I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
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I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
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Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#2Google's most excellent customer service at play.
Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#3What exactly are they doing to take down the videos?
Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#4To spare everyone the confusion, the author was extorted, not blackmailed.
"Any YouTuber" isn't vulnerable to blackmail unless the bad actor has specific compromising information about the YouTuber to threaten with.
Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#5To spare everyone the confusion, the author was extorted, not blackmailed. "Any YouTuber" isn't vulnerable to blackmail unless the bad actor has specific compromising information about the YouTuber to threaten with.
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Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#6If I'm understanding the attack correctly, its surprising there is not more along these lines - specifically the "trigger big tech company's automate banning against someone" attack. It wouldn't be surprising if this is fairly easy across a variety of "services"
Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#7Yup. Make Youtube a "common carrier" or something similar.
Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#8While I definitely do sympathize, these might be alarm bells telling that we've given too much to these faceless corps.
Maybe it's time to reimagine content sharing that has full uncensorable control of the creator and reach of today's centralized platforms, with a fair way to monetize.
Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#9To spare everyone the confusion, the author was extorted, not blackmailed. "Any YouTuber" isn't vulnerable to blackmail unless the bad actor has specific compromising information about the YouTuber to threaten with.
Any youtuber that uploads comment/react/compilation/commentary videos are good targets.
This is not a new thing. It's been going on for at least 4-5 years if not more.
Blackmail is also a thing. "take down video x or I'll strike your account" and such.
Re: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next (2020)
#10If I'm understanding the attack correctly, its surprising there is not more along these lines - specifically the "trigger big tech company's automate banning against someone" attack. It wouldn't be surprising if this is fairly easy across a variety of "services"
It's been done as a trolling technique for ages.