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YouTube is testing a mystery button that starts playing random videos
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So only shorts are delivered? Who not "normal" videos as well/instead?
Maybe because shorts are short and un-seekable, so more "engagement".
What's un-seekable
You can't skip parts of the video or go back to a part you want to see again. You have to watch the whole thing.
I find myself watching a lot of shorts these days but I'd prefer if it was a separate app or function. Sometimes I want long format and not to be inundated with smaller thumbnails or in some cases stretched out oversized portrait thumbnails taking up the whole screen