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There's a fake SpaceX YouTube account that looks official because they included videos from the real channel in playlists to get verification ticks & have manag
by jfoster 3y ago
There's a fake SpaceX YouTube account that looks official because they included videos from the real channel in playlists to get verification ticks & have managed to harvest thousands of subscribers. YT's interface is a bit dumb for including the verification ticks in that use-case.
- smallmancontrov 3y agoYT's interface fights negative feedback harder than a spoiled toddler. Hiding downvotes, squirreling the "block channel" feature into a dot menu, breaking it completely on recommended pages, and then breaking search pages... it's almost like they don't want to fight spam.
- sph 3y agoThey're in the ads business - watched hours = money. Why remove spam and clickbait when it means less money? Youtube is the stereotype of post-hype company that is just milking its users to increase their bottom line, driving the entire product to a slow death.
- dylan604 3y agoThey get paid to serve that spam. Why would they reduce the avenues to serve the spam?
- trollied 3y ago> looks official because they included videos from the real channel in playlists to get verification ticks That is not how it happens. The account is verified because it is a stolen account that had lots of subscribers & views. They hide/delete the existing videos & rebrand the channel. It famously happened to Linus Tech Tips last year after a staff member fell for a spear phishing attempt.