| Gregory Chism | ||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||
| YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Created by | Gregory Chism | |||||||||
| Location | Granite City, Illinois, United States | |||||||||
| Years active | 2012–2017 | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Children-Comedy Slapstick | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 8,547,801 (November 16, 2017[1]) | |||||||||
| Total views | 6,933,735,324 (November 16, 2017[1]) | |||||||||
| Contents are in | English | |||||||||
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Last updated: November 2017 | ||||||||||
Toy Freaks was a controversial YouTube channel run by Gregory Chism, a single father of two living in Granite City, Illinois. The channel was known for its videos featuring Chism and his two daughters in a variety of disturbing or inhumane situations.[2][3] It was created in 2012[4] and terminated by YouTube in November 2017.[5] The channel has been described as one of the first channels brought to light with the Elsagate phenomenon.
In an interview in January 2015, Chism described himself as a single father of two girls, Victoria (age 6) and Annabelle (age 4).[5][6]
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One of the most high-profile examples of a YouTuber getting banned occurred last November, when the account "Toy Freaks" was taken down for what the company vaguely characterized as a "violation of our policies." The account's videos centered on a single father, Gregory Chism, and his two daughters — both under 10 years old — in creepy and often disturbing scenarios. The videos included scenes in which one or both girls ate baby food, pretended to be infants, spit up something they ate or were left in pain.
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- ^ a b Smidt, Remy (2017-12-07). "This Dad Got Kicked Off YouTube For Making Disturbing Videos Of His Daughters That Millions Of People Watched". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ Geek to Freak Fitness and Lawn Care Interview. Retrieved 2024-03-28 – via www.youtube.com.