Exposing SUPER WEIRD Cake Story Channels & Debunking Fake Videos | Ann Reardon

[@HowToCookThat]

In response to comments about the new marshmallow waffle video that has since been uploaded... At no point in this video did I say the marshmallow recipe was "fake". I said it was technically possible, as it is just melting a marshmallow and letting it set again. I also said it would be tricky on a waffle maker. I then showed making it and found it was not a good choice of appliance and not fast either. Most people who try what was shown in the original video will end up with a mess on their waffle maker that is very hard to clean. The new yummy waffle video shows exactly what I already said and showed in my video: 1. As I said in my video, it is technically possible. 2. You need to add oil (which is what Dave tasted and said it was not good with marshmallow) 3. You need a waffle maker without a pattern or it will stick and need hours of cleaning 4. You don't put the lid down for the whole time or it will stick 5. You need to let the marshmallow cool before removing it from the waffle maker - which takes about 15 minutes of waiting (this is not shown in their original video but is shown in the updated version). In this video, I show a much faster, cleaner and easier method that tastes good. Please ensure that you actually watch this video first before leaving a comment that doesn't make sense.

[@ussinussinongawd516]

Ooh she came back HARD

[@桜-g3q]

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[@IamSNE-t6m]

3. waffle maker WITHOUT a pattern? The youtuber used the maker WITH a pattern.

[@이민영-l8s]

응 구질구질~

[@taniabarnes8021]

I hope you know how much of us watch these videos, love them, but just don't comment. I'm sorry you have to deal with so much internet drama. Keep up the great work, love your content. Thank you so much! 😊

[@Ultracity6060]

And thanks to the removal of the dislike counter, you can no longer tell at a glance whether a video is going to be misleading. Thanks, KZbin!

[@kenb2957]

It's so dangerous. At a glance you could see that even though a video had a lot of likes and views, if it was 40% redbar or more, it was probably suspect. I know I've looked up a lot of fixes and tips on the internet and the dislike function protected me from scams and non functional advice. In the face of "hacks" like "just rub toothpaste on your cracked phone" the dislike function was the easiest way for people to protect others.

[@frenchbreadstupidity7054]

@@kenb2957 We never had those redbars in my country and yet I have always been able to avoid fake hack videos.

[@Feralwarlord666]

good thing the "return youtube dislike" add-on exists

[@abaddon2148]

and essentially, that's the reason why they took it away, so these brands don't have to worry about that side of the consequences of their actions and still make money. look up the top most disliked videos, and easily 90% of them are brands. "creator harassment" is just the cover they use, which even by their own standards is essentially a moot point bc the dislikes get shown to the creator anyways. it's sickening.

[@CheezayBallz]

@@Feralwarlord666 sadly, that not gonna work anymore in the like, middle of December.

[@StupefyAndStuff]

I love that Ann went from debunking recipes to debunking stories and teaching kids about stranger danger. Ann is the hero we all need. This is the kind of content that should be on KZbin, not those dangerous and misleading stories. 💖💖

[@Floviah]

Exactly! Love her for that

[@nicolevictorella9461]

She's a good mum

[@adrianadoesnotexist]

To add to what Ann said about not answering the door for strangers, if someone asks for your parents or asks if you’re alone, NEVER tell them that you’re alone/that your parents are gone/etc., even if they claim to be a family friend or a coworker!

[@andreeacat7071]

Yes, you always say that they’re upstairs or otherwise occupied. Then you close the door and hope they didn’t catch you lying. That’s why you don’t open the door; you don’t know if they’re going to try something. It’s better for them to just assume nobody’s home or that someone’s in the house but they’re not answering. If in the end, they break in, at least you get a chance to hide because you don’t know what a person would do with unsupervised access to a minor.

[@mariomario1462]

Ugh this doesn't happen. Your little histrionic fantasy about some random knocking on the door to do harm is absurd. Most abuse happens WITHIN the home by a family member moron which is why it's never stopped until its too late. Stop with the stupid hysteria.

[@eliannalinde228]

Yes!! My mom always taught me that if someone comes knowing on our door when in home alone, ww should always say something like my mom is in the shower/ taking a nap/occupied for whatever reason, but never any indication that I'm home alone

[@templedrake6890]

ya'll acting like children are actually watching her boring-ass videos. stop. it's all wine aunts and gays.

[@sidiwvwhi]

@@templedrake6890 children could be watching you never know

[@micheleh6544]

they never should've gotten rid of downvotes. It could be a very useful tool for judging whether something was actually going to show you what was advertised.

[@RandomVidsforthought]

Dislikes not downvotes

[@Bee-rt5qf]

@@RandomVidsforthought semantics. No different.

[@inpropriapaislee]

They’re still there, just need a browser extension

[@purpleflowers8723]

Agreed

[@witchthief9735]

God those "childrens stories" are actually terrifying to hear as an adult, imagine hearing these stories as a kid and thinking they're true or realistic! SUPER CREEPY

[@byblispersephone2.094]

To be honest, they sound like Goosebumps stories

[@Nurse227]

The exact reason my son doesn’t have a tablet or anything to watch “children” videos.

[@FalconOfStorms]

@@byblispersephone2.094 I recall less pedophilia in Goosebumps, but it's been awhile.

[@melissamcclain34]

These channels should be removed from KZbin...our kids are influenced enough by social media without crap like this

[@liesalllies]

@@byblispersephone2.094 I have always been into horror and weird stuff ever since I was s kid, and whether I turned out to be a well adjusted adult is still up for debate, but I still was more like 8 years old and up when I was consuming that kind of media. I did understand that it was not real and just wanted to be imaginative. These creepy stories could be real terrifying for very young children who still don't even have the concept of fiction or lying.

[@amityislandchum]

Breakdown of why I watch this channel: 30% cooking videos 20% exposing dangerous fraud and corporate media monopolies 50% Ann's voice

[@littlemissmel88]

110% watching poor Dave eat weird things! Lol

[@blueberrypie9608]

@@littlemissmel88 I felt relieved when she didn't try the bleach chicken for dave

[@sadiasi152]

Literally

[@batemon85]

Here is my breakdown (that no one asked for, but, you inspired me!): 20% Exposing dangerous "hacks" 20% Historical recipes 15% Ann's voice 5% Baking how-to 40% Dave's taste testing

[@AlakhilMe]

Same, I love the combination! 🥰

[@lenhanai1091]

Hi, a local here, about the Vietnamese content farm one, I say this got through because most of older generation of parents in VN are not good with English. Therefore, even when children put these on speaker, the parents most likely will not understand. It's very sinister as the shady company put these kind of content into their already stolen videos of cakes in the name of learning English (which I think that's what they were going for to bypass the strict monitor and censorship in VN). Thank you for bringing this into light, Miss Ann. Love your works!

[@Khanhh00]

The thought of these greedy people, knowing they can get away with this due to how little both the kids and parents know of the English language, is sickening.

[@flowersgrowinme412]

Vietnamese kids nowaday are pretty good at English. It's dangerous because the elder can't understand so they can't advise the children which to watch or which to not watch.

[@FTZPLTC]

While it's possible, I'd be surprised if these videos were made with a Vietnamese audience in mind.

[@dalyxia]

All the snippets of the stories Ann plays sounds like grooming to me...

[@KanishQQuotes]

@@Khanhh00 The only way to challenge this is if a popular Vietnamese youtuber or TV personality confronts and debunks these content farms

[@Mallowolf]

What IN THE WORLD is the non-sinister explanation for the cake decorating story videos?? How does youtube allow that? Thank you for doing the constant work of exposing and calling out these awful channels, it can’t be fun to have to watch their videos.

[@ruthspanos2532]

I am not saying that this a a real explanation. But a relatively non-sinister explanation could be that the stories got clicks, so they just put the audio with the video without any concern about content. No need to attribute to conspiracy what can be explained by greed.

[@thedestroyasystem]

@@ruthspanos2532 that’s what I’m figuring, too. I mean look at My Story Animated and all those kinds of channels, they’ve been doing this for ages, they’ve just been more upfront about it. I can see why a channel that doesn’t want to put in the effort of animating something, but does want to crank out viral videos, would take the audio from a story that’s already proven to garner KZbin success and add visuals from another KZbin trend. I’ve seen animations, slime, other “oddly satisfying” type stuff, food hacks/recipes, and more set to these audios.

[@Faucetofstone]

My guess is this was done because of the weird phenomenon and "sub-genre" of true crime where people watch similar cooking vids and make up vids while listening to an actual horrific true crime story. Yes, that's a thing, it's really big here and on tiktok, so I have to imagine that was the catalyst.

[@capitalknockers666]

KZbin profits from monetised videos, they'll turn a blind eye to dodgy behaviour whenever they think they can.

[@kawaibakaneko]

​@@capitalknockers666"Heeeeey guys I found a suicide victim!!! No clickbait! Shocking 😨" Please we should never forget the human disgrace that is Logan Paul. He barely got a slap on the finger for it, he got new viewer thanks to the infamy

[@OhJuicy]

Research master's student here: if we ever give our participants distressing content we have to debrief them after the study, provide content warnings where possible, and also provide multiple support links. Exposing Facebook users to negative content and then not providing support would never get past a uni ethics committee!

[@qtheplatypus]

I’m assuming that you would have to tell them before hand in the consent form.

[@PrincessSixThirteen]

I would assume that an ethics committee would have an issue with minors being used in a psychological study.

[@Indigowispp]

And it’s crazy cause those story times are literally targeting children. I think Ann kind of did the method your talking about she showed the video and then said hey if there’s a stranger trying to meet up don’t do it 😭

[@RosesAndIvy]

Yeah the thing is that corporations get away with this because they don't even need the permission of an ethics committee to do this kind of research, unfortunately.

