YouTube's sleazy decline into scam promotion

Last weekend, I was watching a sports stream on YouTube.

When an educational stream about cryptocurrencies is organized by Cointelegraph or a crypto vlogger, it risks being blocked for "Harmful content," which has happened several times this year so far.

If people keep falling for fake Elon Musk giveaway scams offering Bitcoin from innumerable fake accounts created specifically to deceive, it is not YouTube's responsibility.

No one seems to be responsible for the advertisements YouTube exposes its audience to either.

Despite all YouTube's prosperity, the platform hasn't bothered to implement a sufficient scam-checking process for its sales team.

As a journalist, I am very sensitive to any media malpractices that promote bad actors, especially in the delicate area of new technology, where the difference between a promising project and a scam could define the sustainability of the industry.

As a user, I see no difference between harmful content and obtrusive ads for scams placed in videos.

"YouTube doesn't allow spam, scams, or other deceptive practices that take advantage of the YouTube community. We also don't allow content where the main purpose is to trick others into leaving YouTube for another site."

While the YouTube community either abides by the rules or is punished for not conforming to them, the company gives itself a free pass when not following its policy.

I am interested to learn your opinion and ideas on how decentralized technology could help users to receive quality video-hosting services, including advertisements, and how it can stand up to giants like YouTube.