You can invite moderators to help manage comments on your videos and channel. Anyone with a YouTube channel can be a moderator.
Comment moderation tools
There are a few ways to access comment moderation tools in the YouTube mobile app.
Moderate from comment settings
If you're a channel owner or moderator, go to any video and tap Comments 
. From there, you can manage comment settings for the channel, including:
|
Action |
Channel owner |
Managing moderator |
Standard moderator |
|
Video comment settings |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Add, delete all or copy all blocked words |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Turn on or off the block links feature |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Moderate a comment from the watch page
If you're a channel owner or moderator, tap More 
|
Action |
Channel owner |
Managing moderator |
Standard moderator |
|
Pin or unpin a comment |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Delete or hold comment |
Yes – Delete |
Yes – Hold |
Yes – Hold |
|
Report comment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Add or remove managing moderators |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Add or remove standard moderators |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Add or remove approved users |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Add or remove hidden users |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Take action on held comments
On the “Held†tab, you can take the following actions. You can also find these options on the “Published†tab by clicking More
- Approve: Select Approve
to allow a comment to show publicly.
- Remove: Select Remove
to remove a comment.
- Report spam or abuse: Select Report
to report spam or abuse in a comment. Learn more about spam comments.
- Hide user: Select Hide
to hide user from channel.​ Learn more about hiding comments from specific people.
- Always approve: This option is only available on the “Published†tab. To allow all future comments from a certain viewer to be automatically approved and publicly visible, select More
Always approve comments from this user.
to allow a comment to show publicly.
to remove a comment.
to report spam or abuse in a comment. Learn more about 
to hide user from channel.​ Learn more about FAQs
What can a comment moderator do?
The actions a comment moderator can take depend on whether they are a standard moderator or a managing moderator. Managing moderators have more options available to them than standard moderators. Both types of moderators can hold comments for your review.
Moderators don’t have access to your channel in YouTube Studio. The comment will be held for your review in your “Held†queue. Other viewers won’t see the comment unless you approve it.
Comment moderation works differently on live chat. Learn how to assign moderators for live chats.
How do I remove a comment moderator?
What happens when I mark a comment as spam?