YouTube is working on a livestream chat API for better comment control

During a press Q&A session after the official YouTube Gaming announcement, the YouTube team said it is looking to build a chat API to help creators better manage livestream comments. At this time, livestreamers can delay live chats for up to 90 seconds. But for those who are playing video games on livestream, it may not be as easy to manage spam or inappropriate comments. “What you see today is a great start,” Google says. “But there’s definitely a lot of room for more… Chat is a huge part of our culture.” For now, YouTube creators can add moderators to help monitor…

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