How to Stop Annoying YouTube Bots From Spamming Everyone

While this tool is helpful for content creators, it doesn’t do much for the users. If you’re annoyed by these bots, you could refrain from commenting to avoid the spam replies, but again: Community engagement is part of YouTube’s appeal.

We hope YouTube takes more aggressive measures against fake copycat accounts and spam bots so they’re less of an issue for everyone, but for now, users need to be mindful of the issue. Some telltale signs of bot comments are:

• Poor grammar or uncharacteristic wording
• Claims of special prizes or other benefits
• Requests to contact them on WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, or other third-party messaging services
• Strange links (don’t click on them!)

Also, if you comment on a video to take part in a channel’s official giveaway or contest, pay attention to the rules. If the YouTube channel says they will announce the winners in a video or community post, then that random lookalike account commenting that “you won” and to “reach out on WhatsApp to claim your prize” is fake. And if these comments show up randomly on an unrelated video, they’re definitely fake.

If you’re ever not sure an account is legit, simply view the channel page to confirm if it is, in fact, the real person.

If the account is fake, go to the channel’s “About” tab, click the Flag icon under “Stats,” select “Report user,” and fill out the form. If the channel is impersonating another YouTuber, let them know, and hopefully they can report the account as well and/or ban them from commenting using the YouTube Studio comment moderation tools.