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by cannedslime 2040 days ago
Yes its a social media and always has been. Its a site with 100% user generated content. Comment system and more. Historically it was even more social since it started out as a video dating site. Furthermore it had a video reply feature until very recently.

The Youtube comment section is one of the most heavily auto moderated platforms on the whole internet and its actually a very valid question why Youtube is not held liable for their dystopian AI powered censorship mechanisms.