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>>jayden+(OP)
The YouTube abominations keep piling up: Vertical videos on a desktop, endless ads (thanks to the Chrome manifest change that disables decent adblockers), useless feed.

I highly recommend installing an extension that hides the home feed and sidebar recommendations, which at least makes YT non-distracting again.

>>puttyc+e5
I think in (South-East) Asia the people like vertical videos for some reason. Seems how many people record videos on their phones - at least in Thailand.

>>wsc981+A7
For most developing and recently developed countries, the gateway to modern technology is the smartphone.

The first world had a lot of computers, video cameras and horizontal screens in general before they had smartphones.

I think it plays a part.