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YouTube Killed Shorts - WAN Show April 17, 2026

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About This Video

On this WAN Show I dug into what might be the funniest “YouTube finally listened” headline in a long time: YouTube rolling out a Shorts feed limit that can go all the way down to zero minutes. In theory, that’s huge—either because you just don’t like Shorts, or because you like them a little too much and want guardrails. In practice, the rollout is messy (some people have it, some don’t, and some devices—like mine—just refuse to cooperate), and even when it works it can be hilariously easy to bypass. But if the version you get actually removes Shorts from your main feed, that’s a genuinely meaningful improvement to app design. We also talked about a surprisingly big “creator tools / monopoly pressure” vibe across the industry: DaVinci Resolve 21 adding a dedicated photo page that’s basically a Lightroom alternative, with RAW editing, catalog import, masking, and tethering—most of it in the free version, with a one-time Studio license for the AI goodies. And then we hit Stop Killing Games backing California’s AB1921, which would force server-connected games to give notice and—critically—offer a path forward (offline patch/new version) or refunds when publishers shut things down. Plus, we had a quick reality check on just how much money companies like ours can end up paying for Adobe every year, and why I’ll always root for credible competition.

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