It’s no secret that in the depths of YouTube there is adult content suitable for ages 18 and over. These are especially evident on the Shorts side. But it is also possible to find it among normal videos. At least that’s what research by 404 Media’s Emanuel Maiberg shows.
In his study, he shows how easy it is to access these videos. Apart from this, it also reveals the existence of a large community that has a role in finding and uploading adult content videos. Let’s take a closer look at this issue, which seems like a bottomless pit.
First of all, some of the videos containing nudity can remain on the platform if they are for educational purposes.
But apart from that, YouTube is strictly against content containing sexuality and nudity. When he sees these, he quickly deletes them from the platform. In fact, sometimes this goes too far and innocent channels that make ‘educational’ videos on sexuality can be blocked. But the platform does not allow this. Using certain vulnerabilities, different people upload videos that can be missed by the algorithm.
Because on the platform, there are many educational and awareness-raising videos about breastfeeding. However, there are also those who obviously take this to the sexual side by using similar titles. Don’t judge this by considering the editor’s or company’s understanding of sexuality. In order to hide videos with this purpose from the algorithm, they put them in similar categories with similar titles as educational ones.
These videos are shared primarily on places like Reddit.
In this context, communities with names such as r/youtubenaked post videos containing nudity they find on the platform here and enable others to find them as well. There are many communities like this. For example, one of them includes videos where the chest part is visible. They only post those videos here.
Of course, while this makes the videos in question easier to find, it also causes them to be removed from YouTube faster. That’s why they need to upload videos that will keep them busy. Therefore, they should not use words identified with pornographic content anywhere. However, when these videos arrive on subreddits, they are often removed until the links are opened.
That’s why they thought of a one step above and safer subreddit: Discord server
But if you go there and ask “where is the invitation link?” It’s not the kind you can enter after saying that. To join the server, you need to meet certain conditions. Along with your application, you must also include 2 videos that meet the following requirements:
- The video must contain explicit nudity
- Must have less than 500 thousand views at the time of review
- Upload date must be older than 48 hours
- Must not have been removed from YouTube at the time of review
- Both videos should not be from the same channel
- If the nudity is for a short period of time, its time in the video should be marked
After someone named Jason from the server sent this form to Emanuel, Emanuel did what was requested and entered the server.
So what’s on the server?
At first glance, the Discord server is filled with countless tips on how to find such videos. Besides, there are some theories. For example, some say that such videos are easier to access by searching in different languages. Apart from this, there are those who say that it is also useful to search for a specific file type and set a time range.
But what Emanuel later realized was more important than these clues. There was a rank system in the Discord server. The channels he saw were only open to newcomers. Browsing through the server, where channels are named by categories, Emanuel saw that he had to sort of rank up in order to reach more categories. For this, he had to upload more videos.
According to Emanuel, those in the second stage can access more categories, while those in the third stage; He could see categories such as gay and lesbian. In the fourth stage, VIP chat, safe, unlisted videos and fetish sections were opened. Finally, it is stated that there are “some hidden advantages” at the fifth rank.
Why are they doing this?
Emanuel says that when he looks at the conversations on Discord and Reddit, this is seen as a ‘hunt’. When people find something top secret, even if they spend hours on it, they feel happy and satisfied when they bring it to Discord. Although it is very easy to access pornographic content, the fact that a large number of people turn to it supports Emanuel’s thoughts.
Moderators of channels on Discord and Reddit refused to respond to questions.
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