diff --git a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
index d2caa47f2a..7fbbe8d24e 100644
--- a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ export type Gate =
   | 'test_gate_1'
   | 'test_gate_2'
   | 'trending_topics_beta'
+  | 'yolo'
diff --git a/src/screens/Settings/ContentAndMediaSettings.tsx b/src/screens/Settings/ContentAndMediaSettings.tsx
index 415801370d..6ebb083b95 100644
--- a/src/screens/Settings/ContentAndMediaSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Settings/ContentAndMediaSettings.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import React from 'react'
 import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {NativeStackScreenProps} from '@react-navigation/native-stack'
 
 import {CommonNavigatorParams} from '#/lib/routes/types'
 import {logEvent} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
+import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {isNative} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useAutoplayDisabled, useSetAutoplayDisabled} from '#/state/preferences'
 import {
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ export function ContentAndMediaSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
   const {trendingDisabled, trendingVideoDisabled} = useTrendingSettings()
   const {setTrendingDisabled, setTrendingVideoDisabled} =
     useTrendingSettingsApi()
+  const gate = useGate()
+  const areVideoFeedsEnabled = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return gate('yolo')
+  }, [gate])
 
   return (
     <Layout.Screen>
@@ -139,27 +145,29 @@ export function ContentAndMediaSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
                   <Toggle.Platform />
                 </SettingsList.Item>
               </Toggle.Item>
-              <Toggle.Item
-                name="show_trending_videos"
-                label={_(msg`Enable trending videos`)}
-                value={!trendingVideoDisabled}
-                onChange={value => {
-                  const hide = Boolean(!value)
-                  if (hide) {
-                    logEvent('trendingVideos:hide', {context: 'settings'})
-                  } else {
-                    logEvent('trendingVideos:show', {context: 'settings'})
-                  }
-                  setTrendingVideoDisabled(hide)
-                }}>
-                <SettingsList.Item>
-                  <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={Graph} />
-                  <SettingsList.ItemText>
-                    <Trans>Enable trending videos</Trans>
-                  </SettingsList.ItemText>
-                  <Toggle.Platform />
-                </SettingsList.Item>
-              </Toggle.Item>
+              {areVideoFeedsEnabled && (
+                <Toggle.Item
+                  name="show_trending_videos"
+                  label={_(msg`Enable trending videos`)}
+                  value={!trendingVideoDisabled}
+                  onChange={value => {
+                    const hide = Boolean(!value)
+                    if (hide) {
+                      logEvent('trendingVideos:hide', {context: 'settings'})
+                    } else {
+                      logEvent('trendingVideos:show', {context: 'settings'})
+                    }
+                    setTrendingVideoDisabled(hide)
+                  }}>
+                  <SettingsList.Item>
+                    <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={Graph} />
+                    <SettingsList.ItemText>
+                      <Trans>Enable trending videos</Trans>
+                    </SettingsList.ItemText>
+                    <Toggle.Platform />
+                  </SettingsList.Item>
+                </Toggle.Item>
+              )}
             </>
           )}
         </SettingsList.Container>
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
index 55fdb69792..d16ce8a0c4 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '#/lib/constants'
 import {useInitialNumToRender} from '#/lib/hooks/useInitialNumToRender'
 import {useWebMediaQueries} from '#/lib/hooks/useWebMediaQueries'
+import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {logEvent} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {useTheme} from '#/lib/ThemeContext'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
@@ -188,7 +189,13 @@ let PostFeed = ({
   const lastFetchRef = React.useRef<number>(Date.now())
   const [feedType, feedUri, feedTab] = feed.split('|')
   const {gtMobile, gtTablet} = useBreakpoints()
-  const isVideoFeed = feedUri === VIDEO_FEED_URI
+  const gate = useGate()
+  const areVideoFeedsEnabled = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return isNative && gate('yolo')
+  }, [gate])
+  const isVideoFeedAndIsEnabled = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return feedUri === VIDEO_FEED_URI && areVideoFeedsEnabled
+  }, [feedUri, areVideoFeedsEnabled])
 
   const opts = React.useMemo(
     () => ({enabled, ignoreFilterFor}),
@@ -329,7 +336,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
       } else if (data) {
         let sliceIndex = -1
 
-        if (isVideoFeed && isNative) {
+        if (isVideoFeedAndIsEnabled) {
           const rows: FeedPostSliceItem[][] = []
           let slices: {slice: FeedPostSlice; index: number}[] = []
           for (const page of data.pages) {
@@ -386,7 +393,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
                       })
                     }
                   } else if (sliceIndex === 15) {
-                    if (isNative && !trendingVideoDisabled) {
+                    if (areVideoFeedsEnabled && !trendingVideoDisabled) {
                       arr.push({
                         type: 'interstitialTrendingVideos',
                         key: 'interstitial-' + sliceIndex + '-' + lastFetchedAt,
@@ -461,7 +468,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
         })
       }
     } else {
-      if (isVideoFeed && isNative) {
+      if (isVideoFeedAndIsEnabled) {
         arr.push({
           type: 'videoGridRowPlaceholder',
           key: 'videoGridRowPlaceholder',
@@ -490,7 +497,8 @@ let PostFeed = ({
     trendingVideoDisabled,
     gtTablet,
     gtMobile,
-    isVideoFeed,
+    isVideoFeedAndIsEnabled,
+    areVideoFeedsEnabled,
   ])
 
   // events
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Search/Explore.tsx b/src/view/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
index ecb02a7b4c..3b8386263b 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import {
 import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
+import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {cleanError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
-import {isNative,isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {isNative, isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {useGetPopularFeedsQuery} from '#/state/queries/feed'
 import {usePreferencesQuery} from '#/state/queries/preferences'
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@ export function Explore() {
     error: feedsError,
     fetchNextPage: fetchNextFeedsPage,
   } = useGetPopularFeedsQuery({limit: 10})
+  const gate = useGate()
 
   const isLoadingMoreProfiles = isFetchingNextProfilesPage && !isLoadingProfiles
   const onLoadMoreProfiles = React.useCallback(async () => {
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ export function Explore() {
       key: `trending-topics`,
     })
 
-    if (isNative) {
+    if (isNative && gate('yolo')) {
       i.push({
         type: 'trendingVideos',
         key: `trending-videos`,
@@ -508,6 +510,7 @@ export function Explore() {
     preferencesError,
     hasNextProfilesPage,
     hasNextFeedsPage,
+    gate,
   ])
 
   const renderItem = React.useCallback(