YouTube is building a TikTok rival called Shorts, which the Google-owned company states is aimed at “creators and artists who want to shoot short, catchy videos using nothing but their mobile phones”. According to a blog post published by VP of Product Management Chris Jaffe on September 14, an early beta of Shorts is launching in India over the next few days “with a handful of new creation tools”.
Source: YouTube to launch TikTok rival Shorts, rolls out beta in India