We sponsored this and took a lot of risk. Grab a LIMITED EDITION GN Cyber Skeleton V2 foil shirt on our store: store.gamersnexus.net/products/limited-edition-foil-cyberskeleton2-cotton-tshirt - we will only make these for a LIMITED TIME to directly fund this video and recoup costs. Watch Part 1 here: ua-cam.com/video/b73xG1HlFhY/v-deo.html Buy one of our heavy-duty silicone project & soldering mats for your home projects! store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-project-soldering-mat Grab one of our brand new copper mule mugs to support us: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-copper-plated-stainless-steel-mule-mug-thermal-conductivity-of-copper Or one of our PC building anti-static Modmats! store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary If you like this style of content, watch our Artesian Builds investigation here: ua-cam.com/video/L2xMi7inB28/v-deo.html
I've already got the Cyber Skeleton, but at least I was able to snag the 2023 Disappointment Tour shirt! Y'all should look into making ties for those of us who have to wear them.
Super glad to have found this channel. One beam of truth in a rather ruthless market. I doubt any one of us could measure the good this channel actually does.
Picked up a pair of mugs and a tshirt. Thanks for providing investigative journalism. First time I've ever bought a product directly from a video, and I've been here since the start. That both makes me tight, and you valuable.
I didn't even hesitate. I love the shirt and I wanted it. Even better I am supporting a group that brings real reporting on matters that I care about. As a CTO and a avid computer builder it just made sense.
To me, this looks like a typical tax evasion scheme. Similar to Trump's bankrupt subsidiaries. Because you don't pay taxes, but actually gain taxes by intentionally running deficits.
The org chart is so complex, its almost like a family tree with parent-child incest, cousin-uncle incest, missing children, step whatever, and all kinds of loops
Guys, your journalism should be a standard for everyone. The standard of consistency in your reporting is better than my breathing rate. Thank you, everyone at Gamers Nexus.
GN has truly transcended from being one of the best tech review companies, to one of the most important. The thoroughness of your due-diligence, research, and outreach is unparalleled. Not only putting in the time, showing the receipts, but also opening avenues for those affected to seek counsel is amazing. You've set the standard. All other tech review/journalism companies should be measured against GN. A sincerest thanks to the entire team for their hard work. This type of journalism is not easy, it is not comfortable, but it is absolutely crucial.
@@GamersNexus I feel confident in knowing that you will truly do your best, and that is all that can be asked. I've put my money where my mouth is and ordered from the shop in order to do my part in supporting your efforts. Thank you again.
The rise of investigative journalism youtubers borne out of the necessity to keep people accountable is positively insane, and I appreciate every bit of it. Thank you for your service!
enjoy it while it lasts donald trump wants to shut it down so it can't hold him accountable he said social media will be censored just like the legacy news media and UA-cam is in california a major target for republicans
This is investigative journalism at its finest. I hope the EK higher ups responsible get to face consequences for their horrible treatment of employees and associates. Keep up the great work as always GN!
Not only proper journalism, giving stuff to the proper authorities. And! Giving the employees and employees somewhere to get a FREE consultation… that’s way beyond proper journalism. Like dang… GN I’m proud to be a subscriber and proud to buy a shirt.
We are lucky to have them doing this. It makes tech/this industry better. A lot of industries don't have this kind of optics. Think about the stuff hollywood went though a decade ago with the scandals. Most people don't do this. Most business is run properly, but it just takes one or two people to have a huge impact, and it spreads because they attract other like minded folks. Ethics are incredibly important. I work at a bit company and we have a lot of training on how to handle contractors ethics for a similar reason. Other companies like EK would do well to get the right message. Learn from this don't do it.
Well, to be fair, when it comes to hardware and the home PC sector in general there has never been that much investigative journalism into unsafe products, rip off pricing, unfair practices much to my annoyance over many decades of building and fixing PC's for people totally ripped off to outright extorted for pre builds so GN really is not only one of a kind in this regard but is providing a service I have thought was decades overdue... I mean jesus if GN was around in the days of TIME computers and such through the 90's, all sorts of hooky sh** went on along with many a crap part sold for a high price.
@Nine-Signs the point is that big news media is just poirly made, poorly researched, often copy pasted opinions, lies, and propaganda with truth not even being a consideration. It doesnt matter what the topic is, any big mainstream source wouldnt bother putting in this much work. Theyre told what to say and they say it.
To be fair, these days we get more accurate news from the crackheads screaming nonsense outside your local 7-Eleven than from big networks. Still, stellar work by GN, as always.
Imagine how many investigative journalist there are in the world, and then imagine how much their work is suppressed, and disregarded or rather the bullshit spin and misdirection stories they are forced to work on at mainstream media. There a very intelligent and well meaning journalist in this world with no home and no legitimately trusted organizations from which to do their work. Team GN is truly something special and this team deserves all of our respect.
I don't think Steve is done stumbling down EK's iceberg. I love those 3 comments above mine 😂1st comment try to correct OP's and then get roasted for not typing his name right and.. there's this guy just sausing Der8auer's name lol.
Thank you GN for spending the money and taking the time to do this important investigative work. We should all support this independent tech journalism that isn't just a sycophantic quid pro quo with the tech industry. GN has really earned my respect.
Total surprise! Didn't expect the Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived to be tuned in. Where's Lupe, how does he feel about the quality of journalism here?
Steve has become the benchmark for when an issue in the tech industry has gone from "someone messed up" to "someone seriously F'd up". If Steve has an hour long or longer video on your screw up, you've seriously F'd up. Thanks for all the hard work Steve.
