YouTube's Scam and Invalid Traffic Problem is Getting Worse!

[@jeffflowers5489]

Even the term “invalid traffic” is 100% vague and nondescript. They don’t want you to know what to fix.

[@Storm_Lily]

Agreed!! Call me cynical, but if they make it impossible for DeyO to get monetization back, they get to STEAL 100% of the ad revenue.

[@kuifmans2001]

At least X (formerly Twitter) has made it much easier to report (and hopefully follow up) reports from fake accounts. Im my case, I (suddenly) got likes from p0rn accounts (dating requests or links to them). Sorry girls, all those (identical/same or similar) sexy pics don't do much for me. As of recently, X seems to understand by actively remove those (AI generated?) accounts, instead of having me block them one by one and file a report again and again and again... Mind you, I do like porn so a filter (parental control) is not an option. There will be no children using my computer, phone or accounts. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is standard, almost everywhere where I (must be me!) go online 😂 When in doubt, a code word or some other means of verification makes sense. Any real person can give you that instantly! Any AI bot will not easily understand (or if it's a real scammer, end the call and find another victim). Good work!

[@kuifmans2001]

Best to never post your voice (to me it's almost as secure as a fingerprint!) online 🤣 Surely you might be able to tell me or guess (approximately or even exactly) what whatever my registered home address is. How the f*ck does that relate to any online (crypto seems to be a target) currency/money I might own? Simply, they (the scammers or AI bots) don't know! Keep them busy as long as possible to prevent them from scamming others. 📞📞

[@johns3241]

​@@Storm_LilyWe have the power to stop all of this. We are to stupid and divided to fix real problems anymore...

[@Storm_Lily]

@@johns3241 true, getting people together to do something good feels like herding cats at times. 💜

[@PlanetZhooZhoo]

KZbin is making tons of money out of non-monetised creators by still playing ads on their videos and they give nothing back. Thank you for continuing to make great content despite this, Deyo. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@ladyinred92]

I’m sure I’ve seen the AI ads on here too. Voices out of sync with lip movements , super annoying . Luckily I don’t click on any ads anywhere . Very useful info Deyo . ❤

[@anderslvolljohansen1556]

I've seen ads where Elon Musk's lips are synced by AI with his cloned voice.

[@johns3241]

I saw one with "Joe Rogan" pushing that "free $6400" .....

[@TOTALCAMARO]

It’s to the point where you can’t trust any media ads or phone calls. No voicemail left than it’s not important. Course some voicemails left are scammers too. Keep up the good job of looking out for us and educating us all the time. Thank you 😊

[@johns3241]

We're pretty much at the point where we can't trust anything thats not directly in front of us, and even that is becoming questionable... It's going to become a game of luck at the rate we are going, we are losing all control and fast...

[@stephaniehumphries]

Dang Deyo this was hard for me to watch without crying myself 😢I’m so sorry I missed this live and KZbin is so wrong for treating the most honest and innocent person on KZbin like this they should be ashamed of themselves because this is so wrong on all levels 🤬thankyou so much for posting this and please let us know what we can do to help you out with this ok. Much love ❤️💜😘

[@stacieobrien-pr7hn]

I shed a tear too,broke my heart seeing Deyo breakdown 😢😢

[@hikingviking859]

KZbin won’t do anything about fake accounts or AI scammers

[@anderslvolljohansen1556]

Two scam ads taken down out of about ten reported by me since August. One of them only after a repeated report, and even then I saw an almost identical ad afterwards but linking to a different web address.

[@Sparky_Otter]

KZbin is in desperate need of competition, without it, it will continue to get worse.

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

True. They still allow wingsofredemption to ebeg everyday without a permanent ban.

[@johns3241]

They have many platforms like it where you can play and share videos and they have been around... KZbin is just THAT established and it shows... It's far bigger than just KZbin to, who owns them? There you go... Best bet which will never happen. Stop using KZbin..

[@720MotorWorks]

I try to report every scam ad I see on this platform. But on mobile there’s not even a report button on the ad!

