[thejohnhenry]

It's crazy to me how nobody, even the (usually remarkably candid) Youtube stars themselves, acknowledge that this story is mostly about ad fraud. I would expect people to be hush-hush about this in a normal industry, but Youtube creators are usually really good about incisive analysis and being open with their audience. Do they themselves not know?

[EnFinlay]

What fraud are you referring to? The type where ads are reported as clicked, but advertisers don't see the user come to their site, or the type where influencers don't tag when they've been paid to promote a product?

[thejohnhenry]

The first kind. Is the second kind also a big problem? I'm unaware of it.

[Buge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8fU2QG-lV0