[steelhead_trout]

Google really messed up YouTube. Google reallywants people to use their real names when posting comments or videos on YouTube. Even if you choose a different name for YouTube, you still need to link it to a Google+ account if you want to reply or comment. And any comments that were made pre-change cannot be replied to. But people can now post ASCII symbols in comments, so they're posting ASCII swastikas, genitalia etc. Way to go, Google. (sarc)

[Dick Bachert]

The new policy has to do with obozo’s SS need to identify those who have made disparaging comments or videos about obozo for when the ROUNDUP starts early next year!

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[smith288]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezbE4Awncjs

[Gasshog]

hit bump

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I just deleted my account. YouTube channel, Gmail throw away account, the works. Sick of their shiite.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Funny!

Combined PING! and DANG!

[exDemMom]

Judging by the fact that there are almost no comments about videos any more, and every comment thread has been spammed with this:

░░░░░░███████ ]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ Bob is building an army.
▂▄▅█████████▅▄▃▂ ...... ☻/ This tank & Bob are against Google+
Il███████████████████]. /▌ Copy and Paste this all over
◥⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙◤_... / \ Youtube if you are with us

I would say that the new comment format is not popular. You can down-vote a comment, but I have yet to see anything to confirm that the down votes actually register. The little spam reporting button is completely gone. I do not know what to do now if I need to report something offensive.