YouTube has just initiated a feature that allows users who leave comments on videos to delete those comments. Now when you put your foot in your mouth, you can take it back out.
“Whether you misspelled ‘pwned’, back in the day when you were just a n00b to the internets, or you simply said something you wish you could take back – now you can remove your commentary at any time,” says a post from the YouTube Team.
To remove a comment that you’ve made, go to the “Text Comments” section below the video and click the “Remove” button next to your comment.
On the surface, such a feature would almost seem unworthy of discussing, but considering the amount of attention ” cyber-bullying ” and reputation management are getting these days, it could actually prove to be very important. YouTube is one of the most widely used social networks, and I’m willing to bet there are more than a few things people have said on there that could come back to haunt them.
Facebook has had it right. You can always easily get rid of posts on your wall if you don’t like them or feel that they could hurt your reputation. This kind of thing should become something of a standard for social media. We have seen time and time again people whose lives were affected negatively because of something they said or showed online.
