To avoid shorts/reels etc I use ScreenZen. I’m allowed to use all of YouTube and Instagram with no issues except for the short videos where I receive a special message that I can bypass but then my 100 days streak would be broken so… Yes I used my achievements addiction to force myself out of Reels/shorts.
Depending on how far gone you are it may not be enough but I found that this was great because it gave more control, for instance you can simply delete all shorts from the youtube interface iirc.
To avoid shorts/reels etc I use ScreenZen. I’m allowed to use all of YouTube and Instagram with no issues except for the short videos where I receive a special message that I can bypass but then my 100 days streak would be broken so… Yes I used my achievements addiction to force myself out of Reels/shorts.
Depending on how far gone you are it may not be enough but I found that this was great because it gave more control, for instance you can simply delete all shorts from the youtube interface iirc.