[@SallyBerry9]

Do these research things need to be peer reviewed? It’d be amazing if people started pointing out the ethical issues with the studies and preventing them from being properly endorsed or published, if that’s an option.

[@fikkitchen]

At this point, KZbin is just absolutely disgusting. As you've already pointed out in a previous debunking video, "money is the driver". KZbin will go out of their way to let these content farms remain on the platform, just because it's a good business model for them. The more people stay in an endless cycle of randomly repeated food videos and the more they engage, the more KZbin as a whole gets traffic and "time spent in-app". I really hope that this is their downfall one day...

[@bastioncory6740]

Hmmmm, how about, we make a non KZbin website that doesn't do anything like this KZbin content. I'm sold🙄

[@otakupower1048]

And of course they get rid of the dislike button so you can even watch out for this type of content

[@Gatorade69]

Right ? I see so many bot posts It's crazy, yet KZbin is always removing my comments. Even comments where I do not use any profanity or anything and I wonder what I said to make my comment removed ? It makes no sense and then I see all these bot posts and I just sigh...

[@spootymaniacs]

@@bastioncory6740 there are plenty of youtube alternatives like vimeo and Dailymotion, even some websites that aim to replicate youtubes early days, the issue is that not alot of people actually use it enough to be viable the same way yt is, for example a video creator would get much less revenue due to less traffic. I do wish more people go to more youtube alternatives though so that eventually it will be a viable alternative to serious creators who wish to earn a reward from their hard work

[@wahhbajack]

@@bastioncory6740 Tons actually exist. Even those that let you upload copyright content. Here's the problem: you won't get monetized on them. They don't have Google money. no one will use them. Daily motion has existed almost as long as KZbin.

[@GingyPno123]

I use a ”salt waffle” to clean my waffle maker. The original recipe calls for 100 grams of water, 4 tablespoons of salt and 120 grams of flour but I tend to use a little more water to ensure that the batter reaches into every crevice. Mix the flour and salt, then add the water and mix it to form a uniform dough. Bake it until solid. Works like magic!

[@kandyappleview]

I make waffles a LOT and this sounds brilliant. Thank you for sharing!

[@amalzuhair4495]

If I ever get a waffle maker I'll remember this useful tip

[@fikkitchen]

Definitely trying this! Thanks!!! 💕

[@lucylume]

Super useful tip! Would probably work on my toastie press too, thanks for sharing xxx

[@Alexrider02]

I stopped using Facebook when I realized that every single time I opened the app or page, I would get almost immediately angry or frustrated. I think the algorithms of social media are to blame for a large portion of the social unrest and ever-widening gaps between those of different ideologies that we've seen over the last ten years or so.

[@Artsy-Tea]

Rather late reply, but I agree so much. Social media seems to built upon selling and spreading outrage, often where it's not needed or blown out of proportion. Nuance is near impossible to find nowadays, which makes discussions all the more harder to have. It's sad

[@lbeg323]

We need a "How Ann cleans her cookware after (un)intentional kitchen disasters" - so we know how to properly clean our waffle irons or microwaves or skillets when we screw something up!

[@ListenToStatic]

Oh, man, this would be a super valuable video. Just in case you weren’t already aware, though, it’s easy to get caked-on gunk out of a pot through boiling water with a good glug of vinegar in it. Saves me every time. I’m sure that Ann also uses Barkeeper’s Friend cleaner a lot.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Yeah, everyone pities Davefor having to test the recipes, but I think the worst part is cleaning after the recipes XD

[@lindateppler3058]

I'm tempted to send Ann a jug of my Five Star PBW (Powdered Brewery Wash). Man that stuff works so well. You sometimes have to retain a bit of patience, but leave stuff to soak overnight and you're golden for things that have nooks and crannies or even having to paint it on things that can't be soaked. Jugs and narrow-necked glassware just come clean as a whistle! :)

[@juliajohnson3187]

I agree, it would be really helpful! In her video "Debunking INSANE viral TikTok videos" she briefly reviews what best removes hard stains from a metal baking pan, but to have a video going over different bakeware would be nice.

[@kenb2957]

Unironically, I'd watch that. She has so much charisma and so many interesting stories to tell. Plus she has a lot of experience turning her frustration at the scams into amusement and befuddlement.

[@akafiadelaenam4882]

This is serious, that children are exposed to these horrible stories😠 Thanks for bringing this to our attention🙏

[@anufoalan]

Worse than that a number of those stories frankly sound like grooming stories

[@HowToCookThat]

yes they seem very odd 😠

[@---nobody---]

@@anufoalan They absolutely do. It gives me the creeps. We really should try to do something to bring this to not just youtube's attention but rhe general public as best we can. It's important parents know what to look out for. Honestly, this whole thing reminds me of that Elsa, Spiderman -gate shit. 😕

[@trickyotter5916]

@@HowToCookThat i wanna say that sounds like a channel im sure you've heard of it its called my story animated i dont know exactly but it sounds like it

[@Malimber]

Money talks. Your mistake is thinking a multinational company cares about anything but the bottom line.

[@hannahb9326]

I think it would be really useful for schools to have talks about this kind of misinformation and they should include your videos to help kids learn the dangers of those fake recipe videos online. Thank you Ann for continuing to make informative content. X

[@MsAngie1011]

Good idea

[@Name-yv2zq]

especially in elementary schools. They watch such trashy channels cause they wanna do those things. I sure school could spare a day or two to help them find appropriate fun websites and channels that are information and not trash. Sorry ryan and cookieswirlc but.. they're just channels that you sit and stare at. I'm rambling. Sorry it's 9am

[@tngirl341]

Schools dont care enough sadly

[@Wanapelei]

Yes!

[@J_Lynn]

kids shouldn't be on the internet because it actively preys on them and they have no idea how to stay safe... so... yeah...

[@Coyoteari]

As a kid my mom always taught me raw chicken safety via “Chicken Hands”, aka “if your hand has touched chicken it’s chicken now & can’t touch anything but chicken” 🤣

[@lucybronkema6486]

When dealing with raw meat, we use clean hand/dirty hand: one hand for touching the meat, the other for touching literally anything else

[@cathe8282]

Imagine, at age 10 or so, getting a cooking lesson from your auntie in the kitchen and as you're stirring batter she's telling you all about an abusive relationship! My gosh, those story videos are creepy!!!

[@bw3839]

Lol Honestly not far off from baking with my mum back in the day 😬 100% would not recommend!

[@anakelly76512]

I don't want to hear negative stuff while cooking. Cooking is my vacation, so to speak. And, I know for a fact that emotions play a role in your cooking. When I've angry, my food never comes out right no matter how I adjust it. When I cook while happy and content, my food comes out perfect. It's like I barely have to adjust anything. Negativity can make you sick, too.

[@Kazutoification]

And then you casually glance over and she's bleaching the chicken in the sink.

[@Abb5ieBM]

this style of video has been increasingly common on tiktok recently; people use audio clips of other creators reading out creepy/terrifying internet stories, and put them over videos of them cooking or making colourful crafts, or whatever is popular at that time. such a large proportion of tiktok's users are actual children, it definitely worries me a bit

[@cathe8282]

@@Abb5ieBM I can't even imagine how or why it's popular. Very worrying and I'm glad I don't have kids.

[@gogomonow]

Anne Reardon doesn't just teach cool baking she also teaches online safety. Keep up the good work Mrs. Reardon, I'm a big fan.

[@richjebs4605]

*Mrs.Reardon

[@gogomonow]

@@richjebs4605 is there a difference?

[@WickedPhase]

Gogomonow Yes, Mrs. is used for married women while Ms. is used for unmarried women, but I don't think Anne would mind either one :)

[@gogomonow]

@@WickedPhase Thank you, I thought ms. and mrs. were for married women and miss was for unmarried women.

[@junbh2]

@@WickedPhase No, Ms is used for any women whether married or not. That's the whole point of it and why it was invented. So that we had an honorific that wasn't about whether you were married or not. Before that people used Miss or Mrs for women, but men were just Mr and it didn't matter if they were married or not. Ms is like Mr but for women.

[@MaJo-je8cs]

Strongest materials on Earth: 1. Diamond 2. Dave's stomach 3. Ann's kitchenware

[@TheBestCat1290]

ngl daves tastebuds must be number 1 as he has to taste all the horribleness before it goes to round 2 in the stomach 😂😂

[@rotem1437]

😂😂😂

[@mitsuri_kanroji_7376]

yep

[@localcryptid740]

4. Ann's cleaning products

[@MegCazalet]

@@localcryptid740 Ann’s arms!

[@kalisederoche]

those stories are pure trafficking rhetoric-escaping hard situations, framing violence as exciting, trusting strange adults-all grooming techniques of johns. be careful & pay attention to what your kids are watching!

[@kalisederoche]

@@nemo-x ok but thats what im saying. soooo much of our media has trafficking rhetoric, esp towards YAs & children bc it makes them easier to manipulate. parents wouldnt have to take all these measures if we didnt have a society where exploiting children is the norm. yes, they should make their kids aware of dangers, but we need to be blaming the predators first, which means holding them accountable for things like this. these tropes are always harmful, and putting them in movies/shows/books/YT vids for young ones irresponsible & has malicious intent.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

@@kalisederoche Bionicpig criticized The Lizzie Mcguire Movie for glamorizing a preteen running off alone with a older guy. Some people wrote it off, but as a kid I did think that was ok when I saw that movie. I'm glad Bionicpig criticized that. There are real kids who did that and were physically violated, killed, trafficked, or disappeared. Just because Lizzie is depicted to fortunately turned out safe, doesn't mean that idea is ok or always turns out safe.

[@kalisederoche]

@@user-gu9yq5sj7c oh man, ill have to watch that! its scary how much of our media growing up has these themes. im glad we are realizing that its v purposeful & we’re all talking abt it now.

