Filtering: Enhancement: Ensure comment language matches channel language, or certain specified languages.

[rcmaehl]

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Ensure comment language matches the channel language

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Mishan 🅥 7 days ago Don't translate😡 ເຈົ້າຖືກສາບແຊ່ງເພາະວ່າມັນຖືກແປຖ້າເຈົ້າບໍ່ທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງ, ເຈົ້າຈະຕາຍວິທີດຽວທີ່ຈະທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງແມ່ນເພື່ອຈອງຊ່ອງທາງຂອງຂ້ອຍລົງ​ທະ​ບຽນ​ດຽວ​ນີ້

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I know the discussion of translate each comment to make sure it's not spam has been brought up several times and really isn't feasible for a VAST number of reasons.

However, it would be feasible to check if a comment is, or is one of, English, Spanish, <insert language(s) of choice>

This will be a less strict, but more advanced, filter than ASCII-Only. This would allow channel creators to ensure the comments match the languages they want for the channel. The most appropriate language for the channel or video can be pulled from the youtube data API under <object>.defaultLanguage, <object>.defaultAudioLanguage (videos only), and <object>.Localizations.

Additionally, half of our work is done for us thanks to Mimino666/langdetect

[Firecul]

However, it would be feasible to check if a comment is, or is one of, English, Spanish, <insert language(s) of choice>

How would you be able to tell what the language is without sending it for translation?

[rcmaehl]

How would you be able to tell what the language is without sending it for translation?

Code wise: https://github.com/Mimino666/langdetect

Specifics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Language_recognition_chart

[Firecul]

How would you be able to tell what the language is without sending it for translation?

Code wise: https://github.com/Mimino666/langdetect

Specifics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Language_recognition_chart

Hmm... interesting

[ThioJoe]

Probably not going to implement this, especially with YouTube pushing for multi-language audio for videos, it is possible there will be more international comments