YouTube allows users to set their Shorts feed limit to zero minutes. This effectively removes the Shorts section from the feed. This option is available to all users, including standard adult accounts, and according to a YouTube spokesperson quoted by The Verge, it is part of a broader rollout.

This change is based on a Shorts time limit control that YouTube introduced earlier this year. Initially, users could set a daily Shorts viewing limit of at least 15 minutes. The zero-minute option was not available initially but was noted as a future addition.

How YouTube's Zero-Minute Shorts Limit Works

When set to zero minutes, the Shorts section no longer appears in the YouTube feed. Previously, users would see the message You have reached your Shorts feed limit when the time restriction was exceeded. When zero minutes is selected, Shorts simply do not appear, they are not blocked after a certain point.

How to Enable It

This setting can be found in the Time Management section of the Settings menu in the YouTube mobile app. Users who do not see the zero-minute option right away should expect it to be rolled out gradually.

YouTube has not provided a specific timeline for when this feature will be available to all accounts.