Google is saying that it’s time for Google+ to be going, going… though not completely gone.
The company announced Monday it will pull back Google+’s integration with Google products in an attempt to streamline the service, which has been panned by users who have been confused and annoyed at being forced into the network.
YouTube will be the first entity to split off. In the coming months, YouTubers will be able to create channels, upload videos and post comments with regular Google accounts. And beginning Monday, YouTube comments won’t appear on Google+ or be linked to publicly searchable Google+ pages.