Youtube search page has so many shorts before the actual videos...

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Youtube search page has so many shorts before the actual videos... - programming.dev

The desktop site is not any better. The uBlock origin rules for blocking shorts are a lifesaver.
And there’s not only 1, but 2 rows of them.
YouTube is that desperate to be TikTok. Why?
Because it seems to be working for TikTok. People’s attention spans are getting shorter and these short videos, each a couple of seconds long, are a money printer, as Google can put even more ads in between even less content.