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[br][br]In a minor, albeit impactful, interface change, YouTube has started hiding comments on its Android app.[br][br]The move from streaming giant comes as part of an effort to save users from hate spreading through the comments section.[br][br]However, as of now, the interface change is only live for select users in India, XDA Developers reported.[br][br]Here's everything you need to know.[br][br][br]Currently, scrolling down brings up all the comments[br]As of now, sifting through comments on YouTube is as easy as scrolling down on the video page.[br][br]However, this particular method exposes every single individual opening the video to the hate that users spread through comments.[br][br]Yes, the comments section serves as a way to understand what users think of the clip, but there are plenty of hate/abusive/bullying comments too.[br][br]YouTube's solution: Hide comments behind dedicated button[br][br]To tackle the issue, YouTube has tweaked the original interface, hiding the entire comments section for some users.[br][br]For these users, the remarks are placed behind a dedicated 'Comments' button, which appears along with the regular Like, Dislike, and Share buttons below a video title.[br][br]You just have to tap on this button and an overflow menu will all the comments would appear immediately.[br][br]Only select users are seeing this change[br][br]The latest change would show comments only to those who are willing to read them and not to everyone.[br][br]However, it's important to note that the feature is only being tested with select users in India.[br][br]Also, there is no word on when or if it would be available in the stable version of YouTube for Android and iOS.[br][br][br][br]#Infinix_India...[br] |
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