Block YouTube Shorts

This article applies to organisations with a 'Hybrid' setup (both On-Premise Appliance and Cloud), as well as On-Premise only and Cloud only setups.

 

You can’t prevent YouTube Shorts from being accessible unless you block all of YouTube. Follow the instructions below to have only the first video load to prevent auto-scrolling.

  1. Add these URLs to a Custom Category:
    • http://youtube.com/shorts
    • http://youtube.com/youtubei/v1/reel/
  2. Create a Web Filter Policy using your Custom Category to Block these URLs.