[@kawaibakaneko]

​@@kalisederocheThat's old hangup from fairytales I would guess 🤔 You know they all have a hero who travel, or who get through a transformation, it's all metaphorical and about growing up. Pretty nice for oral story or book with some medieval/fantasy/unrealistic illustrations. Ultra creepy when put in the real world :/

[@papastummyfuzz9281]

Seconded!

[@singingwolf8997]

There's clickbait, and then there's disguising stories about abuse and grooming as 'happy fun-time cake decorating for kids!'. The fact those channels are still up proves that KZbin doesn't actually care about content, as long as it's getting views.

[@josephg.1.130]

Lets be real, we already have plenty of proof that youtube doesnt care about its content or the creators

[@Andrew-wb2zq]

It’s so incredibly weird. Some of the most disturbing stuff I’ve seen online has been these weird generated videos on KZbin aimed at children. Ugh.

[@Chris-et3xh]

KZbin, as well as almost all social media/video sharing sites, constantly push forward this obviously bad content cause it makes money. They don't want to take responsibility for anything

[@esf34147]

youtube claims to "care about the children" but they don't actually care, and this is just one example

[@Chris-et3xh]

@@esf34147 KZbin cares about them dollar bills and that's about it. During Pride Month, KZbin played homophobic and sexist ads over the lgbtq creators' videos. They were paid enough in their mind to literally ruin the pride month content.

[@yvettebasson1243]

My niece has anxiety issues and I can only imagine how those stories would affect her if she heard them, while thinking that she is watching a cake video. Even more insidious, is that any monitoring of her watch history wouldn't raise any red flags because the titles are so innocent. This is awful.

[@---nobody---]

Yup, I truly think it's intentional. 😕

[@mariagunnarsQ17]

Truly awful, same here, I watch my kids like a hawk, but I would not have noticed this, as they all wear headphones. Despicable.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

When Ann played those stories, the hair on the back of my neck stood up. Those were awful.

[@maridaaucamp5133]

@@Vickie-Bligh Me too, it was so so creepy.

[@gracehowell.]

If she's into baking, maybe get her into baking/cooking classes, so she doesn't have to rely on these fake cake videos. Or get some children's recipe books, if she's better at learning via text.

[@ninjapwnsatlyfe]

I love Ann's passion for preserving the innocence of children.

[@FlorSilvestre12]

The more I hear about just how dangerous the Internet is for kids these days (those creepy storytime baking videos are a new low), the more grateful I am that I grew up in the era when the Internet was too slow to be bothered with.

[@livefastpetkity]

Yeah I have a feeling that gen Z's kids are all gonna grow up without internet because we're traumatized from growing up with the internet at such a young age. pretty much all my friends unanimously agree that our kids aren't getting the internet until later on in life

[@maridaaucamp5133]

I'm a millenial gen and my kids are growing up without the internet. I'm frankly shocked that so many aren't bothered about kids' exposure to the internet and specifically social media.

[@sailormoonbanana4629]

This video is so information dense; internet safety, kitchen hygiene, Facebook shenanigans ~ it must've taken a while to research! And the effort does show, so I hope Ann knows how much we appreciate the love she puts into her content.

[@mariomario1462]

It literally misrepresents reality. I.e most abuse occurs IN THE HOME by a family member not some evil sneaky robber.

[@adriennecloeter7394]

@@mariomario1462 Ah yes, most abuse occurs in the home so we should definitely be targeting these abused kids and telling them that strangers are going to save them. Ann literally pointed out that many of the stories feature abusive household, and that the videos discourage wariness around strangers (Ie the exact opposite of what you said).

[@juliaalvarez537]

Mario Mario You’re right, but in some cases it’s people not outside of family.

[@thisishisalterego6617]

I just love the activism she has in social media ethics... it’s just so refreshing when a creator who shows both the content as well topics that’s needs to be discussed as we move forward as a society for the better.. thank you Anna for addressing content farms and the privacy regulations on facebook

[@traceybrenneman2291]

Oh my gosh! I am just appalled at the stories you were talking about. I am a child welfare professional and I can tell you those stories are ABSOLUTELY inappropriate - not only for children, but possibly even for adults who have past trauma. These situations could definitely be trauma triggers! Plus - WHY? What the heck do these stories have to do with cooking? I just don't get it. Thank you for telling us about this.

[@Mama_Bear524]

Also, someone else in the comments said that they’re even grooming kids because they’re normalizing weird and wrong adult behaviour. I thought that was a good point

[@1234cheerful]

Oh, the stories have nothing to do with cooking--they just use the visual to slide the inappropriate stuff right in under your radar. While your eyes see soothing, enjoyable videos of cookies and cakes and sugary treats (probably causing some dopamine bursts), you hear stories that would be frightening on their own and would raise questions, but the good feelings of the competently handled batter and dough and thoughts of sugar override skepticism, for the young and inexperienced, the gullible, the innocent who will take it all in without question and remember the good feeling. My theory anyway.

[@marshmallow4646]

So you have two audiences, one that will mute the video and just watch the baking stuff, and another that hears those stories and gets hooked and doesn't care about the baking, some of them play off your fear and are about how blank got out of a dangerous situation and they freak you out but make you want to listen so it won't happen to you

[@A.l85]

Agrees with you wholeheartedly !!! ♥ ️👍

[@akkiko]

@@marshmallow4646 Except there are already channels out there which do the exact same thing without the use of contrasting imagery. Corpse's entire schtick was narrating spooky stories with potential elements of truth to them. You don't need to mix the two mediums and doing so without consideration for your audience is careless and irresponsible.

[@RenCarl1sle]

Those stories weren't just creepy, they were triggering af as a survivor of abuse and sexual violence.

[@RenCarl1sle]

@GalaxiaPLAYZ I am yeah, thank you 😊 ❤️

[@MibaCallabus]

Yes, this.

[@livin4thelamb499]

I'm glad you're a survivor (I am as well) and I'm sorry hearing this was upsetting too ❤️

[@1SpicyMeataball]

Stay off the internet and maybe see a therapist if you're so easily triggered?

[@RenCarl1sle]

@@1SpicyMeataball kindly stfu and follow your own advice.

[@ladyteruki]

What I find particularly disturbing about the "children stories" is that there is a very large portion of the children population that is abused at home (the numbers are between 1 in 3 to 1 in 5 children in the world experience some form of abuse, usually from relatives) that is EXTRA vulnerable. Particularly when it comes to tales of finding a savior in a stranger (a myth quite prevalent among us because obviously non-strangers are either abusers or some version of enablers), and knowing how little kid/teen fiction addresses this audience specifically (out of fear of shocking the non-abused children, oftentimes). So that makes those stories disgusting in my eyes because it feels predatory.

[@jackfender1975]

It should be banned! How does KZbin allow this! it's far worse than copyrighting a movie imo yet they pinalise over that. KZbin should be held accountable more legally for its content

[@653j521]

@@jackfender1975 Definitely. It sounds like grooming. What next? They tell the kids to contact them?

[@mariomario1462]

Uh no. The problem Is you are spreading hysteria since most abuse happens WITHIN the home by someone they KNOW not some random person knocking on the door. Grow up

[@mariomario1462]

@@653j521 don't abuse words you don't know

[@ferociousgumby]

@@653j521 This is one of the most shocking things I've ever seen on KZbin. I just had a video taken down with a "warning" about violating community standards. The video was of a preacher getting carried away and doing a crazy little dance in a Pentecostal church service. ANYONE could have watched it without being morally damaged. Yet THIS is considered fine?

[@daisychainreaction]

Anne I am literally begging you to make one of the AI generated "recipes" in the knockoff version of your book.

[@ayaneagano6059]

That would be hilarious

[@amidoshi1909]

I wanna see that!

[@shreyapanchal8616]

omg yess get this more likes please. the amount of serotonin I'd get from that video would keep me going for a whole week 😭😭

[@tinnagigja3723]

What did I miss? There's an AI generated knockoff of her book? Edit: I paused to look at the comments and it was literally the next thing she mentioned when I hit play again...

[@aname7355]

@@tinnagigja3723 @10:37 in the video

[@Kibo24601]

RE: The creepy storytimes over baking videos - I would bet good money this stemmed from TikTok! I've seen loads of cake decorating videos in particular that use the first part of a reddit/forum story read out to audio to grab your attention (usually a really crazy sounding story so you get invested) and then have a separate video with the 2nd 3rd 4th etc. parts of the story. It's all about the annoying trend of FOMO and upped engagement (I do get why it happens because the algorithm rewards it) but if the youtube channels are doing it to they're probably just banking on the same formula.

[@bessiebyrum]

I thought the same thing!

[@validark]

A lot of the stories sounded like something you would find on a "my story animated" channel

[@J_Lynn]

yeah I don't watch that kind of stuff at all, but I keep getting baking videos with "story times" recommended to me on KZbin. it's not surprising, ig, since artists doing story times over their drawing videos has been a thing for years... not what I consider entertainment, but I'm sure kids are wild about it.

[@KnotArthur]

Dual narrative! Makes it more engaging apparently

[@ohrats731]

It’s so creepy! The video looks so innocent but those stories… what even is the moral?? I had no idea there were videos like that. Terrifying. And if people stumble across just one and don’t realize it’s a content farm, they might think the stories are real. Not to mention it’s just an insult to storytelling to content farm stories 🥲 Storytelling should be an art and have a purpose

[@M_R1der]

Those "story time" videos are in part why I don't let me daughter watch KZbin with headphones. Thank you for bringing awareness!

[@gb4826]

I hate those "stories" with a burning passion and it makes me uncomfortable how a lot of them are way too inappropriate and dangerous for kids to listen to, (meeting up with someone online, trusting strangers, etc.)

