Alright here's a guide to remove Youtube shorts so you won't have to deal with them ever again
First off: this works both for mobile and PC as of me making this post (may 7th). If you use the application for mobile, you have to uninstall it and watch Youtube from your browser instead. This is not an issue tho, as using YouTube from your browser grants you a lot of customization, and an overall better experience (I promise).
It used to be possible to disable youtube shorts form the app, but this feature is no longer available to my knowledge.
Prerequisites: Ublock Origin and a browser that supports it (basically anything but Google Chrome. I personally recommend Firefox). Ublock Origin is very easy to install, just look in up in you browser extension store. Here's a link to the install page for Firefox)
NOTE: This method relies on custom adblocker filters to work. Ublock Origin is not the only adblocker supporting custom filters, but as these filters were made with it in mind, they might not work with other adblockers. But if you are using something else, like the Brave built-in adblocker, I encourage you to try it anyways.
We'll be using this filters list from GitHub.
Step-by-step guide:
Copy this link:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gijsdev/ublock-hide-yt-shorts/master/list.txt
Open Ublock Origin. How to do this depends on your browser. On Firefox desktop: look at your toolbar. On the right you will see either the Ublock icon, or a puzzle piece symbol: clicking it will show you all your extension (including Ublock). Clicking on it will open ublock in the form of a small pop up in the top right of your screen. Well done! On Firefox mobile: click the three dots in the toolbar -> extensions -> ublock origin
Click on the "Open the dashboard" option. It's the gears icon.
On the top bar go to the "Filter lists" section
Scroll to the bottom and select "import"
Paste the link and press on the "Apply changes" button!
Now you can check if everything works properly!
IMPORTANT NOTE: as of writing this, the filter lists does not work properly for mobile, only for desktop. This will be likely fixed soon. In the meantime, here's how to fix it:
after having followed the previous steps, copy this piece of code:
m.youtube.com##:matches-path(/^(?!\/feed\/history).*$/)ytm-rich-section-renderer
Go on the Ublock Origin dashboard again
Go to "My filters" in the top bar
Check that the "Enable my custom filters" box is checked
Paste the code in the field below and click on the save icon!
Although this fix worked for me, I also made it up on a whim, so I don't guarantee it's the best way to fix the issue. That's why it's best to check if the original filters are working before using mine.
Also please note that it's supposed to be used on top of the rest of the blocklist, so follow the previous steps as well!
