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== I'm unsure whether this topic is relevant to this wiki... ==

==I'm unsure whether this topic is relevant to this wiki...==

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... [[User:Plankton|Plankton]] ([[User talk: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 [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 01:30, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

== Source dump ==

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://youtu.be/Urg399PMZ98

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 [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 02:44, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

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-== I'm unsure whether this topic is relevant to this wiki... ==
+==I'm unsure whether this topic is relevant to this wiki...==
 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... [[User:Plankton|Plankton]] ([[User talk: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 [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 01:30, 9 June 2025 (UTC)
+== Source dump  ==
+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://youtu.be/Urg399PMZ98
+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 [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 02:44, 9 June 2025 (UTC)