Published On Nov 22, 2017
Clickbait Title: Video Criticism YouTube Exploitation Meta Commentary Pregnant Algorithm Educational Spam Fidget Spinner Buried Alive For Kids
Very late in the process of making this I decided to change the name, largely because the moment I made the original title "YouTube and the Business of Exploiting Children" public in a promotional Tweet I realized that there was an entire constellation of related issues that I wanted to talk about. From channels that exist to get kids hooked on gambling to parents subjecting their children to abusive conditions as "pranks", there's a lot of shady stuff going on. In that context, weird spam and unsettling videos about poop didn't rank high enough to warrant burning a title that good.
References:
James Bridle "Something is Wrong on the Internet" / something-is-wrong-on-the-internet
H3H3 "Toy Channels are Ruining Society" • Toy Channels are Ruining Society
Down the Rabbit Hole "Finger Family Videos" • Finger Family Videos | Down the Rabbi...
Retsupurae "Joker Mouse Lethal Injection" • Video
Written and performed by Dan Olson
Twitter: / foldablehuman