YouTube’s Invisible Predators: Beware the “Amazing Video!” Bots

Behind the flattery: explicit images, porn links, and location trackers—real threats to child safety

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YouTube’s Invisible Predators: Beware the “Amazing Video!” Bots. In his August 17, 2025 video “YouTube has a serious bot problem..”, creator NotEvakz highlights how comment sections on the platform are flooded with bots. These accounts post bland praise like “your videos are amazing” but use explicit profile pictures—often images of scantily clad or nude women—and bios linking to dangerous sites.

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The video shows bots overwhelming genuine comments, creating a toxic space. In a simulated example, a 10-year-old watching Minecraft videos clicks a bot profile and encounters pornographic content. This early exposure risks addiction and developmental harm. Many bio links pose as “spicy” content but are actually IP grabbers that reveal users’ locations, enabling doxxing or hacking.

NotEvakz criticizes YouTube’s weak defenses—tools like hiding users or emoji blocks fail as bots quickly adapt. He calls YouTube Kids unreliable due to persistent inappropriate videos and low-quality curation.

This issue ties into larger platform dangers. Past scandals like Elsagate (2017) showed algorithmically promoted, bot-like videos disguised as kids’ content but containing violence, sexual themes, or suicide references, amassing billions of views before removal. Comment sections once hosted pedophile networks, leading YouTube to disable comments on many child videos in 2019.

The risks to children are severe: exposure to explicit material can cause grooming, emotional trauma, anxiety, and long-term addiction. Bots amplify these threats by exploiting recommendation algorithms to target young, vulnerable viewers, eroding boundaries between safe and harmful content.

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So how bad is the YouTube bot problem? Pretty inexcusable pic.twitter.com/W1SF4SYQs5

— 🌌ᴾᵒⁱᵖᵒˡᵉ🌌 (@PoipoleLiker) October 14, 2025

Experts and Reddit discussions note YouTube’s moderation lags behind stricter services like Netflix Kids, leaving room for spam, predators, and harmful material.

While YouTube policies ban such content, enforcement remains inconsistent. Parents should supervise viewing, disable comments, use ad-blockers, and restrict unsupervised access. NotEvakz urges proactive AI scanning of profiles and comments to detect and remove bots faster.

Until meaningful reforms occur, these pervasive bots continue to pose a significant, under-addressed threat to children’s online safety.

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