[@johns3241]

It won't matter, KZbin is 100% aware of these scam ads and they simply do not care.... They might even be the ones pushing them......

[@claireh9040]

Thanks for answering my unspoken question...which was why there are so many scam adds on KZbin. Funny thing tho, I use Google to get ratings on ads, and you see so many people saying these products and services are horrible or scams. Google should use their own search.

[@stacieobrien-pr7hn]

Yes as I didn't know why Deyo was demonotised until today.....soooo wrong 😢😢

[@newmoonrising5151]

Thank you Deyo! I’m still mad they demonized you. And I’ve been paying more attention to the AI stuff, sometimes us older people think it’s just a bad video, or something wrong with the upload, however now I take a better look and can tell. The dumb scammer ones I can tell right away as they look so fake. ( meaning the ones not on this platform). I appreciate everything you do! Much support. ❤️👏🏻✌️oh and Happy thanksgiving!

[@-nanabanana]

Me too, this frickin pisses me off so bad, I'm crying with you 😢😢.ive written them on your behalf but no answer. This MUST Change... Is there anything We can do to help? I thought I was a Patreon member but if not I will be now. Praying for you Sweety, love you ❤

[@stacieobrien-pr7hn]

Me too very angry

[@SynK-R]

The ai voice on musk was the same tone when he quoted 'This claim has no truth whatsoever' exactly the same tone. And the movement of his lips does not correspond with the words. Certain words are at the same tone. So AI voice has not got it perfect yet. As a sound engineer I can hear things that dont match. Deyo you are awesome and what you do on YT is far is phenomenal in creating safety advice to scam awareness. Sorry to say this YT, but you are not better than the scams you allow. Get your act together and support these great creators. Help them to help your platform flourish. Without these creators?, you will be nothing.

[@kirstengrau1]

You have just said ALL of my thoughts about KZbin and the scam adds. When I watch the scambaiters, it's 100% certain, that in ½ an hour, I get about 60 scam mails. Keep on your good job, DEYO

[@GForcePrincess]

Thank you for the information and your heartfelt emotions. ❤ I felt that!

[@SprocketWatchclock]

I'm convinced KZbin is run entirely by AI at this point, and the AI is as stupid as ever. AI policing AI is a disaster.

[@LearningandTechnology]

I was hit and lost revenue due to “invalid traffic “. Please - any Creator. Go into you ADSENSE account. There is a KZbin section. By default, your ADSENSE account allows ad types that are not good (get rich, etc, etc). These are allowed by DEFAULT. You need to turn this type of add OFF. It may help. I’ve just seen revenue increase this week after 2 months of limited ads.

[@TheBengalDragon]

Just thought I'd let you know. As of this writing, I have an older iPhone, iPhone 7. And sometimes, the "like" button does not appear on my screen. Also, I am also visually impaired (legally blind) so using voice over, the button does not register as a selectable option. Keep up the good work my friend.

[@anitanapp6759]

Bless your heart honey! You’re so good! I always get so mad when yt treats you like that and all you ever have done is spread awareness trying to protect people. Scammers run rampant on social media! Keep shining and thank you Daddee deyo 🙏🙏♥️♥️

[@WizardsBear]

KZbin and Google both are too focused on making $$$$ and NOT ENOUGH about policing their own structures for pirates and scammers.

[@thisperson5294]

On FB - I report fake profiles. FB now recommends them to me as friends. If they can do that, they can find and boot the fakes. All these media companies could clean their platforms up easily. They choose not to.

[@roamingchemist2514]

I use Firefox and installed the "Enhancer for KZbin" add-on several years ago. I have NEVER seen a YT ad since then, other than those creators put into their content themselves to promote their sponsors. So learning of this Invalid Traffic problem is news to me. I am sorry for you that your channel was demonetized through no fault of your own. It is absolutely KZbin's responsibility to definitively tell you what is wrong and five you the tools to fix it. If it were not for the content creators and the traffic they generate, YT would not exist.

