[kobalsky]

On the reddit thread the hypothesis is that somehow viewers got mass reported.

I wonder if their accounts were picked up for using the chat or if there's a viewer list that is being fetched via API.

So now if you watch the wrong video and you are in some list. Looks like it wasn't a good idea to have your full name visible and online identity tied to your youtube account.

Damn google for pushing for that crap, google+ was a blight.

[ipaddr]

People still fall for using their real name on facebook, twitter, instagram. It's not just google..