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Audio influencers on YouTube hiding comments from public view

The @AudiophileJunkie, @MillerscarbonsTheAudioFiles, and other wanna be audio influencers on YouTube have now taken to the practice of hiding comments made, on videos posted by them, from public view. These non-offensive and non rules violating comments are not visible to the viewers. This is very troublesome as this makes commentary and the value of displayed comments of little value. If the only comments left are all in alignment with narrative that the video poster is stating then why bother having a comments section? The world as we know it is incrementally veering away from the freedoms of expression that we once had and enjoyed. When you exercise censorship on dissenting opinions, your suppression and restrictions artificially steer the narrative to a police state style herd mentally. Very disappointed to see the deliberate erosion of freedom of speech and subversion of opinions & free commentary. Another step in the wrong direction. Those who want to be puppet masters should first take notice of the strings on their back.

carlos269
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rooze
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@carlos269 The system is in place on YouTube to allow channel owners to remove comments and even ban the commenters if necessary. I’m arguing that the system needs to be there, to protect against people who can’t act decently. If the system is misused by the channel owner then that’s a problem, but it needs to be there.

If you want a quick example of what I’m referring to, go to Facebook and search for ‘Ohm Acoustics’, then look at the comments on their most recent post. As of 10:30 est 7/6/25 the comments are still there. Are you saying, that as the channel/page/group owner, I shouldn’t be allowed to remove that filth from my property? I doubt that’s what you’re saying. It’s an imperfect system, but other than disabling all comments, which defeats the objective of building a community, it’s all there is.

 

carlos269 OP
153 posts
 

@rooze I’m in complete agreement with you.

newton_john
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I don’t see this as a free speech issue. There are plenty of other places for debates  where opposing views can be expressed. Why should Youtubers provide platforms for their critics?

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ozzy62
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How is this any different than audio rags giving positive reviews to advertisers? It's been going on for decades and this is the same thing in the virtual world.

carlos269 OP
153 posts
 

@newton_john When there are valid comments to be made that don’t necessarily align with the channel’s owners message one typically goes to the comment section. If opposing views are not allowed then what is the value of the comments section other than to amplify what was stated in the video? To me, this makes the comments section of little to no value as I have already watched and heard the video. Opposing views can sometimes be insightful. On Amazon some of the low ratings comments can be very informative to prospective buyers. On YouTube audio wannabe influencer channels  the comments are just for sycophants.

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