Poll of the Day > What the hell is up with this RATATA channel on YouTube? Social experiment?

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Straughan
09/05/22 1:08:19 PM
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Every video is filled with odd scenarios and teens displaying some form of hyperbolic mania with no talking and only some lady narrating. Shouldn't we report this to Homeland Security or something? I'll be honest guys, I'm a bit frightened here.

And the comments in all the videos seem fake and astroturfed too... wtf...

https://youtu.be/Rox43gpfuEo

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SoreChasm
09/05/22 1:10:50 PM
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Not gonna click that. I'll take your word for it.

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DirtBasedSoap
09/05/22 1:16:20 PM
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yeah wtf am i watching

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Straughan
09/05/22 1:19:04 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
yeah wtf am i watching

Their tiktok is astroturfed too. There's thousands of views per video and only a few comments that are mostly fake.
https://www.tiktok.com/@ratata_tok

It's like they're making nonsense to trick the algorithm and soak up admoney by barely crossing the line of validity. Only.... those actresses and actors are real somehow...

Guys, this could be coded alien communication for an invasion. Right in front of our eyes!
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/4/6/AAfGAbAADo_q.jpg

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MrMelodramatic
09/05/22 2:11:32 PM
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I thought it was funny

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Sahuagin
09/05/22 2:20:00 PM
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just seems like skits. I would guess the dubbing has something to do with language. the guys who are credited have russian (or ukrainian?) names, so that seems to fit.

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Metalsonic66
09/05/22 3:26:54 PM
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Straughan posted...
astroturfed
You mean like fake grass?

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Straughan
09/05/22 3:59:21 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
You mean like fake grass?

Yes, its the dead internet theory thing. On this case, the user pays or manufacturers bot accounts to make the comment section appear somewhat populated. The tiktok account is obvious if you go through it.

A few people have done in depth studies on it. It was shut down a lot in 2016, but it has resurged. That's how the youtube kids thing started. Then the no comments on kids videos after the pesos were doing the timestamp tag shit.

Music labels do it with new talent to boost their reach and perceived validity too.

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ParanoidObsessive
09/05/22 4:36:41 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
You mean like fake grass?

"Grass roots" is usually used to describe something that has become popular or powerful because the average people elevated it by word of mouth. A grass-roots political campaign is one where "the people" have pushed hard for a candidate.

"Astroturfing" is the nickname people came up for fake or manipulative grass-roots campaigns, where "the people" are essentially either bots or people paid to pretend to be excited about something. Because like you pointed out, it's fake grass.

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LinkPizza
09/05/22 8:43:40 PM
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Oh. Looks like Troom Troom and the others like it Basically, a fever dream

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