At the moment, Super Chats can only be purchased in You Tube or You Tube Gaming on the web or through Android, with i OS not currently supported.

The new feature is available in beta today, with the feature launching on January 31st for creators in 20 countries and viewers in more than 40 countries.

Tapping the dollar sign icon in the live chat reveals a slider that increases the time your Super Chat gets pinned to the ticker and message length.

Those two characteristics, along with the color of your message increase the more you are willing to pay.

they can most certainly take you to court, most likely small claims, and since you made the call...well, you will be liable.

Your purchase amount, channel icon, and optional message are visible to the public, with a countdown clock displaying the remaining time.

You Tube notes that Super Chats will be subject to moderation, with flagged chats possibly disappearing.

“This is reminiscent of someone who asks a person out for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in real life; social convention dictates that person buys the drink,” de Leon told by email. Also, there’s no need to spend an entire ‘drink’ on a single phrend exchange.

“By recognizing that a person’s time is valuable, Phrendly is able to keep people motivated and focused while keeping time-wasters and scammers at bay. Sips may be used across multiple conversations.”Phrendly says it uses a “unique vetting process” to verify the users and manually review profiles, making sure there’s no scamming, though arguably, getting paid to flirt and never have to meet up is, in some universe, a kind of feminist scammer dream for women: Commodifying the chase without ever having to give up the goods.