YouTube's automated comment filters are deleting comments that contain two key Chinese language phrases.
"We're always working to resolve issues on YouTube," a YouTube spokesperson said. "Upon review by our teams, we have confirmed this was an error in our enforcement systems and we are working to fix it as quickly as possible."the issue on YouTube's official help pages in October 2019, suggesting it has been going on for at least six months.
If comments contain the words "共匪" or "五毛" then they are picked up by YouTube's comment filters and deleted in around 15 seconds, The Verge reports. The first phrase is a derogatory term for Chinese communists, while the second is a term given to internet users who are paid to manipulate public opinion on the Community Party.
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