Every day, countless internet users are bombarded with seemingly endless streams of YouTube Shorts. This feature, similar to TikTok, is supposed to provide quick, entertaining content. However, it's having a detrimental effect on our ability to focus and is contributing to an overall decrease in attention span. This experience is not just subjective feeling - recent studies show that social media formats with fast-paced information flow can harm our cognitive skills (StayFocusd, 2018). YouTube Shorts is sadly on its way to becoming a lost cause.

As productive members of society, we deserve a choice in how we consume online content. As a longstanding and popular platform for information and entertainment, YouTube has a responsibility to tailor its user experience to accommodate different preferences.

This petition aims to prompt YouTube to either improve its services by adding a feature to disable Shorts, or remove them entirely. A solution as such would respect individual user preferences, and could also prevent numerous potential issues linked to cognitive health.

Please, sign this petition to join the fight against this digital nuisance. Let's help ensure that YouTube remains an enriching and diverse platform that can adapt to its users' needs.