YouTube is the largest video hosting and publishing platform there is, so when it has even a single issue or makes a change, users notice and note it. That was the case earlier today when users noticed YouTube was missing and, in some cases, moving a few key features.

The folks at Android Authority detailed some of the issues users were reporting. Among them were the disappearance of the subscription tab and the video published date.

Key info is missing or moved

The publishing date normally sits below the title and to the right of the view count, but it was missing for several Reddit users on both regular videos and Shorts content. It’s unclear how many have been impacted by this. I was able to see it on content I checked out.

Users also reported that the Subscriptions tab, located within the sidebar, had disappeared, though some said it has since returned. It’s possible that YouTube is testing out moving the feature, since Reddit users have found it in new locations. One Reddit user complained that it flipped places with the You tab on their account and will “force redirection of muscle memory.”

Reddit user Budget_Possible2002 found that the Bookmark tab was hidden from its usual spot underneath a video and was replaced by an AI-powered Ask button. Their post title said it all: “As always, YouTube devs being biologically incapable of keeping a non-horrible interface for more than a month straight.”

A feature or a bug?

YouTube isn’t without its fair share of issues. There are times, like now, when users can’t tell the difference between a UI update and a bug. It has received a lot of criticism in the past for the former. Back in 2021, it made dislike counts private, partially due to targeted dislike strikes that upset creators. That decision upset a lot of users, and there’s still negative feedback today because of it.

It has recently made efforts to get some input from the public when it comes to larger changes. YouTube is addressing its ‘broken’ home feed, with a new feature known as Your Custom Home Feed that will let users tell the video-streaming platform exactly what type of videos they want.

Whether today’s changes turn out to be unintentional or UI tweaks, there is certainly plenty of feedback for the company to reflect on.