YouTube Is Getting Rid Of Their "Stories" Feature Soon
Author: Subharthi Bayen
Date: May 26, 2023
Time: 1 pm
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YouTube is getting rid of Stories, a feature for temporary posts, beginning in June.
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Users won’t be able to post Stories starting June 26th, and existing posts will expire after seven days.
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Youtube creators could use Stories to post updates or behind-the-scenes content to promote their channel.
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But looking around today, few creators seem to be regularly posting Stories, and the feature doesn’t get much promotion even from YouTube.
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In the absence of Stories, YouTube wants creators to instead post content to other surfaces on the platform, that is Community Posts and Shorts.
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YouTube has also been working to funnel the popularity of short form video into its TikTok competitor - Shorts.
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They are trying to convince traditional long form video creators to start making shorter content as well.
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YouTube also wants creators to post content to other surfaces on the platform: Community Posts and expanded access to
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