[@nini2066]

Some of the stories were stolen from a channel called My Story Animated, That channel is known to be an overly exaggerated channel that tells outrageous stories that aren’t supposed to be taken seriously, it’s known to also have clickbait titles and thumbnails that aren’t ever what the stories are about. If you ever happen to come across that channel you might want to ignore it since that’s all the stories are. Outrageously fake

[@Adrastia]

@@nini2066 It's just the new version of the old confession magazines. I don't know how many, if any, of the stories in those magazines were true. But they weren't kept behind the counter and anyone could buy them regardless of how inappropriate they were. If your kid is watching videos with headphones on make sure to listen. Kids don't realise the stories are fake. And some contain inappropriate content. It's easy for kids to misunderstand what is going on. Some of the stories disregard stranger danger. Parents should have never stopped warning kids about what happened to Adam Walsh.

[@eugeniapascual8861]

Ann Reardon is a HERO. I actually learned more about how the body processes sugar in its various forms and how it affects my blood sugar levels from this channel than from my own doctors.

[@khowler]

Totally agree. As a diabetic, it was very nice to get that sort of information. I have always loved Anne's love of getting the truth out there.

[@draconianking]

Change doctors.

[@zuhurafarah9824]

Same

[@kanlalonde1356]

At first, I was just like "Oh, more lazy content farms" and then I heard the stories and legit jawdropped. What an incredibly deranged company. Whew.

[@estefaniaguillen9628]

i really believed the storytimes would be dumb aita posts stolen from reddit, when i got to the actual part pf the video showing the storytimes i was like "well it is worse!"

[@evan_ramlie99]

@@estefaniaguillen9628 i don't think they're AITA stories. I think they're those animated kids stories that used to claim themselves for being true like from "My Story Animated" and the like.

[@maggiem6209]

These videos turn my stomach. Horrible people hurting children online for money. What the hell, KZbin??

[@bradameerbeg2154]

It’s horrible.

[@pollymilton7615]

my boyfriend was just telling me about the weird sorts of "kids' videos" that are on youtube but neither of us had heard of this specific sub-genre. so creepy.

[@SuperMbprincess]

Hey Ann! I think it would be a fun series if u tried to make ur own recipes using the instructions from the fake cookbook. Im very curious to see how u would make a “pea sized disintegrate” 😭😭

[@Bazziness]

KZbin be like: ❌No more dislikes shown to public ✅Fake thumbnails

[@pavi._.]

Omg So True

[@miex5451]

r/true

[@leonilninoayala3236]

And fake contents....

[@lexarona300]

@@pavi._. how u do the wheel

[@derpy2.0]

Literally.

[@thecatherd]

The strange stories are such an odd and somewhat disturbing one... I came from an abusive and neglectful household and unfortunately became victim to the many dangers of the internet in the late 00s and early 10s. Those sorts of videos, I can tell from experience, would be the sort of thing I would have latched on to for the escape fantasies, and that worries me. Anything like that which vulnerable children might flock to becomes an easy target for adults looking to take advantage of them. It's a real safety risk.

[@ember9361]

and i can't believe how many people dismiss these types of concern i know i sound like a crazy person when i give parents heads up about kids on youtube, but seriously this is not a joke

[@mavicityrelayson2924]

Come here to say the same. I have cptsd and had I been a kid now, this would've affected me greatly.

[@tablescissors]

@@mavicityrelayson2924 which personality disorder have you been diagnosed with? Do you think it was inherited from a parent, they often run in families

[@Iva744]

@@tablescissors that's a very personal question to ask someone, and it's not even relevant to the discussion.

[@tychopanda]

@@tablescissors what would any of that info add to the conversation?

[@juliettedemaso7588]

Full stop, those “Bella cake stories” are grooming videos; not a translation or cultural issue, not some woopsie. There’s no room for interpretation. That channel needs to be shut down immediately. Thank you so much for drawing attention to it, Ann!

[@Lola1912]

Or those story animation channels with stories like "My sister was my mom" or "I dated my stalker" or something like that, uppon listening to them I could tell they were made up for views...

[@IAMHAPPY5290]

Finally someone acknowledges this. They arent just sus, they're downright predatory. Hate that youtube not only allows but outright prefers that style of content

[@LadyZubat]

Please explain to me how watching a stupid video is grooming? Because you lost me on that so hard I had to recheck the definition of grooming just to make sure I wasn't crazy. I don't think the creators of these videos are trying "the action by a pedophile of preparing a child for a meeting, especially via an internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offense."

[@spicysalad3013]

@@LadyZubat maybe because they mislead children into thinking stranger danger isn't important? Haven't watched then but it's really not that hard to imagine why a video would be grooming, use your imagination.

[@Lola1912]

@@LadyZubat Imagine telling a story to a kid where the mc was completely ok being groomed by creeps...

[@alleighbrown6855]

I can't be the only one that noticed in the marshmallow video she was debunking - it expands and melts all the way to the edge of their waffle iron and then magically it became smaller in the center.

[@MoxxieTheRat]

I noticed too

[@tpopbpop4917]

Those "stories" are great ways to groom children into being uncomfortable, pressured, and trusting of the wrong people. It is sick that KZbin just lets these channels groom children and does nothing. Smh.

[@sophief6330]

Parents need to know that they can Block channels if they use KZbin Kids if I remember correctly

[@Serena-or7sl]

@@sophief6330 parents have limited time and will not be able to police all the content that their kids watch - either because they are not aware of a specific channel, or because their kids will see the content on another kid's device

[@tpopbpop4917]

@@Serena-or7sl Right? It makes me frustrated too sometimes because I would just rather raise a child with total understanding of technology and the internet before I allow them on it. And, an unfortunate point you make is that they will probably at some point, more than once, see something inappropriate on someone else's device. We just aren't prepared for something that is so hard to understand and allow children to use such a tool.

[@sophief6330]

@@Serena-or7sl it's not perfect but as a parent you still have the responsability to try, KZbin should do more be them too

[@LorelleCaimyth]

Exactly! And if a parent were to see their child watching those videos with headphones on then they would assume they were just listening to the recipe being spoken over the video of the cake being made. Horrifying.

[@abhiveerbirdi9377]

You can see the pain in ann's eyes and voice as she sees a person with proper internet access wash chicken with bleach. Don't worry ann, it hurts us too🥲 We will not let you suffer alone!!

[@PandaBear62573]

As I was watching it my husband saw the look of horror on my face. He then looked at me with an expression if everything was okay. I had to pause and explain to him. He barely cooks and he knows not to do that to chicken.

[@hollisyeano1397]

People in the usa eat chicken that has been washed in a chlorine solution due to the practice of battery farms. So the bleach thing not so far off for some American to believe and do.

[@elinalukaziak693]

@@hollisyeano1397 just because the yanks do it doesn't mean it's right! Vile 🤮

[@np8139]

Two of the worst kinds of channels: fake stories for kids and fake cooking advice for kids. Amazing that someone managed to combine those.

[@EarthboundX]

Yeah, really gross.

[@iCanbEYOURrUKIA]

What a time to be alive!

[@JH-we7xf]

Parents - please be aware of what your kids are watching/listening to on KZbin! Those grooming stories are horrendous. Thanks for sharing, Ann.

[@suneater_zeef050]

Ann Reardon videos don't only teach me about food, but about how much a distopia we are living in

[@dreamingahopefuldream4439]

Dislike Button: exists KZbin: "NOOOO this is a tool for bullying and hate against small creators!" These fakes hack channels that can be dangerous: exists KZbin: "Wholesome content right there. 10/10 beautiful changed my life forever now please watch this instead of the smaller creators with genuine content."

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

only if socialblade is able to show dislike count, maybe in the future, then we would feel stronger than those fakers

[@amberlee4536]

Right??? We all know what "a handful of trolls" looks like and sure, hate campaigns get out of hand, but not anywhere near at the scale this crap is being pumped out

[@FeministCatwoman]

thanks for pointing it out, wtf did these pussballs hide the dislikes???

[@kamo7293]

you know what's stupid? If you click the dislike button you get "this will be sent to the creator" so it's not even protecting them since they can see their own analytics

[@trenvert123]

@@kamo7293 It's meant to stop you from clicking off of a video that potentially has 5000+ dislikes from a hate campaign, not prevent a content creator from simply seeing dislikes. I'm interested to see how well this will work, because a video with 100,000+ views, and 1000 likes would obviously have a ton of dislikes. Unless they get rid of likes as well, I don't see how this would actually help creator though.

[@loisgilbert2464]

Omg I actually find it heart warming that she's "Momming" all of us. Is there anything this woman can't do? ♥️♥️♥️

[@cubanalien]

I know right? Such a safe place for the children who navigate through KZbin 💖

[@thesoapingllamas5131]

We have to protect her at all costs!

[@taniamubaslat4080]

@@thesoapingllamas5131 on it!!

[@Edible_Kittens]

She’s one of the few youtubers I actually trust my little cousin to watch.

[@petitmeowmeow]

I'm probably not even old enough to be Ann's child but I feel very "mommed" and comforted, despite the actual serious message of this video!

[@Empoart]

The idea that there's actual people behind those braindead content farms, writing all kinds of bogus stories and making and editing soulless videos, is boggling to me.

[@techno1561]

Someone had to voice it as well. It doesn't sound like one of the AI voice generators.

[@RD9_Designs]

And I feel sure that it's mostly or completely written by men!

[@allih8021]

Dave is a treasure. "The oven was the third ingredient, wasn't it?" Ann, thank you for using your platform to spread truth, encourage critical thinking, and dispel and debunk misinformation and outright lies. You are the KZbinr we all need but that too few of us actually deserve. I asked for your cookbook for Christmas and am really hoping I get it! (But if I don't, I will absolutely be gifting it to myself LOL) Happy holidays!

