I think the future tense suggested here is confusing.<p>The YouTube Shorts service has been running for a few months with many different creators having access without specific geographical restrictions AFAIK.<p>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.<p>See here: <a href="https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/building-youtube-shorts/" rel="nofollow">https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/building-youtube-shorts...</a> (Sep 2020)