When India banned TikTok in 2020, YouTube responded by launching a short-form video feature with a similar user experience in the country. Less than a year later, that feature rolled out globally as ...

YouTube Shorts are short-form videos with a maximum length of 60 seconds on the popular YouTube platform, specifically designed for mobile viewing. They were introduced to compete with similar short ...

YouTube is introducing the ability for users to incorporate or “remix” a music video in their short-form videos, called Shorts, as the company continues to challenge TikTok. Given that YouTube has ...

TikTok users are planning an invasion of a rival platform, YouTube Shorts, in a bid to bring the latter in line with TikTok’s fast-paced trend cycle. YouTube Shorts ...

YouTube has been building out its competitor to TikTok over the past couple of years, and it’s quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with. After announcing revenue sharing recently, YouTube Shorts ...

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To date, Shorts have been 60 seconds or shorter, but YouTube is extending the max duration to 3 minutes starting October 15. This applies to “videos that are square or taller in aspect ratio.” There ...

YouTube will now count views on YouTube Shorts based on viewers who come across the content. Credit: Faisal Bashir/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images How many views are your YouTube videos ...

YouTube is rolling out an accessibility-based feature that allows vertical Shorts videos to play in a landscape orientation. The Rotate Shorts option changes UI elements for sideway viewing but ...