YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes

finally.

Just use uBlock origin and this filter: https://github.com/i5heu/ublock-hide-yt-shorts

Also annoying is how if you hover your mouse over a thumbnail on the homepage, it autoplays and then counts as part of your history.

Right. Just like they let you turn off those stupid games that keep popping up no matter how many times you tell them you're not interested.

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