Talk:Elsagate
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[edit source]The goal of the wiki is to "document a new generation of consumer exploitation that bears no resemblance to issues of the 1950s-1990s". Is this topic relevant ? Is Elsagate consumer exploitation ? Or is it simply the unfortunate inevitability of the existence of the Internet ? I'm unsure... Plankton (talk) 15:38, 8 June 2025 (UTC)
- it's exploitation through the negligence of Google. I'm still developing the article, but if you've seen what I've written so far, you'd notice especially in V2 how they're literally making mature content as "kid-friendly", against the wishes of the uploader JamesTDG (talk) 01:30, 9 June 2025 (UTC)
Source dump
[edit source]Sources that I either referenced and not yet included, or plan to include after further analysis. BE SURE TO CHECK THE ARTICLE IN EDIT MODE! Some sources are instead left there for organization purposes!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsagate
https://noirnexus.com/2025/04/23/the-never-ending-elsagate-problem/
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/8/16751206/elsagate-youtube-kids-creepy-conspiracy-theory
https://www.reddit.com/r/ElsaGate/comments/v0cjpc/why_is_this_still_on_youtube/
https://cmhs.news/the-scary-return-of-youtubes-biggest-scandal/S
https://gizmodo.com/youtube-elsagate-kids-videos-like-comment-subscribe-1849501198
https://medium.com/@ayeu3251/aphmaugate-the-return-of-elsagate-91cf6d05ffad
https://eastside-online.org/global-commentary/a-digital-devils-playground-youtube-kids-fails-to-provide-a-safe-space-for-children/?unapproved=81463&moderation-hash=400a739fbfc900c438d738fc7f88efe8#comment-81463 << Concerning lack of sources inside it JamesTDG (talk) 02:44, 9 June 2025 (UTC)
- Further research: https://newqualitipedia.telepedia.net/wiki/YouTube_content_farms
- This is from a different wiki which has less development than this one, but this article has a big dump of videos to watch through for research. JamesTDG (talk) 12:19, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
In fairness to YouTube
[edit source]YouTube and its parent company Google have neglected to stop the proliferation of this content on its platform.
My closest guess is that they simply don't have the moderative capacity to deal with the sheer volume of videos. And they could also be struggling against false reports behind the scenes as well. I say this as someone who has criticized Google a lot. JodyBruchonFan (talk) 20:14, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
