Irritating " comments" plastered over Youtube videos

[Rrose Selavy]

What's with those "captions/comments" that often appear in Youtube vids now ?.
The adverts are bad enough but I hate those comment balloons etc appearing - usually trying to tell me what to think about what I'm watching.

I can't see a way to turn them off even if I'm logged in?

 

[oldhat]

Go to Account > Playback Settings > Annotations and uncheck Show Annotations.

 

[Rrose Selavy]

So that's what they call them. Thanks.

 

[zerospeaks]

Be careful turning them off.
Although most people plaster them uselessly on videos.
People like me use them to put important information in their videos.

 

[alfaniner]

I made a nearly 10-minute tribute video and have been corrected on a few points. I used the Annotations to either clarify or cover them up.