Comment by toddmorey

Comment by toddmorey 14 hours ago

7 replies

I've heard the algorithms for YouTube shorts are much worse. Most people have said the best thing about TikTok is how well it learns the content you want to see.

theshrike79 4 hours ago

Shorts, Instagram Reels and whatever Facebook calls its copy of it.

All of them are so bad it's not worth it.

pxc 6 hours ago

This is true. Many people I know have uninstalled TikTok because it is too addictive, but no one ever does that with YouTube shorts.

  • cyberlurker 4 hours ago

    Wrong. YouTube shorts ruined the app for me. No way to disable them.

    • theshrike79 4 hours ago

      Not even with parental controls.

      I'm kinda OK with my kids using Youtube, but I don't want them getting sucked into the infinite pool of shit that is Shorts. But I can't block it even with parental controls.

      • drewnoakes an hour ago

        There are browser extensions that block shorts. You can also block all algorithmic suggestions. I uninstalled the YouTube app ages ago and wish I'd done it sooner.