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YouTube "Super Chat" is a new way to support livestream comments

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NewsHubBeing heard amongst a vocal crowd definitely poses its challenges, especially amongst the avid gaming community. Watching the comments section of a live video can be just as dazzling as it is frustrating, but there is an alternative, and it comes at a price.
Today, Google has released a new feature called « Super Chat » that will give users the ability to pin messages to the top of the chatbox for up to five hours. The catch? The longer you want your message to stay at the top, the more you’re going to end up paying.
In the announcement on the YouTube Blog , Product Manager Barbara Macdonald said:
Google previously stated Super Chat is designed to help bring fans and content creators just a little bit closer, and it is also a great revenue stream – that’s if users actually take advantage of the feature.

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