YouTube to disable feature that allows users to share activity on Twitter

San Bruno/ California: Video-sharing giant YouTube has announced that it will remove the automatic feature automatically share user's YouTube Activity on micro-blogging site Twitter after January 31.

This Google owned video sharing app is urging its users to share videos on social networks directly from YouTube by using share button.

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However, currently Twitter allow users to share their YouTube activity via options such as going to YouTube Settings, then to Connected apps and choosing "Share your public activity to Twitter".

Users will now see an option to Share on social platforms right after a successful new video upload, according to sources.

However, users would still be able to add links from their social media to their YouTube channels and share videos from pages.

The good news for the users is that this new update will not affect items that have already been shared on Twitter prior to the removal date, those posted activities will remain on Twitter, said the source.

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