The short video platform, TikTok, has quickly become a hot topic all over the world. The platform, which has a very high usage, has entered into competition with other popular social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. Another name added to these platforms was YouTube. According to the information, the company brings the TikTok-like watermark feature.
Shorts videos will feature the YouTube logo
YouTube Shorts, developed by YouTube to share short videos, takes a new step. As is known, TikTok videos automatically include a watermark with the TikTok logo and user name. Although Instagram and Facebook do not take any steps on this issue, YouTube Shorts will start using watermarks.
A YouTube representative stated yesterday that there will be watermarks on short videos in a post featuring the new features. In addition, the YouTube logo will now appear in the Shorts shared by the content producers. Thus, it will not be possible to download videos without a watermark. This will prevent sharing, especially in other applications.
A YouTube community manager made a statement on the subject. “If you’re a creator who downloads your short videos from YouTube Studio to share on other platforms, you’ll now find a watermark on your downloaded content. We made this innovation so that your viewers can see that the content you share across platforms can be found on YouTube.”
Adding a watermark will be a pretty powerful move as users know what platform the actual video was created on. Last year, Instagram announced that, taking into account the competition, it will not highlight Reels with watermarks of its competitors. It issued this regulation under the name of ‘promoting original content’. As a result, creators started creating original content on Instagram Reels.
The community manager also announced when the watermark will arrive in the statement. “This will be available on desktop in the next few weeks and we plan to move to mobile in the coming months.”
In addition to these, the number of monthly users of YouTube Shorts has also emerged. According to the data, the number of monthly users of YouTube Shorts has exceeded 1.5 billion. This shows that it surpassed TikTok, which announced in September that it has 1 billion monthly users.
So, what do you think about this subject? Do you think the YouTube Shorts watermark feature will be effective? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section.
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