So I finally realized there is a "new" DeoVR app. After downloading that, I do see the Shorts section, but now the "Play in VR" button for each video is gone (I see it in Brave/Chrome, but not in Deo). Same story for the Meta Quest Browser (no way to actually play the shorts in 3d).
Please tell me you didn't forget to add the ability to doom scroll in 3d (as short AB loops).
Also, the "new" player... Sigh... I hate to be negative, but it's terrible. The first thing I noticed is how fewer options there are in the settings/key binds (no way to bind volume up/down, that's enough to make the app unusable). Also, the controllers/hands felt floaty (like there was some kind of lag/delay).
Didn't spend much time with it beyond that, but i'm sure I could find a list of things it's lacking compared to the old app.