Limit your Shorts scrolling to zero minutes per day.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260415222700/https://www.theverge.com/streaming/912898/youtube-shorts-feed-limit-zero-minutes
Limit your Shorts scrolling to zero minutes per day.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260415222700/https://www.theverge.com/streaming/912898/youtube-shorts-feed-limit-zero-minutes
I’ve had the Unhook extension for years, and YouTube’s decision not to make Shorts hideable was the catalyst. I still won’t uninstall it because it gets rid of a bunch of YouTube’s other trash, but this is at least moves the needle so it’s no longer unthinkable to uninstall it.