YouTube comments have devolved into a forum for phallic art. Google has admitted its new commenting system has led to some unintended consequences, like pornographic pixel portraits.
In September, Google forced all YouTube users to link to Google+ profiles in order to continue commenting on videos. Putting an end to anonymous commenting was meant to clean up filthy YouTube comments by discouraging bad behavior.
But Google also opened the comments section to links, which has opened the door to spam.
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