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Elon crypto deepfake scam is the new rick-roll


Except Google is making money on it too by serving the ads.


It's crazy that Google doesn't prevent those videos. It can't be that hard to detect and block.


Theyre incentivized to serve any and all ads, if they are scammy illegal or otherwise google doesnt care because theyre insulated from any potential consequences.

I marvel every time I see people on HN talking about being served ads on youtube videos or elsewhere. You would think here of all places adblock would be standard.




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