A recent meta-analysis concerning short-form video, mental health, and attention spawned a lot of tech panic. Did critics even read the study?

YouTube will now let parents limit the amount of time their teens can spend scrolling through its short-form video feature, ...

Short, vertical video is no longer just the domain of social apps. By building TikTok-style feeds directly into their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Short Video Addiction (SVA) is a term used by researchers, and this is separate from excessive general internet use. A 2025 report ...

When India banned TikTok in 2020, YouTube responded by launching a short-form video feature with a similar user experience in the country. Less than a year later, that feature rolled out globally as ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. But what started as an entertainment trend has now evolved into a marketing priority. The ...

These days, almost everything is available in the form of quick, bite-sized content—from recipes and skincare tips to news updates. You may find yourself swiping through reels, tapping through stories ...

In case you haven’t realized over the past seven years, the vertically scrolling short video format is pretty popular. TikTok has revolutionized the way we watch content on our phones, and other ...

New data found Instagram reels is surging ahead of TikTok in countries like the US, Japan, and Spain. TikTok and Instagram have been competing in short-form video for years. The success of reels may ...