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Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by marbu »

I reported about 5 such ads just this moth, all clear financial scams impersonating well known people and companies in Czech republic (where I live), only to be told that youtube checked my claim and that the add in question doesn't break any youtube policy.

Obviously nothing is forcing Google to deal with this in any way. But I wonder how could that work out for Google in the long run.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by omega1 »

marbu wrote: post #2

I reported about 5 such ads just this moth, all clear financial scams impersonating well known people and companies in Czech republic (where I live), only to be told that youtube checked my claim and that the add in question doesn't break any youtube policy. Obviously nothing is forcing Google to deal with this in any way. But I wonder how could that work out for Google in the long run.

The same thing happened to me. Ads from Kazakhstan impersonating a Czech state-owned energy company etc. And almost every day there is an article in the news about how older people have been caught and lost their savings.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by passwordoops »

They're all like that. A whole back I reported an obvious real estate scam using Wayne Gretzky and some Blue Jays player (I'm in Canada). The reply was it didn't break any policy.

When ads are the primary source of revenue, there's zero incentive to police the platform

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by zigzag312 »

marbu wrote: post #2

I reported about 5 such ads just this moth, all clear financial scams impersonating well known people and companies in Czech republic (where I live), only to be told that youtube checked my claim and that the add in question doesn't break any youtube policy. Obviously nothing is forcing Google to deal with this in any way. But I wonder how could that work out for Google in the long run.

So Google is then knowingly participating in financial scams? Looks like grounds for a lawsuit.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by bArray »

sys_64738 wrote: post #3

When you are an ad company then why would you reject the source of revenue?

Because your mega advertisers (Coca Cola, Disney, et al) are being played next to scam ads.

Also I think this should be a two way street. If content creators need to moderate their content lest they be slapped to death by Youtube to help the advertisers, advertisers also have a responsibility to ensure their advertisements do not cause issue for content creators and/or viewers.

It's unclear who currently runs Youtube, but they have been making bad decision after bad decision. Youtube is now extremely hostile which goes against the values it once held when it first grew.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by Nextgrid »

zigzag312 wrote: post #6
marbu wrote: post #2

I reported about 5 such ads just this moth, all clear financial scams impersonating well known people and companies in Czech republic (where I live), only to be told that youtube checked my claim and that the add in question doesn't break any youtube policy. Obviously nothing is forcing Google to deal with this in any way. But I wonder how could that work out for Google in the long run.

So Google is then knowingly participating in financial scams? Looks like grounds for a lawsuit.

Google is not alone in promoting such scams and being complicit of crime. The law doesn't apply to big companies though, so they can keep doing so and profiting off it.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by mc32 »

bArray wrote: post #8
sys_64738 wrote: post #3

When you are an ad company then why would you reject the source of revenue?

Because your mega advertisers (Coca Cola, Disney, et al) are being played next to scam ads. Also I think this should be a two way street. If content creators need to moderate their content lest they be slapped to death by Youtube to help the advertisers, advertisers also have a responsibility to ensure their advertisements do not cause issue for content creators and/or viewers. It's unclear who currently runs Youtube…

Yeah, I want to see them stop advertising on YouTube as a protest. I doubt it will happen. They only care about money and image, if image damages their money.
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