[kthejoker2]

There have always been scammers and charlatans, they just have global reach now, plus there is a disconnect between the creator and the ad system now.

Your average YouTube creator doesn't want scam ads. If the FTC forced YouTube to say "this ad is endorsed by us and we'll pay any legal damages if this is found to be a scam in court", those ads would disappear.

The bigger issue is why this is just a thread on Hacker News and not a major talking point for politicians looking to dunk on Big Tech.