misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSome veteran YouTube staff think Shorts might ruin YouTubewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square245fedilinkarrow-up1903arrow-down123cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partytechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1880arrow-down1external-linkSome veteran YouTube staff think Shorts might ruin YouTubewww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square245fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partytechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareBlizzard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoHe’s talking about smart tv app. If those “shorts” are being pulled from some other subdomain then perhaps a block rule on that domain set on the router would help. But best just not to use youtube.
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoI’m pretty sure shorts are just Youtube videos but with a different UI. You can take the video ID from the URL of a Shorts clip and put it in a normal Youtube URL and the shorts video plays with the normal Youtube player.
He’s talking about smart tv app. If those “shorts” are being pulled from some other subdomain then perhaps a block rule on that domain set on the router would help. But best just not to use youtube.
I’m pretty sure shorts are just Youtube videos but with a different UI.
You can take the video ID from the URL of a Shorts clip and put it in a normal Youtube URL and the shorts video plays with the normal Youtube player.
Basically.