Articles and Timeline

Skibidi Toilet’s creation, transfer of the IP and rights from Alexey to Invisible Narratives. Fraudulent channels send false copyright strikes to the DaFuq!?Boom! channel.


Beginning of Invisible Narratives relations and production of the Michael Bay Movie.


Invisible Narrative’s pattern of pushing creators into an MCN as a solution to their own imposed copyright strike threats.


Episode 79’s Issues

October 6 – 12, 2025

Major issues with Skibidi Toilet episode 79 and evidence Inviz was the one to upload it, not Alexey.


“AI Boom” Incidents

October 7 – 14, 2025

Alexey sends emails and Discord messages in a jokey AI manner, poking fun at episode 79’s issues instead of addressing them.


Alexey’s old Russian channel “DoorCloser” (now supposedly owned by his friend PowerCat) begins to release “Incomplete” 1 and 2, hinting strongly at upcoming changes to Skibidi Toilet.


“Intercepted Transmissions” livestream starts, “Boom” announces an animation team, Alexey’s last Q&A, and the release of Skibidi Toilet: Emergence.


Major fandom-wide backlash to Skibidi Toilet: Emergence.


Discreet Email Hints

October 28, 2025

Alexey sends email to fans with discreet hints about the situation.


Corporatization of Boom

October 29 – November 20, 2025

Alexey’s Instagram erased and socials taken over by Inviz, old DaFuqBoom channel playlists deleted; Alexey’s last normal message to OMA; Inviz doesn’t understand series.


Compilation Release

November 3-7, 2025

Inviz “weekly content” plan, release of AI video summary & Episode 1-38 compilation, Adam Goodman’s first public response.


#BringBoomBack Starts

November 5-8, 2025

Start of #BringBoomBack campaign with announcements from creators, including Ibio75 and ZacDoor. Rumors spread about Emergence production cost.


Ibio Contract Leak

November 9, 2025

Ibio75 leaks his Inviz contract with an explanation of how he believes it was an unfair contract, and said he felt taken advantage of.


Emergence Trailer

November 9, 2025

Release of the Skibidi Toilet: Emergence trailer, slightly more positive reaction; core issues remain.


Major Escalation

November 10 – 25, 2025

ZacDoor Petition; Boom’s friends removed from his Discord friend list; YouTubers kicked out of Creator Alliance program after expressing criticism; playlist email with more hints from Boom.


Alexey’s old private messages with creators leaked, which revealed that he wasn’t being paid and he felt scammed. ZacDoor posts more evidence about Inviz.


Inviz CEO Adam Goodman held call with “Creator Alliance” on Nov. 6, and the call was leaked several weeks later. The call meant to address concerns after Emergence, but creators felt Adam dismissed their concerns.


The controversy goes mainstream, EliteBlueGuy Twitter post blows up and reaches news sites. IGN publishes article with statement from Invisible Narratives and a statement attributed to Alexey.


ZacDoor leaks his contract, Skibidi creators say Inviz isn’t paying them, BentPixels removing monetization, ZacDoor posts about Adam Goodman and David LB’s Zionism.


Inviz Partner Speaks Out

November 26 – 30, 2025

Community members CruzCrafter and Mnoomer48 supposedly receive positive info from Inviz employees.


Evan Purr, a close friend of Alexey, makes a public statement; Ibio gets info from Inviz employee; Ibio’s videos get demonetized by Inviz.


Michael Bay Movie Cease and Desist

December 12 – 16, 2025

Elite Cameraman returns. Alexey confirms info about early strikes. Iron Cameraman leaks what he saw of the Michael Bay movie and gets a cease and desist. Alexey changes profile picture. Steak responds to the drama.


ZacDoor Reveals Unused 79 Plans

December 15 – 19, 2025

ZacDoor shares behind the scenes details regarding episode 79 production which never came to fruition.


Inviz makes a Twitter statement addressing the drama, which leads to their account being suspended. Fan animator Strider announces he’s making Episode 80 for Inviz.


Ex-Employee Interview

December 22 – 26, 2025

Iron Cameraman interviews former Inviz employee, Boom follows “Keep fighting” and Valve Twitter accounts; Second “Creator Alliance” call with Inviz leaked.


Invisible Narratives take down uploads of the leaked Creator Alliance call.


Inviz Attacks Videos

January 1 – 21, 2026

Invisible Narratives begin handing out privacy complaints to creators who show images of public figures.


Letter from Creators to Inviz

January 22 – February 5, 2026

57 Skibidi Toilet creators sign an open letter to Invisible Narratives asking them to give control of Skibidi Toilet back to Boom.


Alexey’s increase in social activity, including major Twitter post on Skibidi Toilet’s 3rd anniversary, hinting at his dissatisfaction.


DoorCloser Releases “Human Being” Series

February 19 – March 6, 2026

The DoorCloser channel, which is Dafuqboom’s old channel, begins to gain attention after increased activity. Fans believe Boom is posting there.


Journalist Interviews Boom

February 26 – March 4, 2026

Journalist Steven Asarch secures interviews with both Alexey and Adam Goodman. After Steven’s interview with Alexey, its announcement was mysteriously deleted, and only one quote from the interview ever came out.


Invisible Narratives pressure Boom into sharing select portions of his current contract, offering this publicly before he had agreed.


“Skibidi” Channel Rebrand

March 16 – 18, 2026

The DaFuqBoom channel is rebranded as “skibidi,” signalling a full transfer of administration, with all the imagery and descriptions changed. Fans express backlash at this.


Inviz “Facts Matter” Campaign

March 17 – 23, 2026

Adam Goodman becomes active on twitter sporting AI-Generated “Facts Matter” branding. Adam leaked private messages with creators and claimed they weren’t willing to talk with Inviz. Creators debunked these claims.


Investigative Article Published

March 24 – April 3, 2026

Journalist Steven Asarch releases in-depth Aftermath article investigating the Invisible Narratives situation, and their dynamic with creators.


Invisible Narratives share their second full statement to the community, including 16 screenshots of private business communications with Alexey.


After calls with multiple creators required face-cams and names, Inviz threatened to leak the calls if creators shared information that Inviz determined was misleading.


Invisible Narratives and David Levine Lightboat launched a mass strike attack on 10 Skibidi YouTube channels who criticise the company.


Invisible Narratives allegedly hires company “MarkScan” to strike videos on their behalf – a company that many online reviewers have labelled a “scam” for years.

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