Don’t like Short Videos aka #shorts? Me too. They are not the reason why I visit YouTube but the site seems to be doing everything in its power to force you to watch those TikTok-like content. It’s Really annoying! Here’s how hide or block them:
- Install the uBlock Origin extension. For Firefox; For Chrome
- Once installed go to the extension’s Options page or Dashboard area.
- Under My Filters tab add the entries below ↴
! Block Youtube Shorts on front page youtube.com##ytd-rich-section-renderer > .ytd-rich-section-renderer > .ytd-rich-section-renderer[is-shorts=""] youtube.com##yt-formatted-string:has-text(/#shorts/):upward(ytd-rich-item-renderer.ytd-rich-grid-row) ! Block Youtube Shorts on the subscriptions page youtube.com##ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderer[overlay-style=SHORTS]:upward(ytd-grid-video-renderer.ytd-grid-renderer) ! Block Youtube Shorts on the search page youtube.com##ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderer[overlay-style=SHORTS]:upward(ytd-video-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer) ! Remove Shorts on sidebar menu youtube.com##a.yt-simple-endpoint.ytd-guide-entry-renderer[title=Shorts]:upward(ytd-guide-entry-renderer.ytd-guide-section-renderer)