[@TC_here]

Hopefully you can sway YT and get things sorted.. You create great content and only right you get rewarded for your work. Thank you for what you do.

[@ggarzagarcia]

I hope you’re doing well. Hope YT doesn’t shadow ban your video for this important information.

[@yeroca]

Wow, thanks Deyo! Interesting video. I think YT is doing a terrible job of regulating content, tbh. There's an enormous amount of crap on YT, and I guess given the vast number of content creators, they have to rely on some kind of poor AI to do the policing. You may never get them to answer, because they probably prioritize human-done reviews by channel volume. I think your best bet is to continue with Patreon and whatever other revenue channels you can find.

[@rosedavila3547]

I wish the government would protect the elderly

[@JJ4Eva-k8z]

Should of never let technology get this advanced and theres no stopping any time soon…

[@erikk77]

It's time to get the Department of Justice involved with these scams.

[@SlientChaos]

Well done, DEYO. And you were right the second time, it's pronounced A-A-R-P down here.

[@SadieMccollough-mf3jl]

@SlientChaos I've heard it both ways here in CA. I personally use double-ARP.

[@anderslvolljohansen1556]

Two scam ads taken down out of about ten reported by me since August. One of them only after a repeated report, and even then I saw an almost identical ad afterwards but linking to a different web address.

[@kevinwong_2016]

4:00 this ad even pops up for KZbin scam ads💀💀💀

[@NanoBaiter]

Dang, the algorithm doing you dirty. #monetize Deyo!!! I really think these videos are informative and entertaining 🙌🔥

[@hi55us2]

These kinds of responses from customer service have become too common across many different companies, downright criminal.

[@truffles1111]

So sorry, @Deyo! You are such a nice guy providing a great service! May God bless you and provide a way through the craziness!

[@Bonobos922]

Oh my gosh, I cried along with you. I pray KZbin will fix this problem because you are doing a great service for humanity. Do better KZbin! ❤

[@mala3isity]

What is this world coming to? I'm disillusioned, saddened, confused, frustrated. Will human become a vile word?

[@ZeroHarry]

Power to you Deyo!

[@74Spirit1]

Why it was so important for "key words" and what kids call their loved ones(thanks for touching on that); and knowing your family better than the scammer.

[@teej1991]

I’m totally blind but I could tell that one was AI, the way he said; disclaim contains more truth whatsoever, it sounded the same every time that phrase was spoken. But if you weren’t paying attention and didn’t know about it, you could be duped.

[@jeri.studio]

I just found out today that an elderly family friend had her email address "hacked" & cloned as part of an Amazon gift card scam. I did exactly what you suggest in this video. I called her. I asked, "Did you just email me today?" What are the chances? What makes me really angry is she's in her 80s, possibly in the early stages of dementia, & I've always know her as the nicest, kindest, most innocent lady you could ever meet. Also, why you do such a thing?

[@megameerkat2634]

That scam ad you put up is showing up for me now. Only repackaged for Australia. I've reported it but nothing comes from it.

[@JoJoSour]

That really sucks! I don’t use any other social media except KZbin. I will help on Patreon❤

[@pheresy1367]

Deyo!!! Wow!! Those ads were SCARY! I can see that they are fake but can surely see how people fall for it. Your point of "older people" not noticing that the lips are out of sync with the voice... DOESN'T FOLLOW because MOST THINGS on KZbin are out of sync (at least a little). THIS video was also out of sync (your voice was slightly ahead of your mouth).

[@Nonna46]

I’ve heard an AI Joe Rogan and Dr. Phil talking about a federal refund. This was while watching scam baiter videos!!!! What the actual F?

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Robo-Elon Muskovite sounds too American. I thought the real man sounded more British and Dutch.

[@anderslvolljohansen1556]

Why do I click on those scam ads? To make the scammers pay for showing the ad. If enough people clicked on the ads they know are scams, the scammers would end up paying more for the ads than they steal from their victims. But don't give them any personal details! If you "invest" a small amount the app will show profitable "trades" and your "account" increasing in value, but it's all fake and you'll never get any money back. The scammers will likely try to fool you into "investing" more.

