TikTok. People’s attention spans are getting shorter and these short videos, each a couple of seconds long, are a money printer, as Google can put even more ads in between even less content.
And there’s not only 1, but 2 rows of them.