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YouTube’s Whac-a-Mole Approach to Crypto Scam Ads Remains a Problem

YouTube has long struggled with disinformation, misleading content and outright scams on its site. Despite lawsuits and Google’s own ad policies, cryptocurrency scam ads are still making it through the gates and circulating for days.  In April the CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, filed a lawsuit against YouTube, alleging the company’s

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Three Individuals Behind Alleged PlexCoin ICO Scam Charged with Fraud

Three Canadian citizens involved with an alleged initial coin offering scam from crypto project PlexCorps have been charged with fraud over conning investors out of $8 million.According to a July 24 statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Ohio, PlexCorps owners Dominic Lacroix and Sabrina Paradis-Royer

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Bitcoin Giveaway Scam Hits Popular Indian Youtuber

Ajey Nagar, a Popular Indian YouTuber with 6.7 million subscribers, is the latest victim of the ongoing BitCoin giveaway scam on Youtube.The hack happened on Nagar’s second Youtube channel- CarryisLive where he streams himself playing video games with YouTubers and celebrities.  Two Bitcoin giveaway scam promotional videos were reportedly posted on

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Popular Indian Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

Following the massive Twitter breach that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway, a popular Indian Youtuber now claims that his Youtube channel was hacked for the same purpose. Hackers replaced some content in Carry Minati’s videos to promote a bitcoin giveaway.Popular Indian Youtube Channel Taken Over

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Steve Wozniak Sues Youtube, Google for Promoting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam — Youtube Denies Fault

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims have sued Youtube and Google for allowing, promoting, and profiting from bitcoin giveaway scams. However, Youtube insists that it is not at fault for scammers using its video-sharing platform for cryptocurrency giveaway scams and other fraudulent schemes.Steve Wozniak and 17 Victims

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