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Clickable links will not be available in Youtube Shorts

savitri soni
Last updated: 2023/08/11 at 5:15 PM
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 YouTube, which is currently working on several security features to remove scams on the platform. It has announced that it will make all links in shorts comments and shorts details nonclickable by the end of this month. With this change, Google’s video platform aims to help users weed out the web of scammers and spammers.

YouTube has announced that it is making some changes to links on shorts. The Google-owned company said that to combat the growing scams and spam appearing in the short video format, it will no longer make shorts clickable. It added that the volume of content being published on YouTube and the increase in speed and level of engagement have made it easier for spammers and scammers to share links in shorts comments and shorts descriptions. that harm the community.

Scammers can use these clickable links to lead users to malware, phishing or scam content. It added that in addition to existing systems and policies to detect and remove such links, additional preventive measures are needed to make it more difficult for the company to take advantage of users through links.

Some links won’t be clickable Starting August 31st, links in shorts comments, shorts descriptions and links in vertical live feeds will no longer be clickable. This change will be implemented gradually.

We are also removing clickable social media icons from all desktop channel banners, as they can be a source of misleading links, the company said. We have no plans to make any other clickables. Because abuse strategies evolve rapidly, we have to

They also said to take preventive measures to make it harder for scammers and spammers to mislead or scam users through links. YouTube also said it is working on reducing impersonation across YouTube and has made substantial improvements to policies and systems that help detect and remove impersonation channels. It has also introduced more powerful comment moderation tools, which detect and hold potentially spammy and inappropriate comments for optional review by creators.

How creator links appear Starting August 23, audiences on mobile and desktop will see prominent clickable links on channel profiles near the ‘Take Membership’ button, where creators can share websites, social profiles, merchant sites and other links that Comply with community guidelines.

The company also said it will begin offering a secure way for creators to direct viewers from Shorts to their other YouTube content by the end of September.

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