Absolute hats off to all the days and hours of work that this level of journalism requires, and more-so the people willing to put in that work. We are so lucky as a community to have you! Thank you for everything!
I agree that GN does excellent investigative journalism, but is it just me, isn't it kinda weird saying that on a video you haven't watched yet? It's been out for less than 10 minutes. No disrespect meant to Steve and his team.
Yea i bet EK is seething mad. GN probably won't make back what they spent on this. It honestly just petty coming from one business to another. Thats the best part though.
@JakeRayTM It's not weird. Before starting a video, I do a quick check on the content through skipping, so I can easily see the lengths to which the investigation has gone through. Then I start watching it at 1.5x speed.
@@LemonRush7777 Even with 1.5x speed, you were probably about 5 minutes (maybe 10) into a 58 minute video. But nevermind, I don't really want to fight on this topic. I'm just gonna watch the video.
Thanks. I wish I could give you more, but I'm on the rough side of disability aid. I'll try to get more to you soon as. It's great to have this level of journalism and integrity demonstrated.
Thanks for all you do Steve and everyone at GN and even those who came forward from EK. We need to expose this disgusting behaviour in companies. Been a long time fan and now I’m more than happy to help contribute.
Thanks for your continued efforts to expose shady businesses, and help protect customers and employees alike - we're really lucky to have you and your team, Steve!
Really appreciating the level of dedication - and resources - required for such a comprehensive report, and how you always remember to highlight the implications for the people who fall directly victim to those situations
When you started Gamers Nexus, did you ever think one day you would be taking on evil corporations and championing people fighting for their livelihoods? Who knows where your journey will take you, but Godspeed. I’m buying a damn shirt.
Jesus Christ, I'm only barely twenty minutes in, but I felt like I needed to say thank you; there is evidently something very unique ideologically/culturally about how Gamers Nexus operates, because I just cannot imagine any other "tech UA-camrs" having such strong convictions that they'd: - A. Put in the level of effort required to even just half-ass some sort of shoddy hit-piece of this magnitude, let alone the effort to ensure the reporting is as objective, fair, and reliable as these genuine industry-journalism videos have been. - B. Lose seemingly all sense of self-preservation regarding funding required to make these happen, combined with the potential for burning bridges, blowback, frivilous lawsuits, and so on. It is very refreshing to see, especially when the rest of this sphere seems to speak out only after someone else has been brave enough to take all of the major risks, and even then, only after carefully calculating whether it is advantageous for them to do so.
Thanks for that. You are absolutely right on point B. There is a chance for calculating behind the scenes by powerful people, but I think we are well equipped now to deal with any such problems.
@GamersNexus reaching a helping hand out to the former/soon-to-be former employees... hands down the most honorable thing I've ever seen on YT. You guys are heroes, and I mean that sincerely.
Wow!!!! Thanks a lot Steve and team for bringing light to such heinous acts. I hope the affected people get their justice soon. Thanks again for your passion and commitment towards such great journalism!!!
When a company shill says '...take this very seriously...', what they meant to say was 'we are sorry we got caught, we won't make it right, and you have no recourse'.
Of course people have a recourse. He's terrified of the reputational damage, with their partners if not the customers, or he wouldn't bother making a statement.,
I just left a company who did nearly the exact same thing... Tax fraud, wage theft, late on making payments to property, OSHA violations out the rear and changing the LLC to wipe the company of liability. So many smaller companies are guilty of this and so many more people outside of huge corporations are getting screwed due to them being able to continuously get away with doing business like this.
These loopholes need to be closed, and the people making the call need to be held personally responsible. Not allowing a business to take the blame so it can be foisted off at the stoke of a pen.
Fun fact, the reason why businesses register themselves in Delaware (29:54) is due to how the state has the cheapest business registration and operation fees. They allow any company to register there, even if their main HQ is in California.
Hey Steve, keep up the great work. I would buy some merch, but shipping costs would be soooo high to Australia. So here are some readies for you. Thank you.
Hi Steve, just picked up the new foil shirt to support what you are doing in the industry. Been watching you for years, and watching your growth and level of detail to your content is outstanding. Cheers to you and your team.
All props to Vincent Agosta. as a practicing attorney and also a tech enthusiast he does a really good job of breaking stuff down in a way that’s digestible to people who have no legal background which you’d be surprised how hard of a thing that is to do
@@wpgspecb GN's lawyer certainly isn't chasing ambulances here. The employment law firm in Texas is also doing great work in holding company's accountable. They'll almost certainly take the cases on commission, which means they don't get paid unless they win. There are so many slimy companies that firms can specialize in getting employees what they're owed. that's not a problem with lawyers, that's a problem with company's and the state not enforcing the laws.
Cooking EK V2 is finally here. In all seriousness I greatly appreciate this type of investigative journalism, it holds companies to standards and informs us consumers. Thank you so much Steve!
Thanks for doing this. It's great to know that there's folks in the hardware review community that have integrity and honesty. It's even better to know that you also have the courage to do what you believe is right. Keep up the good work - it's appreciated.
I love how companies forget that a NDA does not apply to criminal activities in the USA: A NDA cannot be used to hide, prevent testification, or hinder investigation of a crime in the USA. Nor, for that matter, does a NDA prevent a person from bringing allegations against any employee or employer. Essentially, if it's against the law, the NDA is cast aside. This holds true in a number of other countries, as well. I don't know if it does in Slovenia, however. 10:40 Holey sheet. My family works in warehousing in the GHA, specifically plastic storage, and I've thrown containers before when I was working in summer during HS and just after HS before college-you get in the container and toss the packaged product several feet to another person who stacks it on a pallet-and that is not a packaged product you can throw! Those should be plastic-wrapped pallets that the forklift can just pull off!
