Regulating opinions and unwanted enticing comments has been a very difficult task for social media. The virtual world has been fighting to bring better filter options to online users or video/content creators, who have always been on the receiving end. After Twitter, and Yahoo, now YouTube is aiming to provide more control to the creators over the conversations that take place below their videos.
YouTube has launched six commenting tools meant to help creators fight hate speech and abuse and improve their engagement with their communities.
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Like Twitter and Facebook users can already do, now YouTube users also can pin comments to highlight positive or insightful interactions at the top of the feed. They can also show love or appreciation to users with hearts.
Another feature is 'Creator usernames' to make identifying their comments easier. The comments will have the owner’s username appear under the text, highlighted with a splash of color so viewers know who wrote it. If the channel owner is verified, it will also display a checkmark.
"We realize that comments play a key role in growing this connection and we’re dedicated to making your conversations with your community easier and more personal," YouTube product manager Courtney Lessard wrote in a company blog post.
YouTube already allows channel owners to blacklist certain words and phrases, which allows them to prevent comments from publishing without approval.
Back in September this year, YouTube also added a new Heroes program to reward helpful users who flag inappropriate comments and videos, add subtitles, and answer forum questions.
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New commenting tools for YouTube ensure better control over hate speech
Regulating opinions and unwanted enticing comments has been a very difficult task for social media. The virtual world has been fighting to bring better filter options to online users or video/content creators, who have always been on the receiving end. After Twitter, and Yahoo, now YouTube is aiming to provide more control to the creators over the conversations that take place below their videos.
YouTube has launched six commenting tools meant to help creators fight hate speech and abuse and improve their engagement with their communities.
Like Twitter and Facebook users can already do, now YouTube users also can pin comments to highlight positive or insightful interactions at the top of the feed. They can also show love or appreciation to users with hearts.
Another feature is 'Creator usernames' to make identifying their comments easier. The comments will have the owner’s username appear under the text, highlighted with a splash of color so viewers know who wrote it. If the channel owner is verified, it will also display a checkmark.
"We realize that comments play a key role in growing this connection and we’re dedicated to making your conversations with your community easier and more personal," YouTube product manager Courtney Lessard wrote in a company blog post.
YouTube already allows channel owners to blacklist certain words and phrases, which allows them to prevent comments from publishing without approval.
Back in September this year, YouTube also added a new Heroes program to reward helpful users who flag inappropriate comments and videos, add subtitles, and answer forum questions.