I let that shit drag me into a four-hour-long doomscroll one day and then promptly installed a browser extension to hide them from ever showing up again.
My kid stumbled onto them once and within a dozen or so videos she witnessed Shrek murdering Peppa Pig’s family. And we heavily, heavily moderated her viewing, as well as her feed and recommendations. Left the room for a few minutes and came back to that trauma.
YouTube shorts are the worst…
I let that shit drag me into a four-hour-long doomscroll one day and then promptly installed a browser extension to hide them from ever showing up again.
My kid stumbled onto them once and within a dozen or so videos she witnessed Shrek murdering Peppa Pig’s family. And we heavily, heavily moderated her viewing, as well as her feed and recommendations. Left the room for a few minutes and came back to that trauma.
Fuck YouTube Shorts.
https://youtu.be/tUE8ZGV5RI8
I hear you. But some are downright funny or interesting.