Downloaded YouTube Shorts Will Be Watermarked

TikTok already does this, while Instagram’s algorithm downgrades videos from other platforms

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Get ready to see more watermarks on video content posted across platforms, as YouTube said in a support thread that it will begin adding them to short-form YouTube Shorts videos.

YouTube explained in the support thread, “We’ve added a watermark to the Shorts you download so your viewers can see that the content you’re sharing across platforms can be found on YouTube Shorts. This is rolling out over the next few weeks on desktop, and we plan to expand to mobile over the coming months.”

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