r/technology • u/MrKillaMidnight • Jan 19 '25

Social Media TikTok is down in the US

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/18/24346961/tiktok-shut-down-banned-in-the-us
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u/Effective-Freedom-48 Jan 19 '25

My life would improve if I could just turn shorts off on YouTube. It’s a behavioral trap.

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u/Dissk Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-youtube-shorts/

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https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/remove-youtube-shorts/mgngbgbhliflggkamjnpdmegbkidiapm?hl=en

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u/worrybot96 Jan 19 '25

You’re changing lives. Is there one for the app or will these work?

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u/Dontgohollow27 Jan 19 '25

Use revanced, is a modded app that allows you to block all things shorts related plus is free from announcements and plays on background for free