YouTube to block comments on most videos showing minors


Some YouTube Creators are not happy about the 'small and brief' experiment with auto-generated thumbnails. — AFP Relaxnews

YouTube said Feb 28 it will disable user comments on a broad array of videos featuring children to thwart "predatory behaviour" after revelations about a glitch exploited for sharing of child pornography. 

The Google-owned video sharing service announced further steps to crack down on inappropriate comments a week after an investigation showing how comments and connections on child porn were being displayed alongside innocuous videos. 

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