How to Disable Comments on Videos on YouTube

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Do you want to disable comments on your YouTube videos? YouTube is an excellent platform for sharing your talents, exchanging ideas, and expressing your opinions. Unfortunately, not everyone's response to your video is positive or even relevant, so you may feel the need to disable comments on your videos. This wikiHow shows you how to bypass this issue entirely by disabling comments on your videos and channel.

Method 1
Method 1 of 5:

Disabling Comments on All New Videos and Your Channel

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  1. Go to https://studio.youtube.com/ and log in. You'll use the YouTube username and password that you'll use to upload the videos that you want to turn off commenting on.
    • Alternatively, you can go to https://youtube.com , click your profile picture, and select YouTube Studio .
  2. It's on the left side of the page next to an icon of a gear.
    • This will open a new window in the middle of your screen.
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  3. You'll see this in the panel on the left side of the window.
  4. This will show you the default settings for your YouTube channel and all the videos that you upload.
  5. This will turn off the commenting feature on all your future uploads. If you're experiencing something more like spam or gibberish comments, you can click Hold potentially inappropriate comments for review instead. [1]
  6. It's in the lower right corner of the window and will save your changes.
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Method 2
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Disabling Comments on All Existing Videos

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  1. Go to https://studio.youtube.com/ and log in. You'll use the YouTube username and password that you used to upload the videos to YouTube on which you want to delete the comments.
    • Alternatively, you can go to https://youtube.com , click your profile picture, and select YouTube Studio .
  2. You'll see this in the menu on the left side of the page.
  3. You'll be redirected to a new page with more options for that video.
  4. It's at the bottom of the page.
  5. This will turn off the commenting section for this existing video as well as delete previous comments.
    • If you want to disable comments on a few previous videos, you can do it in bulk. From https://studio.youtube.com/ , click Content , then select all the videos you want to edit (click the boxes next to their thumbnails). At the top of your screen, click Edit > Comments > Disable comments > Update Videos . [2]
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Method 3
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Disabling Comments from a Specific User

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  1. All you need to do is go to their YouTube channel and copy the URL from their homepage.
    • If you're looking at their comment on one of your videos, you can skip the rest of this method by simply clicking the three-dot menu icon next to their comment and selecting Hide user from channel .
  2. Go to https://studio.youtube.com/ and log in. You'll use the same YouTube username and password that you use to manage your YouTube account.
  3. It's on the left side of the page next to an icon of a gear.
    • This will open a new window in the middle of your screen.
  4. You'll see this in the panel on the left side of the window.
  5. This will make it so that user cannot comment on your videos or channel.
  6. It's in the lower right corner of the window and will save your changes. [3]
    • Click the x next to their URL here if you want to unblock them.
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Method 4
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Disabling Comments at Upload

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  1. Navigate to https://youtube.com and sign in. You shouldn't have to do this if you went through YouTube Studio and changed the comment settings for all your YouTube videos, but this is good to know.
  2. You'll find this video camera button near the top right corner of the screen. It is to the left of the notifications icon and profile icon
  3. The file will start to upload immediately.
  4. It is located at the very bottom of the page and will display more options.
  5. The circle will fill to indicate that it is selected.
  6. Once you've selected Disable comments , no one will be able to leave a comment on your video when you upload it.
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Method 5
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Disabling Chat in YouTube Live

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  1. Go to https://studio.youtube.com/ and log in. You'll use the YouTube username and password that you'll use to upload the videos that you want to turn off commenting on.
    • Alternatively, you can go to https://youtube.com , click your profile picture, and select YouTube Studio .
  2. You'll see this video camera icon in the top right corner of YouTube Studio and clicking Go live will direct you to your live streaming dashboard of YouTube Studio.
  3. You can either choose to go live immediately or set up a future stream.
  4. If you have a streaming software that you're planning on using, choose that. If not, you'll opt to use your webcam.
  5. It's at the very bottom of the window that pops up.
  6. This will turn off the chat and commenting feature on your future live stream. If you're experiencing something more like spam or gibberish comments, you can click Hold potentially inappropriate comments for review instead. [4]
  7. It's in the lower right corner of the window and will save your changes.
    • If you're doing a live stream on mobile, you may not be able to moderate the messages as well as you could on a computer. For instance, if you're on a computer, you can press Alt to pause the live chat and point to a user's name; from there, you can delete the user from your chat, put them in time-out (they can't message for a set time), or hide the user from the chat and your channel.
    • In YouTube Studio, you can set a list of words that are blocked from your live stream chats. Go to YouTube Studio > Settings > Community > Blocked Words > Save . [5]
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    Can I delete someone else's comments on my YouTube video?
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    Yes, you can delete someone else's comment on your own YouTube video, especially if it is inappropriate.
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    Is it better to make my YouTube videos unlisted with comments turned off, or should I make them private to deal with harassment from a troll?
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    It depends on your needs and privacy concerns. If you want to limit access to your videos, making them private is the safest option, as only approved individuals can view them. Unlisted videos can be shared if someone has the link, potentially allowing further harassment. Even with comments off, trolls might find other ways to harass you.
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      1. ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9482556?hl=en
      2. ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6249768
      3. ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9482361
      4. ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9482556?hl=en
      5. ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9826490?hl=en#zippy=%2Cmoderate-messages-viewers-from-the-live-chat-feed%2Chide-or-unhide-a-viewer-from-live-chat%2Csee-comments-after-your-stream-has-ended%2Cblock-messages-containing-certain-words

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      1. Go to https://studio.youtube.com/ and log in.
      2. Click Settings .
      3. Click Community .
      4. Click the Defaults tab.
      5. Click to select Disable comments .
      6. Click SAVE .

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