Scam artists managed to game YouTube's algorithms, SEO, and keywords for revenue clicks and misdirection.
held between Twitter co-founder/former CEO Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk. Banner ads like “Apple is buying 100,000 Bitcoins” on the videos then redirected visitors to sham crypto giveaway websites.This is far from the first time bad actors gamed YouTube’s algorithms in order to steal viewers’ data and cash.
, dozens of streams have continued cropping up on the highly trafficked streaming site, displaying clips such as Elon Musk discussing Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies while peddling link-outs to various scams. Some of these videos stem from dummy channels setup by the digital thieves, while others involve the hijacking of existing channels—like theCrypto cons aren’t limited to sites like YouTube.
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