YouTube Comments are becoming "Communities". Take that Discord, TikTok, reddit and the rest of the internet!

It's a natural move, but it could also be a boomerang. Building and moderating a community requires time and efforts. If YouTube communities will be for subscribers, they can indeed become an incentive to subscribe; but subscribers of any kind always expect something in return. This means for creators to add time and resources to interact with subscribers, when they initiate conversations. If you don't do that you'll lose your subscribers. It's reasonable to think that communities will influence the YouTube algorithm as well, making them anything but optional for creators. Given that right now it's very rare to see creators interacting in the commentary of their videos, a "mandatory" effort can work only if it brings added monetization, in my opinion. It will be interesting to see how this evolves, that's for sure.

Can't say for sure without trying first, but to me it sounds like the perfect tool for B2B & B2C campaigns. Seems like you've done it.

YouTube Communities will be game changer. This will save so much time for marketers and creators. Great concept. Congrats on the launch Chris. Good luck!

Congratulations on launch of YouTube Communities....

a good solution that will help influencers and fans get closer. About 7 years ago I was thinking about a separate similar startup) Good luck!

This sounds really interesting! How does YouTube Communities differentiate itself from other platforms like Discord, TikTok, and Reddit in terms of fostering meaningful conversations? Is it more about the tools available or the way the community is managed? I'm excited to see how this evolves!

Knowing YouTube this feature will most likely hijacked by scammers and they wont do anything to moderate it

Congratulations! YouTube is a content platform rather than a social platform, and creators and fans need a more free and relaxed space for discussion. Additionally, from personal experience, communication with creators on a business level is something the marketing industry desperately needs (most of the time, we cannot find their email addresses to reach out for collaboration). Looking forward to it!

This has piqued my curiosity as from the name alone - this gives me the impression of the old Youtube groups from a very long time ago.

I think this is great. I hope to take part and experience this for myself

Congratulations to the team and please keep it up! @whitney_taylor

The balance between creator control and fan-driven interaction is really well thought out.

Perfect Tool for connecting with subscribers