usualsuspect191@lemmy.catoTechnology@lemmy.world•How ‘Deepfake Elon Musk’ Became the Internet’s Biggest ScammerEnglish
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1 month agoProbably why this scam works so well. It’s like how the bad spelling etc in phishing helps to weed out the less susceptible people so they don’t waste their time.
If you’re already falling for the Musk bullshit, then you’re a prime target.
I’d argue they risk losing users who post links to their videos online. It’s likely the same group who tend to use ad blockers are also the ones more likely to link a video online, so YouTube would miss out on all the non-adblock users clicking links and watching the videos that way.