An Experiment With YouTube Comments…

Introduction

The speaker introduces the problem of scambots and sexbots in YouTube comments and explains that they are experimenting with a solution to allow only verified humans to post comments.

Experimenting with a Solution

• The speaker is experimenting with a new privilege for Bonnie bees, which are verified humans who can post comments below the official video.

• The official video discussion will still happen over at Reddit, where this problem doesn't occur as much.

• Every person who signs up will have to be individually approved by the speaker or their team, which is an admin nightmare. They ask for patience while they work this out.

Incentives for Signing Up

The speaker explains that raising visibility in the comments of everyone who helps make these videos happen is an incentive for signing up. They also mention how YouTube's promotion of shorts over regular videos is having an impact on long-form creators like themselves.

Benefits of Signing Up

• Raising visibility in the comments of everyone who helps make these videos happen is an incentive for signing up.

• With YouTube's ceaseless promotion of shorts over regular videos, normal long-form creators like the speaker are being impacted negatively.

• If you've been considering signing up but haven't gotten around to it yet and if you're financially stable, perhaps this benefit will push you over the edge.

Conclusion

The speaker thanks viewers for allowing them to spend an unreasonable amount of time working on animated explainers for the Internet.

Thank You

• The speaker thanks viewers for allowing them to spend an unreasonable amount of time working on animated explainers for the Internet.