Trojantube- The Youtube Trojan Archivals Of 201... !!top!!

Between October 2017 and January 2018, every single channel associated with the TROJANTUBE tag was terminated. The reasons given by YouTube’s automated system: “Violation of Community Guidelines regarding spam, deceptive practices, and malware.”

: Randomly inserted commercials, often presented without context to add to the "uncanny" feeling. Distinction from Real Archival Projects TROJANTUBE- The YouTube Trojan Archivals of 201...

Over the years, TROJANTUBE has evolved to evade detection by traditional security software and exploit new vulnerabilities. Some notable developments in TROJANTUBE's evolution include: Between October 2017 and January 2018, every single

: A recurring motif of a video with no content or meta-information. Japanese Advertisements Reality The most persistent theory is that TROJANTUBE

: A massive repository that hosts actual deleted or at-risk YouTube videos, such as the "Trojan TV" broadcasts from early 2011, which are local public access shows unrelated to the TrojanTube hoax. Summary of Lore vs. Reality

The most persistent theory is that TROJANTUBE was an —a bot network that backed up deleted YouTube videos from 2005–2010 and re-uploaded them under a Trojan horse disguise. But if that was the case, why the cryptic aesthetic? Why the distressed audio?