Subscriber and view counts are a huge factor in whether a video gets recommended and scammers are able to easily exploit that using bots. Some simple commonsens

Subscriber and view counts are a huge factor in whether a video gets recommended and scammers are able to easily exploit that using bots. Some simple commonsense would go far here. For one they could restrict streaming if a new account quickly gains tens of thousands of subscribers. That seems to be a common theme among the scammer accounts I've seen.