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YouTube handles rolling out to channels for easier ID and mentions — 9To5Google

By TechTaffy Desk

YouTube announced the ubiquitous social network concept of “handles” today to boost the community aspects of the video site as well as improve creator/channel identification, writes Abner Li.

Here is the link: https://9to5google.com/2022/10/10/youtube-handles/

You can find YouTube’s announcement on YouTube handles here: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/introducing-handles-a-new-way-to-identify-your-youtube-channel/

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