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[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 196 points 1 year ago

Might? It already has.

If shorts were simply a separate section of YouTube with all of its functionality, then that's understandable. But as they stand, shorts are just YouTube with both reduced functionality (forced vertical aspect ratio, no seek bar, time limit) AND all of the existing flaws (bad recommendation algorithm, reposted content, etc. )

Unless you are some kind of tech contrarian hipster, I don't think there is one thing that YouTube shorts does better than TikTok, or heck, Instagram Reels.

[-] TurboLag 96 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

no seek bar

I really don't understand who thought that removing the seek bar from a video player was a good idea...

[-] GayThrowaway@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago

It's actually there on mobile, just hidden.

[-] TurboLag 7 points 1 year ago

I only tried it on desktop. There's a tiny progress bar at the bottom, but you can't interact with it.

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