How to Use YouTube’s Annotations to Censor Raunchy Content
ZackScott teaches us how to use the YouTube “annotations” feature to cover up censored material.
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Zack Scott, you are a total perv. What are you looking at pictures of naked ladies for anyway?
^ Research
Peter Coffin sent them to me.
I’ve made 83 videos in the last 90 days and not one of them needed annotations.
I don’t think that’s his sister, I think that’s really Peter.
Peter, is something you want to tell us?
I’ve thought about this, but wouldn’t people be able to just turn the annotations off? Not sure if YouTube would let this fly to be honest.
A round of applause to James, everybody. Just give it up for that guy, he knows his stuff!
Boobies!!!
i lol’d