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YouTube is experimenting with Notes, a crowdsourced feature that lets users add context to videos (techcrunch.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] Concave1142 99 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I feel like this is what the comment section is used for.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Can the channel owner delete comments on their videos?

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, as well as automatically hiding new comments.

[–] expatriado 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

which is unfortunate, i think YT does it to save paid labor on moderating comments, but this allows video posters to upload misleading info and delete correcting replies, which also pairs well with hidden thumbs down

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It also allows uploaders to stop hate filled posting, like incels trashing the comments on anything positive about female characters in media.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It also allows uploaders to stoke hate with their videos and delete reasonable takes and people calling out misinformation in the comments.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Which one is worse depends on the context of the video.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'd rather the channel have the first say here. It would be even better if some independent mod team could override channel owners though if there are enough reports.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Enough reports is how brigades are effective.

There isn't a great solution that solves all the possibilities, it is a difficult problem. An independent mod team sounds great until you get into the details of how they are formed and the fact that they are people too who might miss nuance or hold their own shitty opinions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Sure, but a manual review is way better than any form of automated system. To combat brigading, the mod team could issue temporary suspensions if that's deemed to be the case, and full bans if the behavior is repeated.

It would be quite expensive for YouTube to do that, so it's not happening. Best we're getting is some automated nonsense, probably based on AI.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

And Youtube will 100% allow creators to hide notes, as well. Corporations will not allow themselves to be criticized on their own pages.

[–] 9point6 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I value my mental health too much to regularly dive into the YouTube comment section

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I must be watching different videos than the people complaining about YouTube comments. The ones I see are virtually all positive.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Don't just look at the comments. Look at the replies to the top comments. 8 out of 10 times they turn super toxic super quickly in my experience.