I think the future tense suggested here is confusing. The YouTube Shorts service has been running for a few months with many different creators having access w

I think the future tense suggested here is confusing. The YouTube Shorts service has been running for a few months with many different creators having access without specific geographical restrictions AFAIK. I think also it's in different category than Tik Tok. It sounds more like response to Instagram Stories leveraging the platform and community already built on YouTube. See here: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/building-youtube-shorts/ https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/building-youtube-shorts... (Sep 2020)