YOUTUBE SHORTS GETS TIKTOK MAKEOVER WITH NEW FEATURES
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YouTube is doubling down on TikTok-style features for Shorts, adding a full-screen mode, replacing thumbs-up with hearts, and enabling 2x playback speed.
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