[@chicagotypewriter2094]

Preach!

[@HowToCookThat]

Fantastic & I hope you have a brilliant Christmas :)

[@beatbatterbake7071]

I was horrified when I heard the 'stories'. This is a lowest any content farm has gone. Never imagined in my wildest dreams people could come up with something like this!

[@WickedPhase]

Those stories are super creepy! I could easily see kids thinking they're real and be freaked out by them (nice pfp btw!)

[@ruminationstation4200]

There's actually way worse stuff out there, it's just SO heavily targeted to kids that it can be actively hard to find it as an adult. You'd have to mindlessly click around through vapid kids content for hours to find it. There used to be a channel that would pretend to have cartoons and stuff and then like Midway through the video would show extremely upsetting images. (That's what KZbin means about these not qualifying as clickbait really cause it's still about cakes. They're only willing to take actions against the channels that would be like 'ok here me making a cake....here some holocaust footage...and sprinkles....here's an animal getting eaten alive by another animal..now for the frosting")

[@MarcusTheDorkus]

Seriously! It's horrendously disgusting that people would publish videos like that. They know very well what they're doing and they don't give a shit.

[@ingridnl536]

Same here, never expected anything like this🙄

[@beatbatterbake7071]

@@WickedPhase so true! And thanks ❤️!

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

Actually Ann, KZbin thoroughly understands what is misleading and what isn't. But the important factor not mentioned in the written policy may read something like "all of which will be disregarded if their videos are making us a ton of money".

[@C1r0-C0r0]

so true, i mean the only reason youtube is letting them stay and push off good content creators is all for the point that the good content creators earn some money but they, oh youtube is set for life with all the money they get from them. youtube is hypocritical saying no repetitious or content farm or click bait allowed, but let's them all stay beecause of all the money their awful content gets them.

[@AlexaFaie]

@@C1r0-C0r0 Its because they're careful in what they count as a content farm. They count a content farm as being a channel that just reposts videos from other channels without being the original creator. But those channels operate as a family of channels with the same company making them all so they are not just reposting someone else's stuff, they're choosing to in effect upload the same video to multiple channels. Which is just as bad, but means google can look the other way and just take the money.

[@elainelouve]

Very true! It's also like 70% of the ads are legit and 30% are scams. But of course the scammers are paying KZbin, so why should they care? Some channels have also pointed out the hypocrisy of KZbin restricting legit sex education, but promoting sexually explicit ads.

[@olawierzchowska4309]

Spot on 👌🏻

[@theuncalledfor]

@@C1r0-C0r0 Hypocritical, not hypercritical. Those are two very, VERY different words.

[@TheQueenEC]

I really appreciate Dave. He is so brave.

[@dirangosoly2211]

Technically, KZbin does sell a "product": KZbin Premium. So yeah, it should be passed on that their dismissive attitude for their own policies is one of many reasons no one buys it.

[@birdgirl8390]

I hate how I need youtube premium to play my atmosphere videos while I sleep... not exactly helping my bad mental health to know that I'm financially supporting groomers

[@ember9361]

@@birdgirl8390 try radio garden, i'm sure there must be a radiostation somewhere in the world that hosts sleep music alternatively, there are plenty of podcasts broadcast from their own websites, soundcloud, apple podcast etc youtube is not the only option!

[@PROWL.Q]

@@birdgirl8390 try musi man! Thats how i listen to music on yt offline and vids aswell

[@KyrieFortune]

@@birdgirl8390 Vanced youtube is your friend

[@s6r231]

The reason KZbin won't reprimand these channels for flouting the policy is because they make a lot of money off them. The rules are there for other less lucrative channels.

[@seraph511]

Wow, those stories are extremely problematic-- NEVER teach kids to ignore their gut feeling-- never teach kids to ignore the signs that they're being abused or manipulated-- never teach kids that that kind of behavior is REMOTELY okay at all. That is very scary...

[@I3oozeAddict]

Can we take a minute to pay respects to Ann's microwave, she's been through fire and ice (mostly fire), a real trooper. Didn't hear a single word of complaint. Eggs? Child's play. Weird fudgy and caramely stuff? Good as new after a scrub shower. A geat companion, someone i'd fully trust my life to.

[@dianaberlin4767]

😄

[@cami5173]

What a beautiful comment, I also love microwave

[@queendiscord5973]

Micro-wah-vay

[@Crisopeia]

I can only imagine how much time does it takes to clean all that mess. Like, look at the jair with ""caramel"", it's easier to buy a new one

[@jlynn2724]

I just want a sound bite of Ann saying, "that is not how life works." It would be handy in SO many situations.

[@helenem.4572]

Yes!!!! That's a wonderful idea)))

[@datgaydangernoodle1315]

YES!

[@loqkLoqkson]

every alarm and ringtone, similar to "this too will end"

[@ohrats731]

Oh no I need that for my brother 😅 No hate on him, but he has a disability that makes it hard for him to realistically assess how things work, so he comes up with these crazy cause and effect concepts. It scares me because it makes him vulnerable to these types of content that twist/skew reality. I want him to be safe!

[@elif6908]

“That’s not how this works, that’s not any of this works.”

[@bryanbuttler]

This is literally the most disturbing one yet, Ann. The chicken washing “hack” has me laughing so hard that my stomach hurts…just like if I ate that bleach-infused chicken…

[@2ndAgbala]

🤣

[@kennie39]

pretty sure that one's a joke

[@serendipityshopnyc]

@@kennie39 Unfortunately, you just know somebody out there will take it seriously!

[@judgejudyslover]

@@kennie39 yea but like she said she’s just spread chicken germs all over the shit she just touched in her hilarious “joke”

[@tenyharyati9355]

😂😂😂 ikr

[@onesingularbell]

Tell Dave we appreciate his bravery on tasting the bad, the gross, and the awful. We appreciate him! Ps I’m getting your cookbook this Xmas and I am so hyped! We love you Ann!

[@HowToCookThat]

thanks so much Bell 💕

[@mads_in_zero]

Love seeing Dave's visible hesitation even before he eats the "good" ones, because he doesn't know if it's a Life Hack or an actual recipie. And then the pleasent surprise of "it's just toasted marshmallow".

[@lennahcmarblesmonstersandm6070]

Hello Bell!

[@sarahg5705]

Yas! Dave appreciation moment!

[@TheNinjaKiwi1]

Dave is a true hero.

[@blue.berry.b]

A couple years ago for Christmas, I bought my dad a waffle iron with removable plates that can be put in the dish washer! It’s super convenient to clean

[@CheshAmeoba]

Those types of strange stories are actually another pretty common type of content farm, usually set to low-quality animation. Interesting to see it being combined with the cooking hack farm.

[@asianshell]

They just want to capitalize on it to increase their followers.

[@GlassShark86]

That is so weird! I have never seen these before but probably because I don't watch those channels.

[@iainronald4217]

Yeah, and Jarvis Johnson has been on a one-man mission to remove those fake stories. I guess it's time for a Jarvis Johnson x Ann Reardon collab!

[@morganjacoby5873]

It's all over tiktok and Instagram to

[@deltafossum6659]

Nice icon

[@hunterlarrison]

I don’t know if you all recall, but this started out as a cooking and baking channel. Now it’s the foremost summit for online ethics. I’m here for it.

[@zimmercj]

You learn a lot in a kitchen.

[@baddie1shoe]

Yes we need more of this! Very informative

[@rebeccawest8973]

I was about to downvote but then I read. You’re good. :)

[@MiotaLee]

It's still a cooking channel tho

[@ZakkandtheJ]

@@MiotaLee duhhhhhhh we're just saying Ann goes above and beyond what any other cooking channel would do for the ethics of KZbin

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

I've previously let an overview of a channel's homepage, followed by a look at thumbnails and titles (and one or two video watches, sometimes only partial), determine what I think it is ok for my kid to watch. Not any more, thanks to you, Ann. The voiceover content of those cake videos is truly alarming. How low can people go?

[@Raida7]

Yes! My mates have found that kid playlists can also have videos that stop in the middle for someone to evangelise to them, including telling them their parents are bad for letting them watch videos and only going to (insert church of choice here) will save them from hell

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

@@Raida7 Oh, no. That's just some horrendous proselytising right there :-(

[@PrincessSixThirteen]

Well, "family friendly" channels tend to have less than family friendly ads these days. It makes it hard for me to watch with my kids when I have no clue when an inappropriate ad will pop up.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

@@PrincessSixThirteen Our ad-blocker works well. However, I am also grateful to my older (adult) child for helping me identify potentially problematic content. Even that, though, doesn't seem to be enough. I will be changing my approach to approving content, and I am also glad my younger child is very good at self-censoring. Looking forward to the teen years, however, I can see I need to step up my game. Awareness is key, isn't it? :-/

[@katw6757]

I used to babysit an 8 year old and was constantly shocked at what KZbin Kids allowed her to watch. Her parents assumed it was okay because it's "for kids." Always check the content your kid consumes!

[@anneuldahl]

I feel in love with How to Cook that through Ann's debunking videos and the always accurate replication and scientific explanations attached. The reason why I have stuck around, is Ann's commitment to explain and expose content farms and dangerous content ❤️

[@mauduran]

Ann's spirit is literally out of this world. Can you imagine cleaning Marshmallow out from a waffle maker several times for the sake of debunking? Queen.

[@donnabethturnage4446]

God ain't that the truth lol

[@ZakkandtheJ]

She's the best

[@VictoryDanDukor]

Her waffle makers have been through a lot

[@galaxyfoil2026]

Forget queen, she's the whole palace

[@serendipityshopnyc]

I guess she figures she will be saving the world from thousands of hours of unnecessary labor of wafflemaker cleaning by her debunking. But she still deserves a halo--as does Dave for suffering through all those pluperfectly horrible taste tests!

