YouTube to Introduce a New Feature for Comments

In its latest blog post, YouTube gives us an update on the progress of its fight against spam, bots and inappropriate language, and new and updated tools to tackle the issues more successfully. YouTube says in a statement that these are the main concerns of today's content creators and that it has made them a priority.

One of the main changes will be improved spam detection in the comment section. In the first half of this year, the development team blocked 1.1 billion spam comments to improve automatic spam detection. However, comment spammers are also improving against these measures. So YouTube will use machine learning models that adapt and handle them more efficiently. The same goes for automatic detection in live chat during live broadcasts. When it comes to offensive comments from real human users, YouTube is introducing a removal warning and time-outs. The system will warn users and remove their comments when their comments violate community guidelines, and the same user will be banned for 24 hours if they continue to make comments containing inappropriate words. Internal tests show that these systems in place reduce repeat offenses.

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Youtube Updates on Spam Comments and Abuse

The company said it has received feedback that comment spam and abuse is a top concern for creators. Therefore, it highlights some of the things it is working on to improve the commenting experience for everyone: Improved Spam Detection in Comments: In its blog post, YouTube says it is working to improve its automated spam detection systems and machine learning models. As spammers change the way they do things, machine learning models continue to evolve so they can better find new types of spam comments.

Improved bot detection in live chat: Google has improved spam detection to prevent bots from entering live chats. Google also explains that it knows that bots significantly harm the live streaming experience, as live chat is an excellent opportunity to interact with other users and artists.

Comment removal warnings and timeouts: Google says it will warn users when comments are removed for violating community guidelines. If a person repeatedly leaves offensive remarks, they can be blocked for 24 hours.

Another small but important change concerns content creators. The system will now give a rough estimate of when a newly uploaded video will finish processing and be available in full resolution - 1080p, 2160p or 4320p.