YouTube has announced new policies to fight spam and fraud on its platform.
Beginning on August 31, 2023, links in YouTube Shorts comments and descriptions will slowly become unclickable.
YouTube says this change aims to cut down on spam and scams.
The company will launch a new way for creators to share key links on their channel pages. Creators can start setting up these new profile links on August 10, and viewers will see them beginning August 23.
Additionally, YouTube is removing banner links entirely, starting August 10, 2023.
A New Approach to Channel Links
YouTube is rolling out a new feature for creators to showcase important links on their channel pages, moving away from the traditional banner links.
This will allow creators to directly display links they want to highlight on their channel pages, providing a more intuitive and seamless way for viewers to access key content.
Rather than having links tucked away in banners, creators can feature links prominently on their channel pages.
Fostering Content Discovery through Content Links
YouTube will start introducing content links for Shorts videos in late September.