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The combo of algorithmic detection at scale, combined with small amounts of manual intervention and customer service where most needed, is how YouTube is able to operate. This article is evidence that the process is breaking down. It's an old maxim in computer security that attacks become more sophisticated over time as knowledge of the system grows and spreads among attackers. That is what we are seeing here. YouTub…
> This article is evidence that the process is breaking down. No, the article is a single instance. If it becomes common, YouTube will create systems to prevent this type of attack. > YouTube has built a system which is ultimately unsustainable at this scale. There's just no evidence of that -- that's pure conjecture. And given how Google has seemed to manage abuse and spam at a commercially successful level in plent…
Consider that you're out of touch.