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 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 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 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?

You can manage your moderators by following the steps above to add a comment moderator, then select the removal option.

What happens when I mark a comment as spam?

The comment will be permanently hidden from your channel. YouTube may also review the comment and commenter’s behavior for spam.