DanTDM
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ScreenMyYouTuber — analysis performed by AI, published by us.
Channel analysis summary
DanTDM is a long-running gaming channel featuring a variety of gameplay experiences, ranging from family-friendly titles like Minecraft and Tomodachi Life to atmospheric horror games such as Little Nightmares and Poppy Playtime. The content primarily consists of let's-play style videos with the creator's reactions.
What YouTube reports
YouTube's own figures for this channel, as collected when we looked. Nothing here is a finding of ours.
- Channel created
- 29,100,000
- Subscribers
- 3,806
- Videos published
- 20,411,221,993
- Total views
Audience the uploader declared This channel is not marked as made for children. That marking is about advertising and data collection, so its absence says nothing about who the videos are for.
Its 100 most recent uploads
Counted from the uploads we fetched when we looked. Where YouTube does not report a figure for a video, that video is left out of the count rather than assumed — so some totals below are smaller than 100.
- Most recent upload
- 6
- Published in the last 90 days
- 10/100
- Run 60 seconds or less
- 56:49
- Typical length
Audio language the uploader declared English
Uploads marked made for children 0 of the 100 uploads that carry the label. That marking is the uploader's own answer to a question about advertising and data collection, and nobody checks it against the videos.
About the channel
What kind of channel this is. These describe it rather than warn about it, so they carry no severity colour.
- Educational value None found The content is purely for entertainment and gaming reactions.
- Consistency High The channel consistently focuses on gaming and reactions, maintaining a similar format across different game titles.
- Synthetic media None found The content appears to be filmed reactions and gameplay; no evidence of synthetic generation is present in the sample.
Does well Consistent branding and personal presence across videos.
This is a preliminary review. Some of what we wanted to examine was out of reach when this analysis ran, so it rests on less evidence than a full review. What is published below is accurate as far as it goes; the limitations section says what it could not cover.
Where the presentation and the content differ
- In 1 of the 99 videos we screened, the way the video presents itself — its characters, styling, and title — did not match what it appears to contain. Those videos are listed below with the reason recorded for each.
A video made to look like it is for young children, carrying something they are not expecting, is the thing this research exists to find. These are automated observations from the images and titles, not a judgement about the channel — read them with the videos they point at.
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Poppy Playtime Chapter 5 Surprised Me.. presentation mismatchMismatch: Poppy Playtime is a horror franchise featuring disturbing imagery (body horror/monsters) targeted at children via gaming influencers.
Age guidance
older
While the channel features child-friendly games like Minecraft, a significant portion of the sampled content focuses on horror games (Poppy Playtime, Little Nightmares, Amanda the Adventurer) which contain disturbing imagery, creepy themes, and jump-scare elements that may be too intense for younger children.
Age guidance is our reading of the sample, not a rating and not a certification.
What we found
11 of 11 risk areas were assessed, worst first. A finding is an observation with evidence behind it, not an accusation.
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Horror
HighFear, dread, jump scares, and disturbing imagery.
Multiple videos are explicitly described as horror games or feature disturbing, creepy imagery in thumbnails, including monstrous figures and unsettling characters.
5 video(s) cited
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Stimulation
ModeratePace, loudness, and sensory intensity. High is not unsafe, but it is worth knowing before bedtime viewing.
Thumbnails use high-contrast colors, exaggerated facial expressions (shock, screaming), and large text to attract attention.
6 video(s) cited
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Violence
LowFighting, injury, weapons, and threat.
Violence is implied through the context of horror games, but no explicit graphic violence is shown in the thumbnails.
4 video(s) cited
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Mature themes
LowSexual, romantic, or otherwise adult subject matter.
The content focuses on gaming; while some games are 'disturbing' or 'creepy', they do not appear to deal with adult mature themes.
1 video(s) cited
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Commercial pressure
LowSelling, undisclosed promotion, gambling mechanics, and scams.
The creator uses standard 'SUBSCRIBE NOW' calls to action in descriptions.
8 video(s) cited
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External contact
LowPushes viewers to chat, message, or meet somewhere off-platform.
Links to official social media profiles (Twitter, Instagram) are provided in the descriptions.
8 video(s) cited
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Medical body horror
LowInjections, surgery, injury detail, and body distortion.
Some horror game thumbnails feature distorted or monstrous anatomy, though not specifically medical in nature.
2 video(s) cited
Nothing found in: language · bullying · adult activities · impersonation
What this review covers
Harmful or misleading content · every video
- 99
- Videos screened
- 5
- Flagged
- 1
- Of those, presentation mismatches
Age suitability and risk areas · a sample
- 10
- Videos reviewed
- 0
- Spoken content examined
1 sampled video(s) had no completed screening. Absence of a finding for those is not evidence that there is nothing to find.
What this review could not see
- We could not access what is said in 10 of 10 videos we looked at; findings for those rest on titles, descriptions, and thumbnail images.
The model reads text and still images. It does not watch video or listen to audio. Full methodology.
What we looked at
Automated screening checked 99 of this channel's 100 videos for harmful content and for videos presenting themselves as something they are not, and flagged 5. The age band and risk areas above are a separate reading of 10 of those videos. We do not have what is said in any of those, so every finding rests on how a video presents itself rather than on what it contains.
Flag reasons are AI observations, published as produced — read them alongside the video, not instead of it. How screening and sampling work
Stood out from the sample
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Poppy Playtime Chapter 5 Surprised Me..
Presentation mismatch ·
Mismatch: Poppy Playtime is a horror franchise featuring disturbing imagery (body horror/monsters) targeted at children via gaming influencers.
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It Was HIM The Whole Time?! (Amanda The Adventurer 3 FULL GAME)
Flagged ·
Horror game content; not intended for young children, but not a misleading 'Elsagate' mismatch.
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Can We Escape The Institute?! (Little Nightmares III ENDING)
Flagged ·
Horror game content with disturbing imagery (eye-hand).
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I SCREAMED At This Lady..! (Little Nightmares III Part 2)
Flagged ·
Horror game content with disturbing character imagery.
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I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS FIRST MONSTER..! (Little Nightmares III)
Flagged ·
Horror game content.
The rest of the sample
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