Creators blast YouTube over spam bots \u201cplaguing\u201d comments section YouTubeTop YouTube creators have hit out at the platform over spambots \u201cplaguing\u201d the comment sections. Since the beginning of YouTube, the comment section has been a place for fans to critique and praise videos, as well as a place to interact with a community. However, in recent times the YouTube comment section has been \u201cplagued\u201d with bots that are spam promoting sexual content, leading to creators hitting out at the platform with accusations there are no efforts to combat it. A concerned tweet from Fortnite YouTuber Martyn \u2018InTheLittleWood\u2019 Littlewood on January 2 questioned if the platform is actively working to combat spambots. \u201cDid I miss a blog post or tweet regarding these copy and paste spambots?\u201d asked InTheLittleWood. The creator continued: \u201cI\u2019d love to know if it\u2019s something you guys are actively working to combat. Every video for over a month now is littered in genuine comments being duplicated by sexbots.\u201d Yo @YouTubeCreators @YouTubeGaming @Fwiz did I miss a blog post or tweet regarding these copy\/paste spam bots? I’d love to know if it’s something you guys are actively working to combat Every video for a month+ now is littered in genuine comments being duplicated by sex bots \ud83d\ude44 pic.twitter.com\/HbmM50W7B3 \u2014 Martyn Littlewood (@InTheLittleWood) January 2, 2022 The tweet gathered the attention of some of YouTube\u2019s biggest creators such as Ali-A and Vikkstar, who each had their own concerns with the platform\u2019s efforts to combat the bots. \u201cGiven they just duplicate existing top comments, you\u2019d think some relatively simple code could be used to ban them,\u201d said Vikkstar. \u201cYet they\u2019ve been plaguing comment sections for over a year now.\u201d Given they just duplicate existing top comments, you\u2019d think some relatively simple code could be used to ban them. Yet they\u2019ve been plaguing comment sections for over a year now \ud83e\udd14 \u2014 Vikkstar123 \u2605 (@Vikkstar123) January 2, 2022 Ali-A claimed it\u2019s impossible to keep on top of deleting the spam comments: \u201cReally hope a work-around is found \u2013 These comments are impossible to keep on top of.\u201d Really hope a work-around is found \u2013 These comments are impossible to keep on top of \ud83d\ude30 \u2014 Ali-A (@OMGitsAliA) January 2, 2022 Ryan \u2018Fwiz\u2019 Wyatt, the Head of YouTube gaming assured the creators he\u2019d check in the team behind the comments section, and will get back to the creators when he\u2019s got more knowledge. \u201cSits outside of Gaming related work, so I need to get smarter on the topic and get you an answer. Stay tuned.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fwiz\/status\/1477656181606780929?s=20 With YouTube\u2019s very own Head of Gaming looking into the situation, hopefully the platform will further push a solution for creators to deal with the spambots that are littering the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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