20-06-2019 18:07 via theverge.com

YouTube gives up, tests hiding comments by default on Android

YouTube finally seems to have realized the obvious: comments, for the most part, are bad and you shouldn’t read them. It’s currently testing a new layout in the Android app that hides comments from sight unless you press a button to expose them. However, according to XDA Developers, the rollout so far hasn’t expanded beyond India.
If you frequently use the app, you probably know that comments live beneath the “Up next” section of video recommendations. But the test
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