Spotify, which introduced Comments on podcasts in July, is now rolling out new settings and controls to help creators better manage their comment sections.

Instagram added a pair of comment-related features.

Instagram now allows users to comment on Stories, with those comments visible to other viewers.

LinkedIn has added the ability to copy and share a link to a comment left on a post.

Spotify launched Comments for podcasts, allowing listeners to leave comments on episodes. Creators can like and respond to comments, enable or disable them, and approve which ones are displayed.

In a recent post on its LinkedIn Guide for Creating account, LinkedIn stated that commenting once a week can triple users' profile views.

YouTube has introduced a new comment setting for creators called Pause.

Instagram has begun testing polls in comments, which allows users to insert polls and participate in polling directly within the comments section of a Feed Post or Reel.

Instagram is currently piloting a new feature that allows creators with public accounts to share comments from any public feed post or Reel to their Stories.

YouTube is currently experimenting with a new feature that converts select keywords and phrases in comments into hyperlinks.