YouTube launched Shorts series with seasons and episodes, voice commenting, and Community Posts, expanding to television.

Shorts creators who rely on lightly edited clips could see less reach as YouTube changes its recommendations to put more weight on original content.

The update aims to "improve the Shorts experience for everyone." ...

YouTube says Shorts recommendations will favor original videos and push down clips re-uploaded from other creators with ...

As microdrama apps gain traction, YouTube is clearly betting that episodic short-form storytelling will stick around. And that the format belongs on Shorts. At its Made On YouTube event on Wednesday, ...

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 ...

"How many seconds should a Short be?" "It gets views, but doesn't lead to channel subscriptions or long-form video views." ...

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But will it hurt creators clipping their own longform videos?

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