YouTube is adding a timer to Shorts to help curb all of that incessant doomscrolling, according to a report by TechCrunch.

The company is unrolling the “shorts feed limit,” which lets you set a cap on endless scrolling—if you can resist the urge to ignore it.

Users can set a daily time limit for Shorts viewing through the app’s settings. Once they reach their limit, they see a ...

This optional feature allows you to set daily viewing time limits for Shorts. Once you reach that limit, you'll receive a pop ...

YouTube likely has data on this, and realizes that users struggle to leave Shorts once they start scrolling. That is ...

The YouTube app is getting a new option to show a prompt after you've scrolled through Shorts for a predefined amount of time.

Like its bedtime reminders, YouTube's new timer is meant to keep you from wasting too much time — if you agree to stick to it, that is.

YouTube has rolled out a new feature designed to help people spend less time mindlessly scrolling through Shorts, the platform's ...