YouTube’s new Reddit-style comment threads spark hilarious reactions—"Where’s Mr. Reddit? Time to sue!"

YouTube has slowly updated the commenting section of its mobile app to make the content more accessible. The AI-supported comment topics feature and live chat summaries of conversations have surfaced, gradually integrating themselves into every nook of the platform.

YouTube has most recently rolled out a completely redesigned threaded comment system, very much like its competitor, the Reddit site.

(Post via X/@Dexerto)

But the latest update puts YouTube's comment section increasingly in the realm of Reddit - if there's one better way to handle internet debates than even more replies and sub-replies, YouTube doesn't know what it is.

Scrolling infinitely just to keep track of who is arguing with whom over neatly stacked comment threads await to make it far easier than ever to see full-blown keyboard wars break out in real time.

Whether it's a friendly discussion or a heated debate over why a cat video is the best content ever made, YouTube has just ensured no reply goes unnoticed. As soon as the news came out, someone (@Oleoleg123) took to his X account and commented:

"Where is mister reddit? Time to sue sue"

Because, of course, Reddit has to have a shadowy CEO, Mr. Reddit, lurking in some hidden lair, grasping a lawsuit in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.

Whether a legal battle is indeed brewing or not, one thing is for sure: the internet will be glued to its screen, ready to munch on some popcorn for the next installment of Tech Giants Borrowing Each Other's Homework.

Of course, with great threading comes great responsibility - or, more realistically, even longer arguments. Now, rather than getting drowned in a random sea of replies, users can go "deep" into debates they never actually intended to get into.

What was supposed to be an innocuous comment regarding a recipe becomes a 47-reply thread on a full-scale culinary war. Meanwhile, somebody who just wants to say, "Nice video!" might come back several hours later to find that their comment has somehow ignited a fiery philosophical discussion.

Ah, the internet, where even a simple update can turn a mindless scroll into an unexpected adventure. From hilarious reactions and people getting lost in never-ending debates, the internet did what it does best: turn something as simple as an update into pure entertainment.

Let me walk you through how the netizens have reacted!

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Netizens have reacted to YouTube's new Reddit-style comment threads

Someone (@stitchiot) commented:

"That’s terrible"

Another one (@zwitterati101) hilariously asked:

"So it’s like a subYouTube ?"

A netizen (@elitepandacs) expressed:

"Youtube in 2025 is wild...."

A folk (@novastellaris) commented:

"Reddit-style threads? Expect deep debates, hot takes and maybe some peace."

A user (@_VVSVS) commented:

"seems they want to embrace the social aspect and discussion a bit further"

Someone (@gookyjhit) wrote:

"YouTube adding features nobody asked for"

Another one (@B2RKN) hilariously commented:

"Literally"

A netizen (@AI_EmeraldApple) commented:

"Ew, don't let youtube turn into reddit with videos..."

So this is how the netizens have reacted! As would be the case with any online update, reaction to it is pretty much a half-and-half split. Some appreciate the new looks and, finally, get the ability to track conversations on a subject matter without being required to play detectives and piece together some mysteries.

Others proclaim it to be the worst ever, thinking they are just starting the war and making YouTube comments turn into one huge battle arena for infinite debates. Meanwhile, a third group just sat back with popcorn, watching the chaos unfold in neatly threaded discussions.

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