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YouTube comments cleanup attempt launched, giving trolls a timeout

12/20/202212/17/2022 Julie Campbell

Users whose abusive comments violate community guidelines will be suspended for 24 hours. A new rollout has begun in an effort to help control the growing toxicity in YouTube comments, particularly in terms of those violating community guidelines. The platform had previously used tools such as popups in the hopes of keeping interactions “respectful”. The improvement the YouTube comments environment had previously taken more subtle approaches, but the company has now added a touch more assertiveness to their angle by applying warnings and timeouts. If abusive YouTube comments are detected…

YouTube dislike count is disappearing across the platform

11/15/202111/13/2021 L. Green

The online video service will keep that particular metric private for the channel owner. The YouTube dislike count located next to the thumbs-down icon will be removed across the entire platform, according to a recent announcement from the company. The count will still remain, but it will become available only to the owner of the channel. The decision to eliminate the YouTube dislike count from public view is likely to be a controversial one, as are all changes that impact the public use of that platform. The main reason that…

YouTube in-app messaging launched for Canadian mobile users

01/19/201701/18/2017 L. Green

The Google owned video hosting and streaming platform is testing the option in Canada first. A YouTube in-app messaging platform has now been launched. That said, for the moment the option will be available only in Canada. It is commonplace for companies to soft launch their products within that market due to the country’s size and similarity to the United States. The entire population of Canada is comparable to that of California, but there is another reason for its appeal. Canadians share more YoutTube videos with their friends, family and…