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A user commenting their own channel name
Comments are a function that is used on YouTube enabling members to post their statements, opinions, facts, questions or remarks on the video or channel. This function is used to put a comment in the bottom of a video. They are a function that can be enabled or disabled by YouTube or the creator of the video.
Function[]
An Arabic-speaking user commenting "وللة لوتعرفين عراقي لعلقل ج" (For god if you knew the Iraqi mind, E) (source)
The YouTube comment function exists as way to get feedbacks from viewers, answer their questions and so on. Comments can be liked, disliked and replied to by others.[1] The creator themself can comment and reply to other people's comments. They can also interact by using the heart icon. When someone "Hearts" (officially known as Love) a comment to show their appreciation, viewers will see their avatar with a small red heart. The creator can also pin a single comment which can be from the creator or any other commenter. This single comment will always be on top of the comment section and will be highlighted.
Deactivated comments[]
Example of a video with paused comments.
Comments on YouTube videos may be turned off due to various reasons, including:
- The video owner selected the setting to disable comments in YouTube Studio.[2]
- YouTube may have turned off comments on some videos for safety reasons, like to protect minors.
- The channel or video’s audience is set as "made for kids."[3]
- Comments on automatically generated Art Tracks are turned off.
- Turning Restricted Mode on.[4]
- Comments are paused.
History[]
The First Comment on YouTube Ever
Comments were not part of the platform's initial offering, because of YouTube's beginnings as a dating site. They would only become a feature in mid-2005, when YouTube pivoted to becoming a video platform.
The earliest comment ever posted to YouTube is thought to have been posted by a user named Marco Cassé, who wrote "LOL!!!!!!" on June 14, 2005. It was rumored to have been removed. A prior misconception has led people to believe that the first ever comment was posted by user COBALTGRUV on July 12, 2005, on Jawed's video, Me at the zoo.
Google+ integration[]
- Main article: Google+
The Bob Army, originally a internet meme from mid-2008, was repurposed to serve the cause against Google+
New commenting system powered by Google+
By 2011, Google+ was directly integrated onto YouTube so it can streamline the site. But, when this event happened, the Bob Army copypasta was created by users texting a stick figure next to a tank, in which they encourage the reader to copy and paste the message in the comments in order to speak out against G+.
In November 6, 2013, Google+ introduced an New Comment System that put all the replies inside in comments and responded to this, now forcing users to have a G+ account in order to comment on videos.[5] It received major backlash, started as a beta version in September 24, 2013.[6] that one of the founders of YouTube, Jawed Karim, came back to Google just to ask, in his own words: "Why the f**k do I need a Google+ account to comment on a video.[7]
The total of comment replies are 500, but later, The comment reply limit has been increased to 750 replies around in January 2024.
Types of comments[]
Spam/Scam/Trashposting/Troll comments[]
User commented a period or a letter, while the user replying commented a letter and a number. From this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u75v9LcfU2k
User commented emoji spam with gibberish, same with the replier. From this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mRVjF1v_4co
Spam/Trashposting/Troll/Scam comments were well known to be a part of the YouTube comment's system, most users either asked for likes or subs or attention.
Comment bots[]
Conversation by many comment bots in gibberish. From this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kpMeGT1af5I
Mostly appearing on videos relating to Bollywood and Elsagate, since October 2014, gibberish comments from bots has clearly became a thing now. Such as writing one letter or writing nonsense gibberish or just commenting their own channel names, here are some examples:
Comment bots later made a resurgence in 2021, from the infamous "sex bots" (named likely due to their NSFW avatars and their account names), either copying the top comments and reposting them, or commenting a message to entice users into clicking on scam links, to verified bots copying original comments in order to get to the top comments.
References[]
- ↑ https://creatoracademy.youtube.com/page/lesson/connect-with-comments_overview_video#strategies-zippy-link-1
- ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9482556
- ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9632097
- ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/174084?hl=en#:~:text=When%20Restricted%20Mode%20is%20turned%20on%2C%20you%20can%27t%20view%20comments%20on%20the%20videos%20you%20watch.
- ↑ Cohen, Joshue. "The New YouTube Comments Are Live", Tubefilter, 2013-11-06. Retrieved on 2024-04-02.
- ↑ Lardinois, Frederic. "YouTube Announces A New Commenting System, Powered By Google+, With Threaded, Ranked And Private Conversations", TechCrunch, 2013-09-24. Retrieved on 2024-04-02.
- ↑ Hern, Alex. "YouTube co-founder hurls abuse at Google over new YouTube comments", The Guardian, 2013-11-08. Retrieved on 2024-04-02.