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I think if comments require approval, it may negatively affect the growth and views of your YouTube videos. However, if the video itself is engaging enough, it can still attract good viewership despite that.
Could my video still generate views if
- Thread starter dannystrong
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- May 27, 2016
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Yeah your video can still generate views even if comments require approval.
- Sep 19, 2022
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comments are a sign for the algo that the video is interesting and etc, however it is not the main factor, its just one of them...so if you get a ton of likes and your ctr and retention rates are high, then the videos can still do great. However do not disable comments, because this can be generally annoying since people love the comment section to comment and to read, those engagements you get on comments like comment likes, replies and etc is also a moving factor for the video.
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you xouls even disable comments and still also get views
- Jun 20, 2013
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You are posting controversial videos? If yes, dont restrict your comments, youtube filters will take care of most of the bad comments.
Plus there is no options to manually approve all comments. Either you can restrict it fully or from specific user.
Plus there is no options to manually approve all comments. Either you can restrict it fully or from specific user.
Nexora SEO
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- Jul 3, 2026
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If comments need to be approved before they appear publicly, I believe it affects engagement more than views. It may reduce the number of comments and overall interactions, but it is unlikely to have a noticeable impact on total view counts.
Oliver charles
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- Jun 6, 2026
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Requiring comment approval hasn't reduced my views or impressions.
Yeshh ur video will receive many views even if u need to approve ur comments. This option mostly determines how the comments look like nd aids in moderation. At least according to my knowledge, other aspects such as watch time nd rettention play a more important role.
japru.marco
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- Jul 4, 2026
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Yes. Approval for comments does not make any difference to the visibility of your video. There is a slight chance that the engagement of the viewers might get affected if the discussion on the video takes place late.
Yeshh but only up to a point. Comment moderation will simply screen the comments which get posted to ur channel, it would not do anythiing about getting ur video recommended nd watched so that is basically up to the reaction it gets.
To my understandiing the need for comment moderation does not influence the recommendation of videos or the viewing of videos. It only impacts how the comments will be dispplayed. If the video does not have views it might be due to other factors.
Comment moderation itself is unlikely to prevent people from watching the video. The larger issues remain watch time, retention, and whether the content is worthy of viewing.
The only thing that would bother me is the loss of natural conversations in the commnts section, which can be instrumental in building an audience for the video.
Melissax22
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ofcourse man, It would barely affect much in the terms of ranking. yes it will have some downside but not much
GrowthEngine
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- Jul 10, 2026
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Yes, it won’t affect your views at all.
YouTube cares about people engaging with the video - typing a comment and hitting send is what triggers the algorithm, regardless of whether you approve it publicly or keep it hidden.If people are watching and engaging, the video can still keep getting views.
YouTube cares about people engaging with the video - typing a comment and hitting send is what triggers the algorithm, regardless of whether you approve it publicly or keep it hidden.If people are watching and engaging, the video can still keep getting views.
