These clickable links drive users to malware, phishing, or scam-related content. It said that along with the existing systems and policies to detect and remove these kinds of links, the company needs additional preventative measures to make it harder to take advantage of users via links.

You can find the channel id by going to the Share Channel option under Channel Details as in the video below. 2. Copy and paste the custom URL into the address box. It will then provide you with the ID and link to full URL.

Example: youtube.com/user/YouTube. Depending on when your channel was created, it may have a username. Usernames are no longer required for channels today, but you can still use this URL to direct viewers to your channel.

Certain links will no longer be clickable Starting on August 31st, 2023, links in Shorts comments, Shorts descriptions, and links in the vertical live feed will no longer be clickable - this change will roll out gradually. We don't have any plans to make any other links unclickable.