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Elsagate

Disturbing videos disguised with familiar children's characters exposed weaknesses in recommendation and moderation systems.

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Internet Mysteries: ElsagateElsagate (derived from Elsa from the Frozen franchise and the -gate scandal suffix) is a controversy surrounding videos on YouTube and YouTube Kids that were labelled as "child-friendly" but contained themes that were considered inappropriate for children and younger audiences. ILOVEYOUA worm disguised as a love letter caused global computer disruption. Webdriver TorsoA mysterious YouTube channel posted thousands of abstract test videos.
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