YouTube updates features and privacy settings: what people in Vietnam are saying
According to news reports, YouTube has introduced new features concerning content creators and recommended users adjust three hidden settings to protect their data.
We read 134 public comments about it on App Store, YouTube and GitHub; 58 of them, from 58 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim in Vietnamese with an English translation, most-liked first, one per person.
Complaints about excessive ad frequency
40%23 comments
“Quảng cáo cả cái mv thì t chịu rồi”
Translated: Switched from premium to try premium lite, too bad, still has ads and cannot play in the background, a waste of money!
“Ứng dụng ngu như chó, suốt ngày quảng cáo gây khó chịu”
Translated: Switched from premium to try premium lite, too bad, still has ads and cannot play in the background, a waste of money!
“Đạ. Dùng như l** còn hay quảng cáo. Đ** mẹ dùng như l**”
Translated: More and more ads, no longer as convenient as before
Technical bugs and inconveniences after updates
28%16 comments
“Nghịch đc một tí xong Giờ YouTube hết cho Dùng 🐧🥀”
Translated: Played around for a bit and now YouTube won't let me use it anymore 🐧🥀
“Ủa mấy cái short sự thật về 5 tô bún bị ẩn r hả ae? Tui tìm thấy mỗi 5 sự thật về cả cái anime thôi 😔”
Translated: Huh, are those shorts about the truth of 5 bowls of noodles hidden already bros? I can only find the 5 truths about the whole anime 😔
“Điện thoại cx đc nhg lằng nhằng hơn😂”
Translated: The phone is okay though more complicated 😂
Mixed reactions to the GIF comment feature
12%7 comments
“Anh ấy cảm thấy bá khí của mình tăng mạnh sau khi hướng dẫn ng xem gửi gif ✌🥀”
Translated: He feels his aura increasing massively after instructing viewers to send gifs ✌🥀
“Thêm gif để khiến việc ragebait trở nên chân thật hơn 🐧✌”
Translated: Add gifs to make ragebaiting more realistic 🐧✌
“Hãy dùng gif 1 cách khôn ngoan,để tránh bị tõxic”
Translated: Use gifs wisely, to avoid being toxic
Concerns that YouTube is becoming like TikTok or Instagram
9%5 comments
“Youtube nó sắp trở thành tiktok thứ hai🐧✌”
Translated: Youtube is about to become the second tiktok🐧✌
“Nah nó mà thành Instagram thì chết 😭🙏”
Translated: Nah if it becomes Instagram we're dead 😭🙏
“Chúng ta sẻ có TikTok thứ hai nhưng tốt hơn 👍👍👍”
Translated: We will have a second TikTok but better 👍👍👍
Criticism of policies forcing users to buy Premium
9%5 comments
“Nhiều quảng cáo phát điên luôn, t không mua premium đấy xem ai lì hơn”
Translated: Switched from premium to try premium lite, too bad, still has ads and cannot play in the background, a waste of money!
“Quảng cáo ngày càng nhiều và càng tăng thời gian như ép tôi phải mua premium”
Translated: Switched from premium to try premium lite, too bad, still has ads and cannot play in the background, a waste of money!
“Quảng cáo quá nhiều chưa đc 5 phút là xuất hiện 2 cái quảng cáo, mất dạy hơn Youtube cố tình code làm cho một số ngày ko thể ấn nút bỏ qua quảng cáo mà phải coi hết quảng cáo hơn 15 giây. Đội ngũ của Youtube đang quá coi thường người dùng và cố tình code chức năng bỏ qua quảng cáo để gây khó chịu buộc người dùng phải mua gói Prenium.”
Translated: Switched from premium to try premium lite, too bad, still has ads and cannot play in the background, a waste of money!
Requests to improve moderation and reporting systems
3%2 comments
“Mong YouTube ban hết mẹ mấy th kid🐧”
Translated: Hope YouTube bans all those f**** kids🐧
“YouTube có khả năng báo cáo comment mà”
Translated: YouTube has a comment reporting feature
Comments per day
By the date each comment was posted
Alternatives people name
Counted once per comment that names it
- tiktok3 comments
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- Tính năng mới của YouTube mang tin xấu cho giới sáng tạo nội dungthanhnien.vn · 17 Oct 2026
- 3 cài đặt ẩn trên YouTube nên thay đổi để bảo vệ dữ liệu cá nhânthanhnien.vn · 16 Oct 2026
Questions this page answers
What happened with YouTube?
According to news reports, YouTube has introduced new features concerning content creators and recommended users adjust three hidden settings to protect their data.
What are people saying about YouTube updates features and privacy settings?
Of 58 comments from 58 people on App Store, YouTube and GitHub: Complaints about excessive ad frequency (40%); Technical bugs and inconveniences after updates (28%); Mixed reactions to the GIF comment feature (12%); Concerns that YouTube is becoming like TikTok or Instagram (9%).
What alternatives to YouTube do people mention?
Named in the comments, by number of comments naming each: tiktok (3).
How this page is made
The story was picked up from Google's trending searches and the technology press. Public comments about it were then collected from open sources, each one filed under the single position it takes or set aside as off-topic; insults aimed at a nationality or a person are set aside and never quoted. A story only gets a page once at least 25 different people have commented on it. The counts are refreshed for two weeks after the story breaks, and the page is removed 30 days after it. Methodology →
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