u/Expensive-Agent8284

Hello, I'm fairly new to YouTube Shorts, but not new to content creation in general. I started a month ago focusing entirely on short-form content, and so far things are performing okay and I'm honestly having fun with it.

However, I'm still trying to get used to how the platform works, and I have a quick question about scheduling.

I’m trying to target my uploads for when my target audience is most active. The issue is, I’ve noticed that every single time I schedule a video, it gets absolutely zero traction in the Shorts Feed until about 2.5 to 3 hours (sometimes more) after it officially goes public. Before that mark, it only gets a handful of views from notifications or channel pages, and then the feed traffic suddenly kicks in.

Is this normal "incubation" time for YouTube Shorts, or am I doing something wrong?

If this is just how the platform works, how do you guys plan your scheduling? Do you pull back your posting time by 2 or 3 hours to compensate for the "delay"? Or does the actual publishing time not matter at all for Shorts because the algorithm just tests it whenever it wants?

Thank you so much for any insights!

Hello, I’m looking for some technical insight into a very specific issue.

I manage an established Tiktok account which averaged 500k to 1M views per video. Since the beginning of March, my account has been completely 'frozen' regarding new distribution.

Despite no violations, no use of AI or "controversial" topics, I have 0% to 0.1% FYP Traffic. My new uploads aren't even reaching the initial test group. They only get views from my own profile (people coming from my old virals)

Curiously, my old content (from late 2025/early 2026) is still performing well and gaining likes/followers daily, but new uploads are dead on arrival.

I’ve opened multiple tickets. Every time, I got a vague AI response saying it’s being 'escalated to the technical team,' only for the ticket to be closed 24 hours later with no resolution.

Since March, I've posted only three times to avoid 'wasting' my content, but the situation hasn't reset.

Is this a known bug with the Oracle server migration? Has anyone successfully managed to force a 're-indexing' of their account after a major glitch? I feel like my UID is stuck in a permanent processing loop and Support is useless.

Thanks for any input or advice!

Hello, I’m looking for some technical insight into a very specific issue.

I manage an established Tiktok account which averaged 500k to 1M views per video. Since the beginning of March, my account has been completely 'frozen' regarding new distribution.

Despite no violations, no use of AI or "controversial" topics, I have 0% to 0.1% FYP Traffic. My new uploads aren't even reaching the initial test group. They only get views from my own profile (people coming from my old virals)

Curiously, my old content (from late 2025/early 2026) is still performing well and gaining likes/followers daily, but new uploads are dead on arrival.

I’ve opened multiple tickets. Every time, I got a vague AI response saying it’s being 'escalated to the technical team,' only for the ticket to be closed 24 hours later with no resolution.

Since March, I've posted only three times to avoid 'wasting' my content, but the situation hasn't reset.

Is this a known bug with the Oracle server migration? Has anyone successfully managed to force a 're-indexing' of their account after a major glitch? I feel like my UID is stuck in a permanent processing loop and Support is useless.

Thanks for any input or advice!