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by wmf 1180 days ago
They could add a waiting period for channel renames so that it notifies the owner via email and the rename doesn't take effect for, say, 24 hours.

They could also trivially check for channels being renamed to something like "Tesla" or "Space X".

Live streams containing QR codes or on-screen text mentioning crypto are also suspicious.

Live streams with comments and chat disabled are another (weak) signal of fraud.