They don't forget. It's a SLAPP using the NDA as an excuse - betting on the fact getting a lawyer and fighting back can get very expensive in the US especially.
I'm 29 minutes in, 29:45, and that organizational chart, evidence gathering, laying out the whole global story, the money tracing, this is such a great video. Tremendous work by all at GN.
I am old enough to remember that type of real journalist integrity. Dinner hr news was a daily watch, and every week there were multiple hr long investigative journalism exposing the corrupt. Now we have bloggers and L/R spin jobs.
@@drfranks1158 Good investigative journalism, especially from people who risk and in many cases even lost their precious lives is always a reminder to "Look for the helpers". Side note: Could you tell me what "L/R spin jobs" means, could not find it.
@@AkshayKumarXprobably relates to "Left or Right leaning political Propaganda" outlets, that tend to make a lot of noise but do nothing useful, mostly to generate "clicks"/advertising money
Yes the Main Stream Media is more corrupt than EK so of course people on UA-cam do better jobs. So yes an average UA-camr is better I'm not even talking about the ones who specialize in news coverage. lol
@@ganymedeix9511It's not just cost, but the willigness to expend the effort and to be impartial and balanced that makes good journalism. Both are lacking in the mainstream media of the US, Germany, Canada and Britain. Instead we get propaganda created by political activists that do not even have a smidge of the knowledge and expertise that Steve, his teams on their guests have. Never you mind any topic thst might ne important for the demos to base their decisions upon, but cast the government in a bad light. Those are swiftly brushed under the rug. Whereas the Gamersnexus team covers even the things that might land them in hot water....
I will echo what I said after the Artesian Build story. GN has carved its own unique space as Journalists that happen to cover the tech space. This type of reporting is hard as it doesn't make friends in an already small and deeply interconnected business community. Its easier to cover the fluff and except all the perks than to really dig in and report on the exploitative business practices. Keep up the amazing work Steve and team.
I'm from Slovenia and I'm amazed in the scale of investigation you did in EKWB and amount of information, paperwork, numbers, interviews, evidence,...., you we're able to gather 🙂 good job sir
Just bought two copper mule cups and coasters. Also upgraded my patreon subscription from $5 a month to $20 a month. Amazing work, I love to support this journalism.
I ordered the Cyber Skeleton shirt and a Flux mat to support everything you guys are doing. It's refreshing having a source of information that reports with such integrity.
Thank you for your time reporting this stuff on the behalf of many by the way I bought a ek water cooler 2 months ago should I take it out and use something different?
I don't normally buy stuff from youtube channels, but I pre-ordered one of those t-shirts today to support the investigative journalism. It doesn't hurt that the shirt also looks pretty awesome. Keep up the amazing work, and I can't wait to receive the shirt!
Why can't we have this kind of journalism everywhere like we used to. This is the kind of old school, we got you through hard work reporting that's been gone for decades now. Steve needs a 60 minutes type show covering all topics, not just PC.
@@sim8700 Like when he justified mass migration to Europe as nothing to worry about unless you're xenophobic back in the middle 2010s with tasteless soundbytes and then not 3 months after that episode that mass shooting in France took place perpetrated by persons who snuck in through said mass migration? That John Oliver?
This channel went from one of the various sources for Hardware News to, by far, one of, if not the best source for Tech Industry related investigative journalism. The amount of effort put into pieces like this one, is nothing short of impressive
Seriously, this is the kind of investigative journalism we need, more than just for the tech industry. Remaining unbiased (as much as can reasonably be achieved anyway) and just reporting the facts as they come. Wish more people took notice and developed a methodology like you guys.
I dare someone to find a more in depth, comprehensive, and professional investigative report than what Gamers Nexus has done. Every major news network should be taking note of this. Just amazing.
The audience is not business savvy mostly gamers ranging from very different ages. Most likely this will also be shared by other outlets so it s better to not to leave anything to imagination. @@Schule04
@@Schule04a little over 12 minutes speaking to lawyers and providing legal context to this situation. Most people know that “LLC” means limited liability corporation, but not what that means from a legal standpoint and how it relates to this situation. Hardly filler. The video is 58 min long, definitely not “mostly”. GN investigated something then reported on it. Seems like the definition of “Investigative report”.
@@Schule04 The amount of Americans who don't know the specifics of an LLC, especially in the context, is staggering. It was time well spent. Vincent's description even had a bit of data I didn't already know.
Boy oh boy, I guess I can say with almost a 100% certainty that EK is not going to get back on its feet any time soon, that should be a good lesson to them and other companies attempting similar behaviour, great one again Steve, glad to see that you're following up with this to the end, cheers
Steve you are to be commended for running such a principle based channel and organization. Exposes like this build trust among your subscribers that you are about covering facts and truth not doing what is most beneficial to you financially or to get "special treatment and access" from vendors. Keep up the great work!
By the way, is that his job really? To go and hunt for thief companies? If he (and the people behind the GN corp) going for Boeing-level fukups, will he also be killed? Checking your daily/weekly/monthly dose of tech news, hardware benchmarks is one thing. Hunting down some smallish manufacturing companies in a shtty remote locations, like in Slovenia (dont get me wrong, Slovenia is a wonderful lovely place in reality, have been there!) is a completely different thing.
We sponsored this and took a lot of risk. Grab a LIMITED EDITION GN Cyber Skeleton V2 foil shirt on our store: store.gamersnexus.net/products/limited-edition-foil-cyberskeleton2-cotton-tshirt - we will only make these for a LIMITED TIME to directly fund this video and recoup costs.
Watch Part 1 here: ua-cam.com/video/b73xG1HlFhY/v-deo.html
Buy one of our heavy-duty silicone project & soldering mats for your home projects! store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-project-soldering-mat
Grab one of our brand new copper mule mugs to support us: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-copper-plated-stainless-steel-mule-mug-thermal-conductivity-of-copper
Or one of our PC building anti-static Modmats! store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary
If you like this style of content, watch our Artesian Builds investigation here: ua-cam.com/video/L2xMi7inB28/v-deo.html
I've already got the Cyber Skeleton, but at least I was able to snag the 2023 Disappointment Tour shirt! Y'all should look into making ties for those of us who have to wear them.
Super glad to have found this channel. One beam of truth in a rather ruthless market. I doubt any one of us could measure the good this channel actually does.
Picked up a pair of mugs and a tshirt. Thanks for providing investigative journalism. First time I've ever bought a product directly from a video, and I've been here since the start. That both makes me tight, and you valuable.
I didn't even hesitate. I love the shirt and I wanted it. Even better I am supporting a group that brings real reporting on matters that I care about. As a CTO and a avid computer builder it just made sense.
@@mrwolfe0812 Yes Sir. You'd be hard pressed to find this level of honest commitment elsewhere.
That org chart is insane. You guys are insane. Absolutely incredible work.
I love OSINT
Steve is an absolute beast. But don't worry you are too. 👊
Love the Mac content.
To me, this looks like a typical tax evasion scheme. Similar to Trump's bankrupt subsidiaries. Because you don't pay taxes, but actually gain taxes by intentionally running deficits.
The org chart is so complex, its almost like a family tree with parent-child incest, cousin-uncle incest, missing children, step whatever, and all kinds of loops
I think my brain started melting when I tried to make sense of it... it's just crazy!
EK is probably looking into custom person sized cooling solutions for how much they're sweating right now
Thank you so much for the huge donation!
😂😂
You paid $50 for senpai to notice you 😂
That would just imply there is a leak somewhere...
@@Patriotic_Eagle1995 He paid to support quality journalism that nobody else is doing in the PC hardware space. "Senpai" appreciates his support.
Thank you Steve et al for your great work, keep it up! My contribution to your independence. Let's support more honest and ethical behavior!
Wow! That is a massive donation! Thank you for that and my sincere appreciation for the support!
Good job on the cash drop for GN! Love to see this support.
Stupid Talking is not "great work" dude!
hoho, 200 für sowas muss man auch erstmal zum hergeben haben, respekt 😘
@@terrainferna8048 are you being paid to be opposition? 🤣🤣🤣
Guys, your journalism should be a standard for everyone. The standard of consistency in your reporting is better than my breathing rate. Thank you, everyone at Gamers Nexus.
Indeed, what i thought is just some random scammers looking for quick buck, turns out to be an international money laundering scheme!
Thank you for the support!
I call it keeping it Cronkite, just the facts ma'am
GN has truly transcended from being one of the best tech review companies, to one of the most important. The thoroughness of your due-diligence, research, and outreach is unparalleled. Not only putting in the time, showing the receipts, but also opening avenues for those affected to seek counsel is amazing. You've set the standard. All other tech review/journalism companies should be measured against GN. A sincerest thanks to the entire team for their hard work. This type of journalism is not easy, it is not comfortable, but it is absolutely crucial.
These are extremely kind words and I am not sure that we can live up to them, but we will do our best. Thank you so much for your kindness!
@@GamersNexus I feel confident in knowing that you will truly do your best, and that is all that can be asked. I've put my money where my mouth is and ordered from the shop in order to do my part in supporting your efforts. Thank you again.
They sure ain't Linus Media group
@@GamersNexusjust keep doing what you're doing. GN is doing amazing work.
@@samholdsworth420damn right. They’re better.
Best journalism I've seen in years. The media, tabloids, and reporters should take note of what can be achieved if you put the effort in.
@@terabit. Not sure what that was supposed to make
Thank you so much for the donation!
@@GamersNexus what if this is the guy from the EK booth still trying to pay you off 😂
They do not want to do that though.
Bought and paid for.
@@drinkwater3453 Shhhh! Don't blow my cover.
The rise of investigative journalism youtubers borne out of the necessity to keep people accountable is positively insane, and I appreciate every bit of it. Thank you for your service!
enjoy it while it lasts donald trump wants to shut it down so it can't hold him accountable he said social media will be censored just like the legacy news media and UA-cam is in california a major target for republicans
yeah because "professional journalists" are all bootlicking hacks nowadays.
"Investigative" blackmail journalism 😁
@@aleksazunjic9672 ok mr. balkan spy
UA-cam is about ads and marketing and will never about anything else. You're just enjoying the bait.
This is investigative journalism at its finest. I hope the EK higher ups responsible get to face consequences for their horrible treatment of employees and associates. Keep up the great work as always GN!
Thank you for the huge donation! The team really appreciates it!
Proper journalism like this is why outlets like GN are so important.
Not only proper journalism, giving stuff to the proper authorities.
And! Giving the employees and employees somewhere to get a FREE consultation… that’s way beyond proper journalism. Like dang… GN I’m proud to be a subscriber and proud to buy a shirt.
We are lucky to have them doing this. It makes tech/this industry better. A lot of industries don't have this kind of optics. Think about the stuff hollywood went though a decade ago with the scandals. Most people don't do this. Most business is run properly, but it just takes one or two people to have a huge impact, and it spreads because they attract other like minded folks. Ethics are incredibly important. I work at a bit company and we have a lot of training on how to handle contractors ethics for a similar reason. Other companies like EK would do well to get the right message. Learn from this don't do it.
Tell that to LTT stans lol.
videos like this make ltt a joke.
Be gone troll, GN did good work here. Imo there is room for both and I'm sure GN would say the same
@@marlon.8051
10 years ago I would not have imagined that we would get better investigative journalism on youtube than the big news networks. Well done GN!
It's kind of sad when you think about it. But glad GN is out there
Well, to be fair, when it comes to hardware and the home PC sector in general there has never been that much investigative journalism into unsafe products, rip off pricing, unfair practices much to my annoyance over many decades of building and fixing PC's for people totally ripped off to outright extorted for pre builds so GN really is not only one of a kind in this regard but is providing a service I have thought was decades overdue...
I mean jesus if GN was around in the days of TIME computers and such through the 90's, all sorts of hooky sh** went on along with many a crap part sold for a high price.
@Nine-Signs the point is that big news media is just poirly made, poorly researched, often copy pasted opinions, lies, and propaganda with truth not even being a consideration. It doesnt matter what the topic is, any big mainstream source wouldnt bother putting in this much work. Theyre told what to say and they say it.
To be fair, these days we get more accurate news from the crackheads screaming nonsense outside your local 7-Eleven than from big networks.
Still, stellar work by GN, as always.
Imagine how many investigative journalist there are in the world, and then imagine how much their work is suppressed, and disregarded or rather the bullshit spin and misdirection stories they are forced to work on at mainstream media. There a very intelligent and well meaning journalist in this world with no home and no legitimately trusted organizations from which to do their work. Team GN is truly something special and this team deserves all of our respect.
Debauer wasn't kidding when he said the first GN video on EK was the tip of the iceberg.
DerBauer ;) Der is like "the"
@@KevinM0890 der8auer, "8" not "b". If you like to correct someone, do it right
der sauer, fight me u lose
I don't think Steve is done stumbling down EK's iceberg.
I love those 3 comments above mine 😂1st comment try to correct OP's and then get roasted for not typing his name right and.. there's this guy just sausing Der8auer's name lol.
der sauer weil ekwb diesen mist abzieht @@kikokikkou
Thank you GN for spending the money and taking the time to do this important investigative work. We should all support this independent tech journalism that isn't just a sycophantic quid pro quo with the tech industry. GN has really earned my respect.
Steve ans Co. spent a whole Warhammer on this y'all!! Top class journalism from GN👍
Quite literally The Greatest Tech Channel That's Ever Lived. I can't begin to fathom the amount of time, effort, and research this took. Insane work.
Total surprise! Didn't expect the Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived to be tuned in. Where's Lupe, how does he feel about the quality of journalism here?
As well as the insane balls Steve has to have to go after companies and publicly expose them like this
turns out EK's upper management were 100% swamp gooch
@@gnarasjesus522 Steve's computers don't have any ball dust in the vents because steel doesn't produce such things.
we need your mom toothbrush to clean this mess
Don't ever stop doing what you're doing, the way you're doing it, guys! It's rare.
"We do it the "GN way" here!"
This is an extremely valuable movement. These sort of companies need to be held accountable. I really appreciate you guys.
Thanks, GN and gang, for the great reporting and trying to help the employees!
Wow! Thank you for that!
Steve has become the benchmark for when an issue in the tech industry has gone from "someone messed up" to "someone seriously F'd up". If Steve has an hour long or longer video on your screw up, you've seriously F'd up. Thanks for all the hard work Steve.
This video is 58 minutes so under an hour 😅
@@smartperson1they need to have a "...but just why though?" reason to report comments
And if there is a part 2, and a potential part 3, then at that point its time to just give up
@@MrRiftman Once there's a part two, you know you need to change your name and move to a remote island.
We call this the Steve index.
Absolute hats off to all the days and hours of work that this level of journalism requires, and more-so the people willing to put in that work. We are so lucky as a community to have you! Thank you for everything!
Oh boy, now we have the second edition of cooking EK.
I think that there wont much be left to cook
Their radiators probably won't be able to handle all this heat..
this is cooking harder than a 14900ks
when is season 2 coming out :(
EK 2: Electric Boogaloo
Thanks Steve! (And to everyone involved in making the video)
Thank you!
It's rare to see investigave journalism of this level nowadays. Glad to see you keep filling those shoes in the tech space.
I agree that GN does excellent investigative journalism, but is it just me, isn't it kinda weird saying that on a video you haven't watched yet? It's been out for less than 10 minutes.
No disrespect meant to Steve and his team.
Yea i bet EK is seething mad. GN probably won't make back what they spent on this. It honestly just petty coming from one business to another. Thats the best part though.
@@Fine_i_set_the_handle Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
@JakeRayTM It's not weird. Before starting a video, I do a quick check on the content through skipping, so I can easily see the lengths to which the investigation has gone through. Then I start watching it at 1.5x speed.
@@LemonRush7777 Even with 1.5x speed, you were probably about 5 minutes (maybe 10) into a 58 minute video. But nevermind, I don't really want to fight on this topic. I'm just gonna watch the video.
Thanks. I wish I could give you more, but I'm on the rough side of disability aid. I'll try to get more to you soon as. It's great to have this level of journalism and integrity demonstrated.
Thanks for all you do Steve and everyone at GN and even those who came forward from EK. We need to expose this disgusting behaviour in companies.
Been a long time fan and now I’m more than happy to help contribute.
Thank you so much for the contribution, and thank you for leaving a comment!
Thanks for your continued efforts to expose shady businesses, and help protect customers and employees alike - we're really lucky to have you and your team, Steve!
Thank you for your hard work and unmatched dedication to this community regarding both consumers and engineers.
Fake channels!
@@terabit. yes, yours seems to be lol
Really appreciating the level of dedication - and resources - required for such a comprehensive report, and how you always remember to highlight the implications for the people who fall directly victim to those situations
When you started Gamers Nexus, did you ever think one day you would be taking on evil corporations and championing people fighting for their livelihoods? Who knows where your journey will take you, but Godspeed. I’m buying a damn shirt.
I most certainly did not. I thought I would be a game reviewer. Glad I got into hardware!
We are glad also.
@@GamersNexus it always starts with video games!!! We all take that route. Unless it's technical engineering.
@@GamersNexusshirts look really good btw
@@GamersNexusAlthough I'm sure there would be a mountain of stories on the gaming side as well.
Jesus Christ, I'm only barely twenty minutes in, but I felt like I needed to say thank you; there is evidently something very unique ideologically/culturally about how Gamers Nexus operates, because I just cannot imagine any other "tech UA-camrs" having such strong convictions that they'd:
- A. Put in the level of effort required to even just half-ass some sort of shoddy hit-piece of this magnitude, let alone the effort to ensure the reporting is as objective, fair, and reliable as these genuine industry-journalism videos have been.
- B. Lose seemingly all sense of self-preservation regarding funding required to make these happen, combined with the potential for burning bridges, blowback, frivilous lawsuits, and so on.
It is very refreshing to see, especially when the rest of this sphere seems to speak out only after someone else has been brave enough to take all of the major risks, and even then, only after carefully calculating whether it is advantageous for them to do so.
Thanks for that. You are absolutely right on point B. There is a chance for calculating behind the scenes by powerful people, but I think we are well equipped now to deal with any such problems.
@GamersNexus reaching a helping hand out to the former/soon-to-be former employees... hands down the most honorable thing I've ever seen on YT. You guys are heroes, and I mean that sincerely.
Wow!!!! Thanks a lot Steve and team for bringing light to such heinous acts. I hope the affected people get their justice soon. Thanks again for your passion and commitment towards such great journalism!!!
Many thanks to the whole GN Team for this thorough investigation!
When a company shill says '...take this very seriously...', what they meant to say was 'we are sorry we got caught, we won't make it right, and you have no recourse'.
Also they’re waiting for it to blow over.
Of course people have a recourse. He's terrified of the reputational damage, with their partners if not the customers, or he wouldn't bother making a statement.,
ua-cam.com/video/15HTd4Um1m4/v-deo.html
...with the legal system
Scum bag tactics I don’t watch a ton of tech YT but I hope others stop working with them
Once again, amazing journalism. Thank you to the entire GN team and keep it up!
Investigative Journalism at its finest with a full-fledged 1 hour video documentary. MAXIMUM RESPECT to the channel.
this is journalism at its finest. thank you for your work and dedication
Great work GN. Thanks for bringing it to light.
Thank you for doing this important investigations and putting together this video!
Thanks for the reporting!
Big thanks for the financial support!
I just left a company who did nearly the exact same thing... Tax fraud, wage theft, late on making payments to property, OSHA violations out the rear and changing the LLC to wipe the company of liability. So many smaller companies are guilty of this and so many more people outside of huge corporations are getting screwed due to them being able to continuously get away with doing business like this.
These loopholes need to be closed, and the people making the call need to be held personally responsible. Not allowing a business to take the blame so it can be foisted off at the stoke of a pen.
Fun fact, the reason why businesses register themselves in Delaware (29:54) is due to how the state has the cheapest business registration and operation fees. They allow any company to register there, even if their main HQ is in California.
The hilarious thing here is despite all that, they still have pending debt with Delaware.
Delaware also has the most competent legal system for business law.
@@MrGlk Some would say the most pro-business and anti-consumer, anti-worker legal system...
thats common knowledge
No state sales tax as well. I live 30 from DE and a lot of us here in Philly will drive there to buy liquor and shop at Bestbuy
Thank you for investigating these important subjects.
Excellent reporting GN! Wish I could give more, I hope more young people get more engaged with corporate malfeasance like this. THANK YOU!
Even just watching is enough! We sincerely appreciate donations of any amount. Thank you!
Hey Steve, keep up the great work. I would buy some merch, but shipping costs would be soooo high to Australia. So here are some readies for you. Thank you.
Well, i know what I'm doing for the next hour.
Everybody's got something to hide
Except me and my Stevie
My diaper is fresh and ready.
Shit is literally hitting the fans.
Gamers Nexus invents cooking water!
You know when Steve and the GN crew are on to something like this, shit's about to get real.
Incredible job!
I bought a few things off your store, but decided to drop some money too.
Please keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for supporting all those ways!
I wish I could afford more. You and your team are doing the computer (enthusiast) community a service that is pretty hard to return. Thank you!
Any amount is huge for us! Thank you!
Thank you GN! This is amazing stuff.
Hi Steve, just picked up the new foil shirt to support what you are doing in the industry. Been watching you for years, and watching your growth and level of detail to your content is outstanding. Cheers to you and your team.
Hi! And thank you for watching for years!
Great journalism as always.
Fake channels!
Thanks Steve!
Love these pieces. Keep at it!
I want to give this thanks, not even because I have interest per se in this specific issue, but just wanting to support GN based on principle.
All props to Vincent Agosta. as a practicing attorney and also a tech enthusiast he does a really good job of breaking stuff down in a way that’s digestible to people who have no legal background which you’d be surprised how hard of a thing that is to do
Agreed but it's really weird how he's not wearing pants.
Holy crap guys, amazing work. 40k for all this? Great dedication. I'm buying merch right now to help out. We need investigators like you.
Thank you so much for the support! And yes, last week was VERY EXPENSIVE hahaha
@@wpgspecb GN's lawyer certainly isn't chasing ambulances here. The employment law firm in Texas is also doing great work in holding company's accountable. They'll almost certainly take the cases on commission, which means they don't get paid unless they win. There are so many slimy companies that firms can specialize in getting employees what they're owed. that's not a problem with lawyers, that's a problem with company's and the state not enforcing the laws.
@@wpgspecbI too like to lick my butt.
Don't. The tools used one instance of "nigga" in a groupchat in an attempt to frame the company as "racist"
Thanks Steve and the GN Team!
Edvards "apology" video looked like one of those ransom demand films where you're being held at gunpoint off camera.
He tried a Linus lmfao, and then this video came.
Did he blink any Morse code at the camera?
I thought it looked very similar to Linus Tech Tips apology video. Same producer maybe?
They also apologized, but didn't promise anything or talk about change. Just "sorry we're behind".
Hell no. It looked like a fake apology from a shady businessman.
Cooking EK V2 is finally here.
In all seriousness I greatly appreciate this type of investigative journalism, it holds companies to standards and informs us consumers. Thank you so much Steve!
Part two. Steve warned you in the last one “we have everything” let’s goooo!
Thanks for doing this. It's great to know that there's folks in the hardware review community that have integrity and honesty. It's even better to know that you also have the courage to do what you believe is right.
Keep up the good work - it's appreciated.
Thank you! And thanks for the kind words!
I love how companies forget that a NDA does not apply to criminal activities in the USA: A NDA cannot be used to hide, prevent testification, or hinder investigation of a crime in the USA. Nor, for that matter, does a NDA prevent a person from bringing allegations against any employee or employer. Essentially, if it's against the law, the NDA is cast aside. This holds true in a number of other countries, as well. I don't know if it does in Slovenia, however.
10:40 Holey sheet. My family works in warehousing in the GHA, specifically plastic storage, and I've thrown containers before when I was working in summer during HS and just after HS before college-you get in the container and toss the packaged product several feet to another person who stacks it on a pallet-and that is not a packaged product you can throw! Those should be plastic-wrapped pallets that the forklift can just pull off!
They don't forget. It's a SLAPP using the NDA as an excuse - betting on the fact getting a lawyer and fighting back can get very expensive in the US especially.
Slovenia is part of EU, the law is not on EK's side in EU either.
I don't think you will find a single country where a NDA would cover criminal activities, that would make the law of a country basically toothless.
Ya, dumbasses think it does. Then they end up in court for financial fraud and election interference.
there is not a single country in the world where a NDA applies to criminal activity.
not even EK's own rads and coolers could handle this much heat. We got em boys
LOL
could*
those pesky double negatives eh?
GODDAMN!
😆 Good one.
Who’s we exactly?
I'm 29 minutes in, 29:45, and that organizational chart, evidence gathering, laying out the whole global story, the money tracing, this is such a great video.
Tremendous work by all at GN.
My God Steve, the speed and precision you had when explaining the flow chart of EK's chain of command was insane
hahahaha. It was a tough one!
Steve has become what journalism was and is supposed to be! Donated, thanks Steve and all your staff members who work on these stories.
I am old enough to remember that type of real journalist integrity. Dinner hr news was a daily watch, and every week there were multiple hr long investigative journalism exposing the corrupt.
Now we have bloggers and L/R spin jobs.
Hear, Hear. Did you know that most journalism schools today are "owned" by Bill Gates?
@@drfranks1158 Good investigative journalism, especially from people who risk and in many cases even lost their precious lives is always a reminder to "Look for the helpers".
Side note: Could you tell me what "L/R spin jobs" means, could not find it.
@@AkshayKumarXprobably relates to "Left or Right leaning political Propaganda" outlets, that tend to make a lot of noise but do nothing useful, mostly to generate "clicks"/advertising money
Better journalism than most newspapers and tv shows
because paper is for wiping Your rear.
Maybe you should bear in mind how much this one hour of reporting cost to produce before being so dismissive of other's efforts.
then you read the wrong newspapers and watch the wrong TV
Yes the Main Stream Media is more corrupt than EK so of course people on UA-cam do better jobs. So yes an average UA-camr is better I'm not even talking about the ones who specialize in news coverage. lol
@@ganymedeix9511It's not just cost, but the willigness to expend the effort and to be impartial and balanced that makes good journalism.
Both are lacking in the mainstream media of the US, Germany, Canada and Britain.
Instead we get propaganda created by political activists that do not even have a smidge of the knowledge and expertise that Steve, his teams on their guests have.
Never you mind any topic thst might ne important for the demos to base their decisions upon, but cast the government in a bad light.
Those are swiftly brushed under the rug.
Whereas the Gamersnexus team covers even the things that might land them in hot water....
Thanks for real journalism!
Great investigative journalism! Keep up this sort of content if you can.
I will echo what I said after the Artesian Build story. GN has carved its own unique space as Journalists that happen to cover the tech space. This type of reporting is hard as it doesn't make friends in an already small and deeply interconnected business community. Its easier to cover the fluff and except all the perks than to really dig in and report on the exploitative business practices. Keep up the amazing work Steve and team.
Thanks for reporting this!
Thanks!
Thank you!
When a company does well it's because of the CEO
But when a company does bad the cause is literally anything else
I'm from Slovenia and I'm amazed in the scale of investigation you did in EKWB and amount of information, paperwork, numbers, interviews, evidence,...., you we're able to gather 🙂 good job sir
Just bought two copper mule cups and coasters. Also upgraded my patreon subscription from $5 a month to $20 a month. Amazing work, I love to support this journalism.
Wow! That's huge -- thank you so much for your generosity and support!
👏👏👏
I ordered the Cyber Skeleton shirt and a Flux mat to support everything you guys are doing. It's refreshing having a source of information that reports with such integrity.
Thanks for the good reporting.
Saw the landscape shot and got instantly reminded of the newegg video. This is gonna be brutal for EK.
Sadly, there will be no trip to Microcenter to soothe the pain for Steve.
@@alaeriia01 Truly one of the greatest tragedies of our time. Poor steve
The industry needs you Gamers Nexus! Keep up the good work! Thank you for all this hard work
Thank you for the great reporting! Keep it up!
Thank you for your time reporting this stuff on the behalf of many by the way I bought a ek water cooler 2 months ago should I take it out and use something different?
Amongst ALL media, I’ve NEVER seen such committed and comprehensive investigative journalism. Thank you, to the entire GN team
ending the video with "we'll see you all next time" seems more like a threat and I'm here for it
Hahaha
Absolutely amazing work!
The beauty of quality journalism hit me so hard that I went and pre-ordered a shirt before I had even subscribed. Incredible work
I gotta say, this is even better than 60 Minutes level investigative journalism. Up there with CoffeeZilla. Bravo.
Have too many shirts already, so just take my money...
I don't normally buy stuff from youtube channels, but I pre-ordered one of those t-shirts today to support the investigative journalism. It doesn't hurt that the shirt also looks pretty awesome. Keep up the amazing work, and I can't wait to receive the shirt!
Thank you so much!
Why can't we have this kind of journalism everywhere like we used to. This is the kind of old school, we got you through hard work reporting that's been gone for decades now. Steve needs a 60 minutes type show covering all topics, not just PC.
Not hard to see why. Money comes from companies, companies don't like journalists hurting profits.
john oliver somewhat similar
@@sim8700 Like when he justified mass migration to Europe as nothing to worry about unless you're xenophobic back in the middle 2010s with tasteless soundbytes and then not 3 months after that episode that mass shooting in France took place perpetrated by persons who snuck in through said mass migration? That John Oliver?
How is that relevant to the statement though? @@John-tn5dn
How is this relevant to the statement though? @@John-tn5dn
the first video was blunt, this one was surgical. Steve is getting better at exposing truths.
This channel went from one of the various sources for Hardware News to, by far, one of, if not the best source for Tech Industry related investigative journalism.
The amount of effort put into pieces like this one, is nothing short of impressive
Keep doing what you're doing guys, you're amazing. And...thanks Steve.
Seriously, this is the kind of investigative journalism we need, more than just for the tech industry. Remaining unbiased (as much as can reasonably be achieved anyway) and just reporting the facts as they come. Wish more people took notice and developed a methodology like you guys.
I dare someone to find a more in depth, comprehensive, and professional investigative report than what Gamers Nexus has done. Every major news network should be taking note of this. Just amazing.
Except this "Investigative report" is mostly filler like "what is an LLC".
Literally any major newspaper that's not owned by Murdoch? If you consume junk media, don't assume the majority is the same.
The audience is not business savvy mostly gamers ranging from very different ages. Most likely this will also be shared by other outlets so it s better to not to leave anything to imagination. @@Schule04
@@Schule04a little over 12 minutes speaking to lawyers and providing legal context to this situation. Most people know that “LLC” means limited liability corporation, but not what that means from a legal standpoint and how it relates to this situation. Hardly filler. The video is 58 min long, definitely not “mostly”. GN investigated something then reported on it. Seems like the definition of “Investigative report”.
@@Schule04 The amount of Americans who don't know the specifics of an LLC, especially in the context, is staggering. It was time well spent. Vincent's description even had a bit of data I didn't already know.
The scale and quality of this investigation is simply incredible! The way GN has grown over the last 16 years is truly inspirational.
It is potentially dangerous to expose persons and companies in former republics of the USSR ...
Always gotta support good journalism
the drone shots and B-Roll is INCREDIBLE
nice work team; it's all there up on the screen from the reporting to the production
Boy oh boy, I guess I can say with almost a 100% certainty that EK is not going to get back on its feet any time soon, that should be a good lesson to them and other companies attempting similar behaviour, great one again Steve, glad to see that you're following up with this to the end, cheers
I own the old skeleton shirt. Just bought the V2. Thank you guys for everything you do!
Wow! Thanks so much for that, and thank you for buying the new one!
@@GamersNexus Anytime guys! Happy to support the deep research and journalism you do!
Same, own the first one and buying the second right now
Steve you are to be commended for running such a principle based channel and organization. Exposes like this build trust among your subscribers that you are about covering facts and truth not doing what is most beneficial to you financially or to get "special treatment and access" from vendors. Keep up the great work!
A yes, a TV-quality, hour long investigative documentary on my favorite...tech reveiw channel.
As one does.
Great Work.
My thoughts exactly!
By the way, is that his job really? To go and hunt for thief companies? If he (and the people behind the GN corp) going for Boeing-level fukups, will he also be killed?
Checking your daily/weekly/monthly dose of tech news, hardware benchmarks is one thing. Hunting down some smallish manufacturing companies in a shtty remote locations, like in Slovenia (dont get me wrong, Slovenia is a wonderful lovely place in reality, have been there!) is a completely different thing.