You're right, they've said as much: > Hi there--this was a temporary action to protect the safety of minors while we work to improve our tools that detect & re

You're right, they've said as much: > Hi there--this was a temporary action to protect the safety of minors while we work to improve our tools that detect & remove predatory comments. https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1100488813854351360 https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1100488813854351360 I'm sure they're just as aware as we are that disabling comments kills the community and engagement around many channels; they just needed a way to stave off the controversy for a little while. It's a blunt solution but as a temporary solution it seems fine as long as they can roll out a better solution before content creators are irrevocably hurt.