r/SpaceXLounge • u/Jake6192 • May 28 '24

Fake livestreams Same as always

So sad but there are currently 300k people watching "IFT-4" streamed on YouTube. What they don't know is that it's a fake spacex channel (fairly well disguised I will give them that), and in reality they are watching IFT-1. If you get a minute, report @corp-spacex2 for impersonation on youtube. Maybe those 300k people are bots but still, sick and tired of these fake channels

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u/Inertpyro May 29 '24

This has been a thing for years. Fake streams bot views to make it seem legitimate, they scam for as long as they can before getting shut down, start a new channel, repeat. It’s also not unique to SpaceX. If you want to do something, report the channel and move on, but it’s honestly not worth your time.

Realistically YouTube has a billion bigger fish to fry and it will likely continue for years to come, it’s not worth their time playing cat and mouse with these streams.

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u/squintytoast May 29 '24

If you want to do something, report the channel and move on, but it’s honestly not worth your time.

100% disagree. reporting is the fastest way. its more likely nothing happens if people DONT report.

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u/Inertpyro May 29 '24

This has been a problem for easily 4 years now. It’s not going away unless you want to spend all your free time moderating YouTube play whack a mole. It’s not going to stop, and new channels will just be right there to take the place of any that get shut down.

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u/squintytoast May 29 '24

all very true.

i still think it IS worth one's time.

i've reported hundreds and spend about a half hour every two weeks.