Google did not respond in time for publication. We reached out to both Discord and Google to comment on the new YouTube integration, but Discord declined to comment.
If you’re interested in testing the feature, it’s currently live in Discord’s Game Labs server. Discord is tentatively aiming to launch it to all users by the end of October. We understand that this is only rolling out to Discord friends and family servers today, followed by a wider beta to small servers and then broader availability in the next few weeks. YouTube then turned its attention to the most popular Discord music bot, Rythm, and it ceased working earlier this month. The Google-owned company sent a legal cease and desist letter to Groovy Bot last month, forcing the popular service offline within days. The addition of ads and potential revenue opportunity for Google-owned YouTube comes just weeks after YouTube began aggressively shutting down Discord music bots. Discord warns, when you first use the Watch Together feature, that “you may see ads during YouTube videos.” Discord’s YouTube ads warning. You may end up hearing or seeing ads, though.
While it’s not identical to the popular Rythm and Groovy Discord music bots, you can use Watch Together to listen to music through YouTube in Discord. You can even toggle a remote button that lets other Discord server members share the ability to control playback. It’s designed specifically with YouTube in mind, allowing Discord server members to create a playlist of YouTube videos by searching or pasting in YouTube links. Watch Together is very similar to the experience of someone broadcasting their screen in Discord, and the button to launch it even appears alongside the video and screen sharing options. Discord’s new Watch Together feature in action. A test of a similar Discord feature started 10 months ago before disappearing and resurfacing as Watch Together today, and we understand the company has re-prioritized this particular feature due to the recent music bot shutdowns. The feature is called Watch Together, and as the name implies, it allows Discord members to watch YouTube videos together. YouTube integration has started appearing in a small number of Discord servers today as part of what appears to be a new test of a collaboration between Discord and YouTube. Discord is starting to test YouTube integration, just weeks after Google-owned YouTube forced two popular Discord music bots offline.
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