• Repeat offenders will be prohibited from commenting on YouTube for up to 24 hours.
• An upload time estimation tool for creators has been added to YouTube.
• According to the platform, 1.1 billion spam comments were deleted in H2 2022.

In an effort to better detect spam and abuse in comments and live chat, YouTube has made improvements to its video-sharing infrastructure. The upgrade comes as social media firms are coming under more scrutiny for their failure to control spam, harassment, and abuse, which is seen to be harming the mental health of people exposed to the site.

 The business has improved the systems it uses to identify spam in comments and bots in live chats. Additionally, YouTube has included a new function that will provide users with a warning if their behaviour is found to be against the platform's Community Guidelines.

 According to the company's machine-learning algorithms, which have been improved, malicious individuals' sophisticated spamming techniques can now be recognised, according to YouTube's official help page. Additionally, YouTube acknowledged that in the first half of 2022 alone, 1.1 billion spam comments had been deleted.

The video-sharing site owned by Alphabet has also enhanced its automated bot identification algorithms, which will be used during live chats to guard against any detrimental effects. The addition of a new method for comment removal, warnings, and timeouts is among YouTube's most significant updates. These capabilities are only presently available to English-speaking readers who comment. However, YouTube intends to extend these features to additional languages in the upcoming weeks.

A tweet from TeamYouTube, the company's official account, in the meantime, announced the launch of a new feature for creators that will enable them to view the expected time of completion for uploads made on the platform in SD, HD, or 4K video quality. In an effort to reduce the amount of inaccurate health-related YouTube material, the platform had also just announced that it would begin certifying doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers.