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> Enter “twister girl” and autocomplete suggests “little girl twister in skirt” Jesus… Credit where credit is due, I learned about this from MattsWhatItIs: h

by css 8y ago

> Enter “twister girl” and autocomplete suggests “little girl twister in skirt” Jesus… Credit where credit is due, I learned about this from MattsWhatItIs: https://youtu.be/O13G5A5w5P0 https://youtu.be/O13G5A5w5P0 Which is similar to the recent videos PayMoneyWubby has been exposing: https://youtu.be/5PmphkNDosg https://youtu.be/5PmphkNDosg and https://youtu.be/M78rlxEMBxk https://youtu.be/M78rlxEMBxk It reminds me of a darker version of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsagate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsagate.

Murdoch 8y ago
This issue was brought to YouTube's attention by another content creator. They say they are working to disable comments on some videos and delete some accounts. Its tough when kids upload innocent videos and it is the comment sections that become filled with predators. I do want to say this MattsWhatItIs guy appears to be motivated by attention and ignored the fact that Youtube was looking into this and continues to push for people to go after advertisers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLsYQYHHqoM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLsYQYHHqoM
- ceejayoz 8y ago
  Frankly, getting advertisers involved is probably the best way to get actual meaningful action taken.
- 908087 8y ago
  It's convenient that simply disabling comments allows youtube to continue monetizing these videos while pretending pedos aren't their main audience.
- anonymousab 8y ago
  People likely feel that they are not doing (or spending) anywhere near enough on the problem. Particularly because many of the gripes with YouTube have gotten deliberately worse, yet the situation with stuff like creepy Elsa videos (and by extension, creepy comments and suspected pedophile activity) has not improved for years. The 'adpocalypse' showed that the best way to enact any meaningful change on YouTube is to get the advertisers riled up. So that's the lever they're going to focus on. I think it's always going to be a double-edged sword at best.
endofcapital 8y ago
This is almost exactly like reddit ~8 years ago. It's amazing how often we keep repeating ourselves.
- HNLurker2 8y ago
  Care to elaborate? I'm youngster

by css 8y ago

Murdoch 8y ago

This issue was brought to YouTube's attention by another content creator. They say they are working to disable comments on some videos and delete some accounts. Its tough when kids upload innocent videos and it is the comment sections that become filled with predators. I do want to say this MattsWhatItIs guy appears to be motivated by attention and ignored the fact that Youtube was looking into this and continues to push for people to go after advertisers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLsYQYHHqoM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLsYQYHHqoM

ceejayoz 8y ago
Frankly, getting advertisers involved is probably the best way to get actual meaningful action taken.
908087 8y ago
It's convenient that simply disabling comments allows youtube to continue monetizing these videos while pretending pedos aren't their main audience.
anonymousab 8y ago
People likely feel that they are not doing (or spending) anywhere near enough on the problem. Particularly because many of the gripes with YouTube have gotten deliberately worse, yet the situation with stuff like creepy Elsa videos (and by extension, creepy comments and suspected pedophile activity) has not improved for years. The 'adpocalypse' showed that the best way to enact any meaningful change on YouTube is to get the advertisers riled up. So that's the lever they're going to focus on. I think it's always going to be a double-edged sword at best.

endofcapital 8y ago

This is almost exactly like reddit ~8 years ago. It's amazing how often we keep repeating ourselves.

HNLurker2 8y ago
Care to elaborate? I'm youngster