Best Way to Hide Shorts from YouTube Algorithm
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
YouTube's recommendations learn from what you click, so one accidental Short can bring more of them. Ultimate Adblocker's "Hide Shorts" switch removes Shorts from the Home page, search, your subscriptions and the menu, and opens any Shorts link in the normal player, which makes accidental taps far less likely. It changes only what your browser shows: YouTube still decides what to recommend, and the YouTube app on your phone still shows Shorts. To tell YouTube directly, choose "Not interested" or "Don't recommend channel" from a video's menu.
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