[@mamaowlbear3366]

Is it just me, or do all these stories have a "grooming" bent to them? This is beyond creepy, these are dangerous.

[@jfs983]

I get where you're coming from, but I think in this case it's all done algorithmically to appeal to kids and get them watching more - which unfortunately overlaps with some creepy, uncomfortably sexual content. As someone else pointed out, the audio seems to be taken verbatim from those 'my story animated' videos...

[@krila3978]

It's definitely not just you.

[@glittermytimbers]

Exactly what I thought. Horrifying.

[@42billybob]

@@jfs983 Might not be the original source. But the grooming vibes still stand for the original script. Someone is actively putting advice out there that will lower children's defenses against some seriously twisted shit.

[@allict]

I turned to my partner and said exactly this. It's incredibly disturbing.

[@katieg3163]

As a new mom, thank you so much for shedding some light on these channels that seem harmless. I'm fairly young, but would have been easily fooled by the content and not think to screen the audio! How disturbing.

[@kittye8340]

KZbin isn't a place for the kids. In reality, the internet in general isn't.

[@kittye8340]

To protect your children best, you probably shouldn't let your children on KZbin. I'm not saying this to be like mean or anything, but forcing everyone to act kid friendly because children MIGHT be watching is sort of restricting to some creativity. Unfortunately there isn't a good way to regulate what is seen on the internet. So you have to really decide on your sensibilities and basically manually check every site and source. But educational and Christian as well as child friendly sites exist. And sites for entertainment too. KZbin does definitely need to ban some dangerous channels which endanger both kids and adults but as for others, it's up to parents to watch channels individually and decide if they do let their kids watch KZbin.

[@clownfromclowntown]

It’s best to not let your children use the internet, period. Even if it seems like a useful distraction, there’s SO many awful ramifications of childhood technology use. It can cause emotional disconnection, shorten attention span, and just deprives a child of being allowed to be creative. Your child should look back at their childhood and think about all the fun projects they tried, not the channels they watched.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

@@clownfromclowntown It's not just about "a useful distraction". The internet is helpful and important to learn. School, the library, and parents are not enough. Many parents and schools won't even tell kids what careers exists. There's too many people who said they have regrets of not being able to have their dream careers cause they couldn't start it as a kid or couldn't afford lessons. Such as ballet, athletics, being a professional instrument musician, etc. Some things had to be started as a kid. Finally the internet gives free lessons. Creativity has to be inspired from somewhere. Such as all the creativity and innovation on the internet. That may be hard to see in real life. The internet also teaches life skills which some parents and many schools are negligent about. Kids need to learn all these things too. For example, look at the comments on Tantacrul's video on babies and music. So many comments there of regret there of not being exposed, taught, and doing certain things that people have to as a kid to have their dream careers. There was one person there lamenting he/she couldn't have those things as a kid and his missed dream career, so he pushed for communism hoping that would help that. Kids will use the internet behind parents' backs. Like at libraries or friend houses. It's better to let kids experience things and teach them how to navigate it. Being too strict causes kids to rebel. Get yt to put ratings and warnings on videos.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

@@kittye8340 Some adults don't want to see inappropriate things, vulgarity, perversion, or degeneracy either. Which there's too much of on the internet. Those things are bad for mental health too. Kids need the internet to learn too. Too many parents and schools are negligent. Such as not even teaching a wide variety of careers that exist. Some need to be started as a kid. Some kids couldn't afford lesson but the internet gives free lessons. Look at the comments on Tantacrul's video on babies and music. So many comments there of regret there of not being exposed, taught, and doing certain things that people have to as a kid to have their dream careers. There was one person there lamenting he/she couldn't have those things as a kid and his missed dream career, so he wants communism to solve that. Kids will use the internet behind parents' backs. Like at libraries or friend houses. It's better to let kids experience things and teach them how to navigate it. Being too strict causes kids to rebel. Get yt to put ratings and warnings on videos.

[@songindarkness]

I didn’t think I could be more shocked and horrified watching this video than the bleach on food and the disturbing abusive stories on innocent-looking videos… but the HARMFUL MASS PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS… I am so happy that I quit all social media (except KZbin obvs) especially quitting Facebook, it’s improved my mental health so much.

[@dusky6484]

Ann isn't exaggerating the danger of children meeting a "friend" from online. There have been real cases with the worst possible scenario coming true, even in Australia. People like Carly Ryan had their lives ripped away by online predators. That cake channel is dumb at best and actively harmful at worst.

[@WarhammerGeek]

Even as an adult I would use caution. Meet in a public place, perhaps even bring a second person along. Nothing wrong with having online friends or even wanting to meet them. Just stay safe.

[@theeccentric7263]

Yeah I was raped when I was 13 by a 31 year old man I met on the internet. Our stories are real, our pain is real. We're not just some myth used to scare kids about strangers. Underestimating the threat of people on the internet puts children in danger of sexual abuse. Ann isn't exaggerating because this is real life.

[@Mama_Bear524]

@@theeccentric7263 I’m so sorry. I almost met up with an older man when I was a teen. Only thing that stopped me was having no money (we were in diff provinces). Thankfully he didn’t try to visit me. Kids are really gullible. You’re right, this happens in real life and way too often. Very sad and scary.

[@HannahTheHorrible]

Wtf……..just wtf…..I had no clue this was a thing (the creepy story time for kids)

[@mq5731]

And they are getting paid as well...

[@junkmalme]

Heads up (incase you have kids or take care of kids) that a lot of the content aimed at kids is filled with really mature and disturbing themes. And you really can't tell what their content is by watching one or two videos from the channel. Some are just fine then others are promiting grooming and self harm. It's bizarre.

[@swirlyswirl8369]

its very normal for tiktok, esp cooking and nail art

[@mollysministuff]

Hello, Hannah! I didn't think I'd see you here. :)

[@klaratehcoolcat]

We parents should ask our children openly and nonjudgmentally each day if they saw anything weird on the internet if they're given frequent access. "did you see anything cool on KZbin today? tell me about it!" And then after that ask if they saw anything bad or weird. And listen. And never blame them for what algorithms show them. Most importantly teach them that they can feel safe coming to you if they ever feel scared.

[@davveromeliloto4306]

I'm so glad people like you still exist on this platform. You are a smart, kind, wonderful woman and debunking those types of videos and exposing them is no less than the work of hero. You tube should be doing that but you can't trust them with a paper clip nowadays... As always great video Ann and thank you for the hard work you're doing!

[@loriki8766]

Agreed! I keep a list of KZbin content providers (rather than content farms) and I share my list of actual content providers whenever anyone in my network is looking for something. Like, for desserts or debunking, I suggest this channel and share my entire list as well.

[@ladyvi8483]

Growing up my mom stressed for me to wait a solid minute after the microwave has stopped before opening the door. You never know what random leftovers might be unexpectedly explosive, so it’s always felt like a safe habit to have.

[@CottonBollBat]

While the channels themself are awful, what really worries me is these people are perfectly content with reading these stories, knowing they're being uploaded and pushed to kids. I guess to them all they care about is the paycheck

[@catc8927]

I suspect the people recording the stories are just looking for voice work on Fiverr or something, and don’t know where these stories will end up. They might even be pirated.

[@HowToCookThat]

Yes it's strange that it seems to be a big operation.

[@not_an_humin3710]

I've heard these voices before in other places so I think they could also be like a text to speech voice

[@Vor567tez]

I don't think they themselves recorded the audio it probably stolen from another channel and probably the cooking videos too.

[@avro683lancaster7]

@@Vor567tez There's a specific sound effect at 5:51 that gives me a strong vibe that that's the case

[@vwestlife]

There are already plenty of those creepy stories online, allegedly "true stories told by kids" even though they're obviously fictional creations written by adults and read by professional voice actors, even without the sped-up cooking videos pasted on top of them.

[@jocelynecupcake]

yeah LOL they steal from "My story animated", i hate both the channels

[@22408aaron]

I wouldn't be surprised if they just use text-to-speech engines, it would probably take too long and cost too much to turn these videos out with _actual_ narrators.

[@annaverano5843]

Creepy disgusting pedophiles are always thinking of ways to lure children into their webs. Now they can use cooking videos and creepy storytelling to promote their propaganda and condition children to believe that not all strangers the kids don't know are bad and if they look a certain way they are safe for the children to interact with and the next thing you know the children are letting their gaurd down and putting themselves in real dangerous situations.. its so disgusting that child traffickers, groomers and pedophiles are always thinking up these kind of schemes to lure children in to their traps .. it just makes me so angry just thinking about it . Those creepy cooking channels should be banned or at least have a warning that those channel's are misleading and should be viewed with parental supervision.. the world continues to spiral down the deep dark rabbit hole and children are still not safe in the 21st century and it affects children of all classes and races . And it seems to be getting worse with each new progressive sick idea that wants society to accept pedophilia as a normal desire and sexualizing our children once they are enrolled in daycare and not even letting our children just be children the progressives have to make sure everything is sexualized at a very young age and that means robbing our children of their childhood and innocents.. our society is becoming sick ... we have to protect our children from those deviants some of them even have political power are in the educational system, churches , and anywhere else they have easy access to our children .. we have to fight for our children's innocence,safety and wellbeing,

[@WDC_OSA]

I first saw cooking story videos like those posted on KZbin shorts, re-uploaded from TikTok. Some commenters would say that this or that story originated on Reddit or a similar site. I think it probably started out as a way to get children with no attention span to keep watching cooking videos that would otherwise be too boring for them. The story videos Ann has shown here are creepier than the ones from KZbin shorts/TikTok that I first discovered. By this point, if they're not plagiarized from Reddit, they're probably a case of the writers fooling around and asking each other, "Hey, think we can get away with this?"

