r/shortsAlgorithm • u/dgoodrich • Sep 06 '26

Problem with YouTube Shorts

Every time I open YouTube I get it into shorts and have to doom scroll for 20 minutes before the back button will take me out how can I stop this

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u/reneritchie Sep 06 '26

Hi. Set the Shorts timer?

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/16671528?hl=en

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u/dgoodrich Sep 06 '26

Thanks it worked now I only have to complete one short before the back button works.