It's official. Google+ is finally going to part ways with YouTube. This includes the comments, having to have a Google+ to make a YouTube, and Google+ spam comments. This is a huge lift off us creators' shoulders on YouTube. http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/27/9047785/youtube-ditching-google-plus-requirement Google's official statement: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/everything-in-its-right-place.html