Why do my comments sometimes not show up, or disappear?
Comments containing external links get auto-held for review, and posting the same thing repeatedly in a short window can get auto-flagged as spam.
What to do now
- Comments containing external links get auto-held for review, and posting the same thing repeatedly in a short window can get auto-flagged as spam.
Who owns the resolution
YouTube's own support/policy team decides this -- AMS explains the policy but has no account access and cannot make this decision for you.
Evidence to prepare
- Your account email or user ID
- Screenshots or a confirmation number for the specific order/booking/transaction
- Any messages you already exchanged with support about this
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I need practical help with a YouTube issue. The policy question: Why do my comments sometimes not show up, or disappear? Useful context I found: Comments containing external links get auto-held for review, and posting the same thing repeatedly in a short window can get auto-flagged as spam. My specific situation: [Describe what happened, including dates and messages shown] The outcome I want: [Refund, verification, appeal, account recovery, explanation, etc.] Important constraints: [Country, deadline, booking/account status, documents already submitted, budget, or other limits] Please: 1. Identify any missing facts you need before reaching a conclusion. 2. Separate platform policy, local law, and your own inference. 3. Give me the safest next steps in priority order. 4. Use current official sources where possible and flag anything that may have changed. 5. Draft a concise message I can paste to customer support. 6. Do not invent account access, guarantees, refund rights, or legal conclusions.
Why this policy exists
To keep comment sections manageable, YouTube automatically holds any comment containing a URL in a "held for review" state — channel owners, moderators, and approved users can review and release these, but they sit in the queue for up to 60 days if untouched. Separately, behavioral patterns like posting identical text repeatedly in a short window get auto-classified and hidden as spam by the system. If your comment vanished, it's almost always one of these automated filters, not manual deletion.
Need to act on your account?
AMS explains the rule but cannot access your account, issue a refund or change a platform decision.