Platform Length Filters Restore Search Agency

Major video platforms are beginning to expose explicit content‑form filters (e.g., Shorts vs longform), letting users choose the format of results instead of accepting a mixed, algorithmically blended feed. These UI choices reallocate attention and can shift creator strategies, ad pricing, and the relative cultural prominence of short‑form versus long‑form work. — Exposing and changing discovery defaults is a tangible lever that policymakers, creators, and civil society should watch because small interface revisions recalibrate influence, monetization, and public information flows.