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| + | Summarized under Elsagate are Youtube videos that are geared towards children, which depict violence (Child abuse), sexual situations, fetishes, drugs, alcohol, injections, toilet humor, and dangerous or upsetting situations and activities.<ref>[https://www.change.org/p/youtube-end-elsagate-videos End Elsagate videos] saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20190724234120/https://www.change.org/p/youtube-end-elsagate-videos Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/nYXK4 Archive.is]</ref> These videos, by 2017, were distributed by a significant number of channels and were displayed as proposals at random by the Youtube system when the user was watching content like cartoons. The probable damaging effects to children have been recognized in [[China]], where these videos have been banned.<ref>[https://gbtimes.com/chinese-authorities-ban-elsagate-videos-launch-investigation Chinese authorities ban 'Elsagate' videos, launch investigation] saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20190724235101/https://gbtimes.com/chinese-authorities-ban-elsagate-videos-launch-investigation Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/oFmLd Archive.is]</ref><ref>[https://www.ettoday.net/news/20180118/1095126.htm "Brainwashing of children globally" - reporting in Chinese media on the more violent aspects of these videos] saved at [http://archive.is/bGshO Archive.is]</ref> | ||
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Summarized under Elsagate are Youtube videos that are geared towards children, which depict violence (Child abuse), sexual situations, fetishes, drugs, alcohol, injections, toilet humor, and dangerous or upsetting situations and activities.[1] These videos, by 2017, were distributed by a significant number of channels and were displayed as proposals at random by the Youtube system when the user was watching content like cartoons. The probable damaging effects to children have been recognized in China, where these videos have been banned.[2][3]
- ↑ End Elsagate videos saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
- ↑ Chinese authorities ban 'Elsagate' videos, launch investigation saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
- ↑ "Brainwashing of children globally" - reporting in Chinese media on the more violent aspects of these videos saved at Archive.is
