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How to Block Certain Words in YouTube Comments

Lim How Wei
April 10, 2024

Is your YouTube comment section filled with bots, spam, or inappropriate words?

If that’s the case, it’s recommended that you block certain words and phrases.

This will prevent your comments section to be unnatural and chaotic.

YouTube has a setting called the “Blocked words” filter that allows you to do just that.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to block words in YouTube comments if you want to block certain spam, scam, profanities, or phrases.

How to block certain words in YouTube comments

  1. Go to YouTube Studio and log in to your account.
  2. Click on “Settings” on the left sidebar.
  3. Select “Community” and scroll down to “Blocked words”.
  4. Enter the words that you want to block from your comments.
  5. Select “Save” to save your changes!

Further reading

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Lim How Wei is the founder of followchain.org, with 8+ years of experience in Social Media Marketing and 4+ years of experience as an active investor in stocks and cryptocurrencies. He has researched, tested, and written thousands of articles ranging from social media platforms to messaging apps.

Lim has been quoted and referenced by major publications and media companies like WikiHow, Fast Company, HuffPost, Vice, New York Post, The Conversation, and many others. One of his articles about the gig economy was quoted by Joe Rogan who hosts The Joe Rogan Experience (arguably the most popular podcast in the world), in the This Past Weekend podcast by Theo Von.

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