YouTube Stories will cease to exist on June 26. The temporary delivery medium is being phased out, and all YouTube Stories shared on June 26 will expire in seven days. The accompanying community post hints that YouTube is removing Stories in favor of YouTube Shorts and community posts.

Demonstration of YouTube Stories

Demonstration of YouTube Stories

YouTube finds its community posts are great for sharing “light updates” and starting discussions among followers, while Shorts offer more traffic and subscribers than Stories. YouTube Stories was initially introduced in 2017 as Reels before rebranding to Stories a year later.

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