The new, optional feature will alert users when they've been starting at the screen for especially long periods ...

YouTube is adding a timer to Shorts to help curb all of that incessant doomscrolling, according to a report by TechCrunch.

YouTube likely has data on this, and realizes that users struggle to leave Shorts once they start scrolling. That is ...

The company is unrolling the “shorts feed limit,” which lets you set a cap on endless scrolling—if you can resist the urge to ignore it.

This move reflects both growing public pressure on tech platforms and the company's interest in fostering long-term ...

The YouTube app is getting a new option to show a prompt after you've scrolled through Shorts for a predefined amount of time.

Viewers can use the optional timer to let them know when it’s time to put down YouTube and do something else. As a more casual YouTube user, even I have to admit that it can be incredibly easy to fall ...

Earlier this morning (Oct 22), YouTube announced a new feature that users will soon notice when scrolling endlessly through Shorts. Rolling out today, users can "set a daily limit" for how long the ...