Moderate comments
You can invite moderators to help manage comments on your videos and channel. Anyone with a YouTube channel can be a moderator.
Comment moderation tools
There are a few ways to access comment moderation tools in the YouTube mobile app.
Moderate from comment settings
If you're a channel owner or moderator, go to any video and tap Comments and then Settings . From there, you can manage comment settings for the channel, including:
Action
Channel owner
Managing moderator
Standard moderator
Video comment settings
Yes
Yes
No
Add, delete all or copy all blocked words
Yes
Yes
No
Turn on or off the block links feature
Yes
Yes
No
Moderate a comment from the watch page
If you're a channel owner or moderator, tap More beside a comment on a video to view moderation options. From there, you can manage individual comments, including:
Action
Channel owner
Managing moderator
Standard moderator
Pin or unpin a comment
Yes
No
No
Delete or hold comment
Yes – Delete
Yes – Hold
Yes – Hold
Report comment
Yes
Yes
Yes
Add or remove managing moderators
Yes
No
No
Add or remove standard moderators
Yes
Yes
No
Add or remove approved users
Yes
Yes
No
Add or remove hidden users
Yes
Yes
Yes
Take action on held comments
On the "Held" tab, you can take the following actions. You can also find these options on the "Published" tab by clicking More .
- Approve: Select Approve to allow a comment to show publicly.
- Remove: Select Remove to remove a comment.
- Report spam or abuse: Select Report to report spam or abuse in a comment. Learn more about spam comments.
- Hide user: Select Hide Maps hide icon, visibility off to hide user from channel. Learn more about hiding comments from specific people.
- Always approve: This option is only available on the "Published" tab. To allow all future comments from a certain viewer to be automatically approved and publicly visible, select More and then Always approve comments from this user.
FAQs
What can a comment moderator do?
The actions a comment moderator can take depend on whether they are a standard moderator or a managing moderator. Managing moderators have more options available to them than standard moderators. Both types of moderators can hold comments for your review.
Moderators don’t have access to your channel in YouTube Studio. The comment will be held for your review in your "Held" queue. Other viewers won’t see the comment unless you approve it.
Comment moderation works differently on live chat. Learn how to assign moderators for live chats.
How do I remove a comment moderator?
What happens when I mark a comment as spam?