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[ManaByte]

Testing new ways to offer viewers more context and information on videos

YouTube is ramping up an experiment with a new feature allowing people to add helpful notes to content.

blog.youtube

Starting today, we are testing an experimental feature to allow people to add notes to provide relevant, timely, and easy-to-understand context on videos. For example, this could include notes that clarify when a song is meant to be a parody, point out when a new version of a product being reviewed is available, or let viewers know when older footage is mistakenly portrayed as a current event.

This is going to be FUN.

 

[feynoob]

Knowing youtube, its going to be a mess.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Testing new ways to offer viewers more context and information on videos

YouTube is ramping up an experiment with a new feature allowing people to add helpful notes to content.

blog.youtube

This is going to be FUN.

I'm gonna to abuse the shit out of this

 

[Rayderism]

So is this why I've been having screwy issues with YT lately?

 

[digital_ghost]

So is this why I've been having screwy issues with YT lately?

No issues here with YouTube. I watch it daily . Facebook on the other hand, that app always has issues.

 

[Kabelly]

Yet Google bent the knee to the corpos and took away dislikes from Youtube because it was the easiest way to visually shit on a company for doing some stupid shit.

 

[MayauMiao]

Interesting, let's try community note Giant Bomb on how Alyssa Mercunte chickened out of her physical fight challenge.

 

[Lord Panda]

Interesting, let's try community note Giant Bomb on how Alyssa Mercunte chickened out of her physical fight challenge.

I had to google this and wow at some of those tweets https://thatparkplace.com/after-her...editor-alyssa-mercante-immediately-backs-out/

 

[ZehDon]

I've found Community Notes on X to actually been one of the better features. I'm sure Google will find a way to fuck this, though.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

So is this why I've been having screwy issues with YT lately?

I used to, but that was when people started experiencing major slowdown because of adblockers. Atm, it seems like they backed off as I feel no dip in quality, atm. But it's only been a week. So, let's see how it goes.

 

[Pejo]

As long as the uploader can't remove/edit the notes, they'll be a good thing. If they can, it's worthless. Especially corporations.

 

[Griffon]

Youtube will likely limit who can write community notes, only for those who adhere to their policies. It wont be as good as the Xitters notes.

 

[jufonuk]

So more shit to read to keep me from the video while adverts play.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Considering how woke Google is and how they run Youtube, this is going to be some serious chaotic energy. Youtube removed the showing of dislikes because people were disliking woke things, so I can't imagine how they will allow just anybody to post community notes on woke videos

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Copying X and being disingenuous with it, I would suspect.
I don't know how X is inside out, but I would suspect Google to be assholes.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

All the fitness and nutrition influencers right now:

 

[xrnzaaas]

I can already tell which community notes will be "rated as helpful" and which will be completely ignored.

 

[March Climber]

Considering how woke Google is and how they run Youtube, this is going to be some serious chaotic energy. Youtube removed the showing of dislikes because people were disliking woke things, so I can't imagine how they will allow just anybody to post community notes on woke videos

Well no need to fear, some people here are thinking that the notes will have their own woke filter, so effectively youtube will have a perfect closed circle of wokeness.

 

[winjer]

I'm sure Google will manipulate this feature to allow only what they consider politically correct.
If anyone thinks this means greater transparency and freedom of speech on the platform, you are very mistaken.

 

[Drew1440]

As long as the uploader can't remove/edit the notes, they'll be a good thing. If they can, it's worthless. Especially corporations.

They do this on X, Sky News deleted a community noted tweet and reposted the exact same article, removing the community note.

 

[Avid Reading Horse]

 

[Dirk Benedict]

I'm sure Google will manipulate this feature to allow only what they consider politically correct.
If anyone thinks this means greater transparency and freedom of speech on the platform, you are very mistaken.

They've stopped using the motto "Don't be Evil" and went with "Do the right thing" LMAO Ironic in either case.
One of the most unethical companies that ever existed.

 

[winjer]

They've stopped using the motto "Don't be Evil" and went with "Do the right thing" LMAO Ironic in either case.
One of the most unethical companies that ever existed.

They just don't say to whom. The complete sentence should be:
"Do the right thing for shareholders and advertisers."

 

[AJUMP23]

Linus tech tips will be covered up with "Well actually"

 

[Roxkis_ii]

Community notes is probably Twitter's best feature (from someone looking from the outside in). I think every social site should copy this feature.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I had to google this and wow at some of those tweets https://thatparkplace.com/after-her...editor-alyssa-mercante-immediately-backs-out/

I would have paid to watch her throw a leglock on Alyssa Mercante and not let go! Fuck that misandrist putrid cunt.

 

[BadBurger]

Some of the YouTuber's I've seen are going to need numerous community notes for every single video they post given how much they lie or spread silly pseudo science and/or historical revisionism.

 

[Unknown?]

They will delete anything that goes against what their 3 letter agency overlords tell them to push.

 

[Danknugz]

I had to google this and wow at some of those tweets https://thatparkplace.com/after-her...editor-alyssa-mercante-immediately-backs-out/

why do i read shit like this

 

[IDKFA]

I'm sure the flat earth community will love this

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Can't wait for the reset deniers trying to cope and fail

 

[DeepEnigma]

They will delete anything that goes against what their 3 letter agency overlords tell them to push.

Bingo.

 

[Nvzman]

I had to google this and wow at some of those tweets https://thatparkplace.com/after-her...editor-alyssa-mercante-immediately-backs-out/

This person clearly has a mental illness, or a case of extreme ego.
Before social media, you say shit like this, you'd get humbled really quick. Its just degraded peoples' brains so hard.