YouTube has been criticized by members of the deaf community for deactivating a feature that allowed channels to crowdsource captions and subtitles. The 'Community Contributions' feature was deactivated September 28, one day after the end of International Week of the Deaf. One day after the end of International Week of the Deaf, YouTube deactivated its Community Contributions feature, which allowed content creators to crowdsource captions. Journalist Liam O'Dell first reported in July on YouTube's decision to remove the Community Contributions feature. The Community Contributions feature allowed users to make edits and add text that the system didn't handle well, like sound effects.

Source: Daily Mail September 28, 2020 22:16 UTC