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Summarize this content to 100 words The problem of spam and scammers on YouTube has gotten so bad that the platform has banned posting links in comments and descriptions of Shorts. The restrictions will come into effect on August 31 and will gradually apply to all users. By the end of September, YouTube will provide content creators with a new way to link full versions of videos to Shorts instead of links.The platform will also prohibit publishing clickable social network icons on channel banners. According to the platform, such icons often hide “misleading” links. Instead, YouTube plans to define a new place in channel profiles to host external links. This update will start on August 23rd.”We have no plans to make any more links inactive,” The Verge quoted YouTube as saying. “We know that links are an important way for creators to share information and recommend products/brands to their communities, so we’re actively working to ensure that creators can include important links in their content.”It was previously reported that in the coming months, YouTube will stop showing video recommendations to users who have disabled their viewing history. Only the search bar and the menu on the left will remain on the main page. At the beginning of the month, YouTube began testing the function of artificial intelligence for a brief retelling of the content of the video. At the moment, the option is available to a limited number of users.
YouTube banned links in comments and descriptions to Shorts due to a wave of spam
The problem of spam and scammers on YouTube has gotten so bad that the platform has banned posting links in comments and descriptions of Shorts. The restrictions will come into effect on August 31 and will gradually apply to all users. By the end of September, YouTube will provide content creators with a new way to link full versions of videos to Shorts instead of links.
The platform will also prohibit publishing clickable social network icons on channel banners. According to the platform, such icons often hide “misleading” links. Instead, YouTube plans to define a new place in channel profiles to host external links. This update will start on August 23rd.
“We have no plans to make any more links inactive,” The Verge quoted YouTube as saying. “We know that links are an important way for creators to share information and recommend products/brands to their communities, so we’re actively working to ensure that creators can include important links in their content.”
It was previously reported that in the coming months, YouTube will stop showing video recommendations to users who have disabled their viewing history. Only the search bar and the menu on the left will remain on the main page.
At the beginning of the month, YouTube began testing the function of artificial intelligence for a brief retelling of the content of the video. At the moment, the option is available to a limited number of users.