[@samanthasandstrom9836]

Yuck I hate that!!

[@MagnaRyuuDesigns]

KZbin: We are removing the dislike counter Also KZbin: Channels that are aimed at kids with horrible traumatizing stories are okay with us

[@Yubin_Lee_Doramelin]

That's real nonsense. I can't understand KZbin letting obnoxious content farms and that kind of videos grow.

[@WickedPhase]

Yubin Lee Money. The amount of views these content farms get is enormous!

[@KasumiRINA]

Well if you want to ban "horrible traumatizing stories aimed at kids", might want to start with H.C. Andersen and then move over to Brothers Grimm and such... What traumatized me the most was Bluebeard by Charles Perrault. Apparently it's based on actual serial killer, a knight named Gilles de Rais who went mad after Jeanne D'Arc was killed... I really need to watch Fate: Zero.

[@マリー-v4p]

I was so curious about these weird stories that I looked one up. The one I listened to was just kind of a generic teen romance story (dorky girl dating the handsome, popular guy). But it had weird expressions like “I finished spraying lacquer in my hair.” I think they’re just made up by chatGPT? That would explain how prolific they are and the oddness.

[@SandraBlomgren]

The storys sounds like grooming. They are telling them as kids story’s normalizing grownups doing weird things to kids.

[@LadyPisces96]

Yes, they do! Ugh 🤮 That's so dangerous! "he smelled kinda good" wtf

[@theeccentric7263]

Exactly. Children should not be exposed to this, particularly with no adult to counter what the video's presenting.

[@Mama_Bear524]

Omg! You’re right!

[@LaNoireDetruit]

Exactly my thoughts...

[@jolenerobinson6597]

Absolutely agree. Some of these "stories" sounds like they are made to groom people for human trafficking.

[@mel8771]

“How to cook that”: Come for the debunking, stay for the critical commentary on the deceptive and manipulative tactics deployed by social media platforms. 👍

[@stainlesssteellemming3885]

While using a social media platform to watch the video

[@Birdbike719]

I've learned so much from Ann about the behind the scenes bs that goes on.

[@Kdkdleeme]

@@stainlesssteellemming3885 your point?

[@stainlesssteellemming3885]

@@Kdkdleeme The irony of using a social media platform to decry the evilness of social media

[@purpleeyebrows19]

@@stainlesssteellemming3885 sometimes you have to beat them at their own game

[@jayhwan]

Re: Ethics, personal data protection I work as a research assistant at an university. The research I'm doing focuses on students, so we need the students' informed consent and also their parent's/guardian's approval. Most of the time when I collected the consent forms back, the school teachers would tell us that many parents do not want their children to participate because they found the consent form "too intimidating". Consent forms are meant to protect their children, especially their personal information and data. I always find it so interesting that while universities and research institutes are always trying their best to protect humanity, social media platforms (that I'm pretty sure many of those parents have no issue using and no issue with their children using) are willing to put people at risk for the $$$.

[@tablescissors]

Nah, our tech oligarchy clearly lives us, you can tell by how they silence us

[@RikoLime]

I appreciate how you're bringing awareness to the creepy audio layovers to cake videos. The world is so horrid to children these days

[@FanFicnic]

I love how she gave credit to that creator and didn’t admonish him for using clickbait. Credit where it’s due! And then told us to go support him because she knows he’s just doing his best to do well on the platform. That cake looked lovely and yummy too 😋

[@aleksandrrozentsvit8390]

Love that too. I love how Ann is elevating authentic creators.

[@airesbankston6622]

Well the negative is it isn't 1 minute but the positive is ...it isn't by too much more ....

[@sarexvicentina]

They clearly do good recipes that are simpler and quicker, and that was one of few clickbait style titles so, it’s clear it’s an attempt to go further by exaggeration. Her shout out was a way for their channel to grow without the need for “lying”. I absolutely love the positivity here!

[@menglish83]

I want to agree in spirit because promoting honest content creators is good, however, I felt the opposite at that moment when Ann shrugged her shoulders. With regards to clickbait, "If you can't beat em, join em" has become increasingly common among who I considered to be reliable sources. It's disheartening to see yet more and more of them shrug their shoulders at the idea. I dislike this trend very much, and the ways for expressing dissatisfaction are quickly eroding too. ;)

[@Bayplaces]

How to cook that: what are these horror stories about abused girls on cooking clickbait? KZbin: removes dislike button

[@vs9400]

In this case the dislike button would do more harm than good. Any kind of interaction with the video, including dislikes, makes KZbin recommend the video to more and more people. Disliking a video is actually good for the content creator.

[@crazykay9422]

@@vs9400 Yes. But it also lets people easily see if the video is suspicious. Even if it gets recommended to you you can look at the dislikes, see they pass the likes by a good amount, and know it's not a good video. Hitting the dislike button may give that person more attention, but gives people an idea if it is good or bad before clicking it. Say you're wanting to find videos on home remedies for your skin. And you see a video with a bunch of likes. So you watch it and make what they show. Then it burns your skin off. Because what you couldn't see was how many more dislikes there were and did not know the information of what would harm you.

[@JuMiKu]

@@vs9400 It would be easy for them to fix the algorithm, so dislikes negatively impact you in the algorithm. But that would mean their own videos would be impacted.

[@vs9400]

@@crazykay9422 not really. I've seen in my country people sharing videos on WhatsApp groups asking groups of people to dislike the videos, and they do so even without watching them. For example, religious groups disliking videos because they show homossexual couples, pro-dictatorship people disliking videos that talk against dictatorship... Sometimes they even lie saying the video shows something it doesn't. Very often the dislikes are much higher than the likes even though most people don't mind those videos, because who don't mind them will not coordinate a massive liking campaign.

[@vs9400]

@@JuMiKu but why should dislike impact negatively? As I said above, the video may be just fine but it's being "attacked" by a group of people that haven't even watched it.

[@amberm8574]

I’m actually shocked and sickened at those stories! I also cannot believe people are seriously convinced that cleaning raw chicken with bleach is a thing! We had a really awesome advert from Dettol back in the day in the UK, they highlighted the germs that you collect on your hands when dealing with raw chicken, and shown with the same highlighted colours when you touch other stuff and how the germs are now on that object. It’s stuck with me since adulthood when dealing with raw chicken, and all you have to do is just make sure you’re washing your hands!!

[@Mama_Bear524]

Exactly. And cooking it properly

[@bunni9097]

It was a satire video

[@amberm8574]

@@bunni9097 satire or not, theres gonna be someone out there that will take it literally. If she posted all over the video that it was satire and not to try this at home, fair enough, work girl.

[@fluffyyote]

13:50 I will add, you should wash your hands thoroughly after touching raw meat like chicken or turkey. My mom got hospitalized last Christmas because she got infected from handing raw turkey. Be safe! (She’s much better now)

[@arileff4172]

Debunking episodes would never be complete without our resident Dad, Dave! We seriously appreciate him💗💗

[@HowToCookThat]

haha, 😁

[@JN-jo4my]

True :D

[@siyonnieswan5702]

At this point Ann and Dave is like our parents

[@arileff4172]

@@siyonnieswan5702 right 😂💗

[@dragonladygray1335]

The sneaky narrative directed at kids reminds me of when predators groom potential victims 😐 Thank you for keeping your audience on their toes.

[@Aj_Leigh]

It's exactly what it is. You don't need to see someone in person for them to abuse you. These ppl get off on this grooming children to be more vulnerable so it's easier for them to become a victim these types of ppl r too scared to actually kidnap or sexually abuse anyone so they need to read about see pictures and videos of others doing it so they can get off unfortunately this is going to cause a huge rise is child- (idk if I can even say the next word even tho KZbin is contributing to allowing child abuse but u problem know where I'm going with this) and child trafficking over the internet making it more difficult to find the sicko and the child. And it's even worse if the parents are the abusers cuz then the kid has no idea they r being abused and that what's happening to them isn't normal, "oh my friends parents don't hit them in the face or drag them by their hair? Oh my friends step dad doesn't touch her there?" When u grow up in abuse it's much harder to get help.

[@hiinsanity]

Kids will literally watch anything, the fact they always add these weird narratives is disturbing. Could’ve went the educational route but no just straight brainwashing.

[@DodgeRamGrl79]

And on the next: To Catch a Predator. Kid: You smell nice, come on in!

[@Jordannadroj20]

Something incredibly insidious about those content farm "kids stories". What's their end game? Whose idea was it initially?

[@madtabby66]

Their end game is 💰💰💰💰💰

[@kat-ky5gg]

I also think these are weirdly grooming kids ..

[@fariahcriss5696]

As for where it came from initially, I have an answer. People on tiktok have been telling their actual, real life stories, mostly to find community and support. Due to the nature of tik tok and being able to use sounds that aren't yours, others started borrowing popular audios of these peoples' genuine heartfelt stories of their own hardships and using them to voiceover their own videos that didn't typically receive attention from the algorithms. So they used the shock value of others stories to boost their own content, and now content farms are following the same line of thinking, but with fake stories, as content farms do

[@zen_ccg]

@@fariahcriss5696 exactly that! Storytime content has been getting fairly popular (I know for the art community it started going around in 2016 and a lot more artists started making Sketchbook Storytimes). Content Farms however have forgotten that the key factor of Storytime videos is that it's your life experience (or that of your viewers which have been submitted and altered for anonymity) leading to humanising the poster. Made up stories, over-embellished stories, or just plain unbelievable tales get a lot of criticism in the art community and commentary communities. I can see why it migrated over to cooking, but CFs taking it and running with the concept without thinking about the origination of the concept is BIG YIKES

[@BadWolfSilence]

@@kat-ky5gg They are definitely grooming kids. There’s a huge push for pedophilia now. It’s no coincidence there are more and more powerful people being revealed as pedophiles lately. We need to protect our kids and not let them online at all unmonitored.

