These clickable links drive users to malware, phishing, or scam-related content. It said that along with the existing systems and policies to detect and remove these kinds of links, the company needs additional preventative measures to make it harder to take advantage of users via links.

Certain links will no longer be clickable Starting on August 31st, 2023, links in Shorts comments, Shorts descriptions, and links in the vertical live feed will no longer be clickable - this change will roll out gradually. We don't have any plans to make any other links unclickable.

The company says that starting on August 31st, links that appear in the Shorts comments section, Shorts descriptions, and the vertical live feed will no longer be clickable. This new policy is meant to be a preventative measure that makes it harder for scammers and spammers to mislead and scam users via links.