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Use this article to stay up to date with the latest creator updates. Learn about recent updates for YouTube viewers here.

Policy and copyright

Creator Safety Center: We collected tips from Creators, security experts, and nonprofit organizations to help you stay safe on YouTube. Check out the brand-new Creator Safety Center.

Community and comments

Experimenting with expiring Community posts on Android: We’re testing a new, optional setting that lets creators set their Community posts to expire 24 or 72 hours after posting. Creators using Android devices who are part of the test can select the hourglass when creating a post to choose when it will expire. Once a post expires, it will show on the Community tab under the Archived filter. Learn more about Community posts.

Making subscriber counts visible: Starting July 29, channels can no longer hide their subscriber count on YouTube. Displaying all channels’ subscriber counts makes it harder to impersonate others. To learn more about what we’re doing to tackle impersonation on YouTube, check out our Forum.

 

Monetization

Super Chat & Super Stickers Expansion: Eligible creators in Indonesia can now turn on Super Chat and Super Stickers. Super Chat & Super Stickers are ways for fans to connect with creators during live chat by purchasing highlighted messages and colorful animations. Learn more.

Other updates

Limiting channel name characters: We’ve reduced the set of special characters available for use in new channel names to reduce spam and abusive behavior. Existing channels that use these special characters aren’t affected, and this change only applies to channel name changes from now on. To learn more about what we’re doing to keep our community safe, read our Forum.