[@bscorvin]

God bless Ann Reardon for starting a baking channel and then somehow being roped into fighting all the misinformation on KZbin

[@acoolnobody7724]

I've never imagined that such creepy disturbing content would exist on KZbin. What makes it worse how negligent and irresponsible KZbin itself deals with complaints, it's like whatever brings money and to hell with the safety and mental/physical well being of anyone especially children. Thank you so much for caring enough to call them out and for your huge effort.

[@merlinthebikewizard4392]

Given all the QAnon content that is out there.....KZbin doesn't care as long as they can make money. Look up SciManDan and see the abysmal crap he debunks on a regular basis.

[@janettebiggs4550]

Yeah you tube allows creepy and disgusting content as long as it fits their narrative but censor actual folks telling truth regarding the pandemic and politics and I am not talking about the conspiracy theorist like q anon and their counterparts on the other side but those with verified research. Yet kids can watch these videos and basically porn, no problem.

[@sailorarwen6101]

So many sex bots now. I report them as spam and porn and they don’t seem to go anywhere

[@QuantumBoogaloo]

If you hate these horrible stories there are dozens of animated channels doing this stuff. Don’t watch the videos from these channels directly, instead watch someone covering them. Jarvis Johnson has a great mini series he did a while back about this stuff, even looking at the hiring practices of those companies and stuff. It’s disgusting. Some of it is probably grooming, it’s hyper negative, and just generally inappropriate for children.

[@aff77141]

Yep. And of course, when the actual honest creators are having an issue or being reported for something falsely, there's nothing to be worried about

[@strawberrycheesecake5502]

In defence of the apple cake video, it could be a translation mistake. It's a german video and if you want to say something will be quick, in english you'd probably say "just a second" while in german it's more common to say "just a minute". Recepies also tend to be titled "(...)-minute (...)", if the author wants to show how much quicker the new recepie is compared to a more traditional version. The cake in the video appears to be a simplified version of "sunken in applecake", were traditionally you'd arrange the apples on top of the dough and let them sink in while baking, so that could be why it's named that way. I'm not positive this is what happened, but it seems plausible, considering the other titles are fine.

[@akmadsen]

I don't really have a dog in this race, but in those cases you usually write it like you just did-"a minute" as opposed to "1 minute" (as in the video title). And yes, I know you _can_ write it with explicit numbers, I said "usually".

[@doggyspeak]

Considering both the article "a" and the number "one" are both referred to as "ein" in the German language its possible that a more vague and exaggerated phrase like "apple cake in a minute" gained more specificity in the translation "apple cake in one minute" or something like that.

[@CosmicLeche]

The story channel one is so disturbing! They should definitely have much stricter rules about content when it comes to channels aimed at kids. Also, thank you for also covering topics like that facebook one. Your dedication to transparency and honesty in and outside of the cooking community is what makes you a legend in my eyes.

[@XiaoFury]

They already do - and it does NOTHING.

[@CosmicLeche]

@@XiaoFury I meant much stricter than they already do, but if it's already pretty strict and it does nothing, I should have meant ENFORCE the rules much stricter. It's absolutely ridiculous how one bad word, even if it isn't even a swearword, it just makes reference to something bad, can get videos demonetised on regular youtube, while stuff like this is allowed to go on no problem.

[@kittehgo]

The major problem is that humans aren't looking at the vids, unless it is requested. There is a sort of AI checking things according to set parameters, that is why wierd things get flagged. Like a channel about tanks getting vids flagged for sexual content.

[@SesshouFan22]

Supposedly youtube has very strict rules about what's pushed to kids, but like they've proven time and time again if you're making them money then you're above any rule you want to break.

[@dakotaosmond8614]

I think you mentioned in a past video, and me and my mom do it, but putting a can of condensed milk in a crockpot full of water on low for 8ish hours works good. It’s really thick though, closer to delce de leche. Just need to make sure to leave it alone after it’s done to fully cool before opening it.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

Food cans have a plastic coating. So is it really good to cook in those cans?

[@francespyne7316]

The whole stories thing just has me speechless, it is so insidious as I would never think to monitor cooking channels. Next Dave food challenge: eat something made using the funky book that is absolutely not yours

[@daisyo.6666]

How? There were no recipes 😂

[@brittanytravnikar]

When these videos started I was like "these are so informational and interesting", and now, while I still feel that way, with every new video I find myself getting more and more frustrated with KZbin (and it's "rules"), and other platforms that allow this misinformation to continue to spread. Don't get me wrong though, I am so grateful that Ann and several other KZbinrs (like Jarvis Johnson) are pointing these things out, because otherwise I probably would never know. I just wish that they didn't have to point it out, it's really unfortunate that it's gotten this bad :/

[@Phraxdust]

I was searching for this comment. I have the exact sentiment.

[@AAA839]

Don't worry.you are not alone. Which is sad as KZbin had flavor big company but not help any small creator to appeal or even fight their right to it..

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I was surprised by the "controversy" over the marshmallow video. Please ignore them Ann. They clearly don't watch your videos and they do not support your wonderful channel. You always give everything a fair try. It was clear before you even started the marshmallow experiment, that it was going to end up an awful, sticky mess. It's just plain common sense. It sounds like someone's feelings got hurt and they had a bunch of their friends and followers leave mean comments.

[@fablesguykol3025]

There was an attempt recently by BORE.D here who did it similarly to the original, it is possible to manage and looks nice if you wanted to attempt it that way.

[@blueismylove3128]

@@fablesguykol3025 Ann also said it was possible, but if you have to put in that much work for it to "look nice" this method is clearly not very efficient.

[@K-MasterGirl]

@@fablesguykol3025 was there a bunch of oil involved though?

[@stanleyhape8427]

Ann has always gone above and beyond in her attempts to recreate these things. I don't think a single pot , pan or appliance has escaped being being used and abused for our education.

[@fablesguykol3025]

@@K-MasterGirl not from memory, but he did have to pull a few tricks to get things right. So it isn't super simple but it works.

[@PoppyFlux]

The stories in those cake making videos would likely be triggering for people who have been in similar situations, like child victims of DV. That's not good! I had mild anxiety listening (C-PTSD sufferer) even though they didn't directly relate to my past abuse and I'm well on my way to recovering. Can I suggest you add a trigger warning please to protect your viewers? I didn't notice it hear one, so please ignore if I missed it.

[@paulhaworth6065]

Dave needs his own show called “I’d Cook That” for one minute chefs.

[@briannawalker4793]

Dave needs to write a memoir called "I Ate That" reviewing all the terrible hack foods he's ever tasted

[@flakyanddelicious]

Yes! I second this!

[@daniellespencer5026]

I'd watch that.

[@shaystibelman]

or "I'd eat that"

[@DeeEll86442]

Actually Dave needs his own show called “I’ll Try That” 😂🤣 because he is such a good sport when it comes to trying some of these fails that Anne creates. Remember Dave, it’s for science?😁👍

[@ofXsacredXflame]

That was such a great analogy you used about KZbin's policy on misleading thumbnails. It really put it in perspective. Watching something may not cost us any money, but we are basically casting a vote on what KZbin suggests for us to watch. When the thumbnail is misleading, and we are disappointed, KZbin doesn't know that and keeps suggesting videos related to that disappointment for what feels like forever lol

[@junkmalme]

There is an option to not see "content from this channel". Unlike a lot of features, this one does seem to work.

[@SplotPublishing]

@@junkmalme True, but RELATED content will continue to be recommended. And you can't take back the credit they get for your time viewing their misleading crap.

[@breannap8585]

It may not cost us any money, but KZbinrs do get paid by the view. And even 10 seconds is enough to count as a view. And this annoying algorithm. Accidentally click on one random video one time and the suggestions for it never cease, but I can barely get a suggestion for a KZbinr I follow.

[@knz730]

@@breannap8585 God this drives me nuts! I put an ambience video on my TV ONE TIME like 6 months ago but I'm guessing because it's a long video half my recommendations are now ambience videos. Way to make me regret trying something one time.

[@SidereusOfTheFallen]

Go to your history and clear it out of there. Should help with the recommendation.

[@gamesux420]

What youtube wanted to say with the "it's still cake so it's not misleading" was "enforcing the guideline for these content farms would be too much work so we won't do anything about it"

[@dundee6402]

"Plus they bring us lots of 🤑🤑🤑"

[@randalalansmith9883]

"And here's my friend who cheated with the algorithm, so give him a try..."

[@RosesAndIvy]

It's not too much work, they just don't want to censor these content farms because they make them a lot of money

[@bryanye4490]

if I had access to resources google has, I'd be able to create a prototype to identify misleading click bait in a week. It is not too hard, KZbin just doesn't want to do it

[@caitlynstarrparrish]

@@dundee6402 the really sad part is... KZbin doesn't actually make Google any money.

[@smoldogo2979]

Many middle eastern and Caribbean countries "wash" their meats, specifically poultry, with citrus and salt. This is because it masks the scent of meat, which isn't very appealing.

[@Maya.0114]

Yep, and we certainly don't do it with dawn and bleach. We only use bleach for cleaning up after

[@Croz89]

It would be safe if you kept the solution in a container and cooked it along with the meat, or disposed of excess straight down the sink with hot water. After all, this is what we do when we brine meat or marinade it (which is probably what they're doing there).

[@smoldogo2979]

@@Croz89 you should reduce marinade, it makes a nice sauce to finish the dish with

[@Croz89]

@@smoldogo2979 Depends. Sometimes you don't want to overpower the meat by overdoing the marinade flavours.