YouTube introduces improved bot detection feature, spam comment warning

YouTube has introduced improvements to its video-sharing platform in an effort to improve spam and abuse detection in comments and live chat. The update comes at a time when social media companies are facing increased scrutiny for their inability to curb spam, harassment, and abuse that are believed to impact the mental health of users who are exposed to the platform. The company introduced an improvement in its mechanisms that detect spam in comments and bots in live chats. YouTube also rolled out a new feature that notifies users with an alert if a violation of the platform’s Community Guidelines is detected.

Corresponding YouTube’s officially support pagethe company has introduced improvements to its machine learning models that are now able to detect advanced spamming techniques used by malicious users. YouTube also confirmed that it removed 1.1 billion spam comments in the first half of 2022 alone.

Meanwhile the alphabet-own video-sharing platform has also improved its automated bot detection systems deployed during live chats to prevent negative repercussions.

YouTube’s major update includes the introduction of a new mechanism for removing comments, warnings, and timeouts. The new feature notifies users with an alert if an abusive comment posted from their account is found to violate YouTube Community Guidelines. Repeat offenders will be temporarily banned from being able to comment for up to 24 hours, the post on YouTube’s support page confirmed.

These tools are currently limited to users commenting in English. However, YouTube plans to expand these features to other languages ​​in the coming months.

Meanwhile, a tweet from the company’s official TeamYouTube handle announced the launch of a new feature for creators to view the estimated completion time for uploads to the platform in SD, HD or 4K video quality.

The platform also had recently announced that it would start certifying doctors, nurses and other health professionals to limit the misinformation content on YouTube about health issues.