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Kitboga YouTube channel

Shares rank 25 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders

Free YouTube channel of entertaining videos in which a scam baiter strings scammers along, recommended for fun and funny CAPTCHA setups.

Free YouTube channel of entertaining videos in which a scam baiter strings scammers along, recommended for fun and funny CAPTCHA setups.

7 people gave an opinion

recommend it
7
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 5 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Entertaining scam-baiting videos

    “Watch some Kitboga videos, he'll strings them along for a week.”

    Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety”

    “Kitboga guy is a saint! Very entertaining, every now and then.”

    Comment from 23 Nov 2025 in “Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege”

    “They’re great entertainment pieces”

    Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help”

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The four most recommended other YouTube channels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

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What people said

5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“has some funny CAPTCHA setups if you need inspiration”

RecommendsComment from 30 Aug 2026 in “Creepy Crawlies”

“Watch some Kitboga videos, he'll strings them along for a week.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety”

“They’re great entertainment pieces”

RecommendsComment from 13 Dec 2025 in “Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help”

“Google kitboga (a known scam baiter) for the videos.”

RecommendsComment from 13 Dec 2025 in “Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help”

“Kitboga guy is a saint! Very entertaining, every now and then.”

RecommendsComment from 23 Nov 2025 in “Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.