07-05-2017 17:14 via theguardian.com

Mean stream: how YouTube prank channel DaddyOFive enraged the internet

A US couple have lost custody of their children after featuring them in allegedly abusive prank videos. They’re not the first to go too far in search of hitsPranks have been a booming part of YouTube’s scene for years – but it’s a subculture prone to attracting controversy. The latest incident has led to a US father and a stepmother losing custody of two of their children as a result of some of their prank videos.Mike Martin of Baltimore ran a channel named DaddyOFive, fe
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