Will Youtube Remove Captions?
Youtube Plans to Discontinue Its Community Captions Feature, Which Allowed Viewers to Add Subtitles to Videos, Because It Was “Rarely Used and Had Problems...
YouTube plans to discontinue its community captions feature, which allowed viewers to add subtitles to videos, because it was “rarely used and had problems with spam/abuse,” the company announced.
Why did YouTube remove Closed Captioning?
Unsplash: Christian Wiediger YouTube explained that a low usage rate is the reasoning for removing community captions. In their announcement post, the platform cited reports of spam and abuse from the feature, which resulted in minimal use, as a reason for removing the feature.
How do I stop YouTube from turning captions on?
- Click your profile picture .
- Click Settings .
- From the left-hand Menu, click Playback and performance.
- Check or uncheck Always show captions.
- Check or uncheck Include auto-generated captions (when available).
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