[@stacieobrien-pr7hn]

Love you Deyo.What you do is amazing ❤❤❤❤

[@crazy4dariver]

Watching this now, the right pane has 3 invalid traffic clips

[@RichardHeadGaming]

In all actuality if they put the add on your video they are 100% liable for it monetarily and legally. It is not the content creators issue. This is just a front bs vague claim to back up what they have been doing for years and that is place and show adds on creators videos and not pay them. They have been decreasing payout to actual creators for over 10 years to keep the majority of cash flow from the add revenue for themselves.

[@carochan86]

Unfortunately how do you keep them accountable? Do you take big old KZbin to Court?

[@AMH5150AMH]

I have utube premium. I am wondering why I am still paying for googles oppression of freedom of speech.

[@davidpotter9462]

They saw you coming, didn't they?

[@mrcoop3955]

Keep up the great work and videos bro👍💯✌

[@chrischandler889]

I can't believe you aren't monetized. That is a travesty.

[@josephsisson]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@jessicahoffman5668]

❤all u do keep up all the great wrk😎👍 speaking of scam adds ive seen one witch they claimed was to wrk from home wrking for Disney lol

[@billfisherman6577]

I looked at a few Invalid Traffic videos and they do not have any Invalid Traffick.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

«This claim contains no truth whatsoever» - definitely a thing real Elon would say (not)

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

Felon Musk is a scammer himself.

[@CrochetLover85]

Love what you do!!!❤❤❤

[@gypsyrose5405]

Love what you do!!

[@amymarxer6559]

It’s all so scary! My mom and I have a word, in case this ever happens to us.

[@johns3241]

"KZbin we love you but we dont always like you" i know you're worried about your channel so ill say it. KZbin GET YOUR EFFIN S*** TOGETHER and show a little respect to the people that have put you in such a position.......... F***...................

[@eloisemcg5141]

Omg 😢 sweet Deyo YT sucks!

[@markdavids2511]

Love the way the mouth isn’t joined to his head correctly. Some mug will of fallen for it.

[@scottyg433]

Thank you Deyo we are with you. Keep up the good work sir..🎉

[@lairdmacgaming]

4:10 I get that add at least twice during a half hour video and sometimes even more.

[@jeremy_317]

This is in part why the antitrust lawsuit needs to open up , or a more competitive environment for other video platforms.

[@Grasshopper.80]

Good work. Facesless corp raking in the ad dollars

[@roysscambaitvideos5969]

The latest version of iOS has AI voice replication built in as an “accessibility” feature. I cloned my own voice, and while it’s nowhere near perfect, someone who isn’t paying attention could be caught off guard.

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

You're an iPhone user that means you're a sheep.

[@crazybooyar5704]

i was curious about this after watching this video so when the advertisement finally played on you tube clicked on it and it takes me to a fake bbs news page all button take you to a add for investment company, i emailed about this to the bbc about the fake bbc page telling them it looks like a scam . no reply from them as of yet great work mate

[@jimjones1652]

I don't recall who's channel I was watching but he seemes to have proved that the invalid traffic refers to people using add blockers. He also noticed that KZbin would then reduce the number of adverts on his channel so he get even less return.

[@MTCoalForge]

Yes absolutely! I know of 2 huge issues that are bugged mine was hit by a false reuse flags when there was no reuse. This is also a flag like the invalid traffic that both employees and the ai system can not identify the issue to fix it or provide proof of the issue vids.. thats what tanked my chanel

[@thomasferraro479]

This story is awful, but I'm not gonna lie that clip of Christian from Dynamite popped me big time lol

[@annecraftone7702]

i had this also pretending to be king Charles from the uk saying that uk people would be guaranteed the money so not right keep up the fight i will sign your petition if you decide to do this to fix it so unfair

[@stacieobrien-pr7hn]

Wake up YT and montise Deyo again

[@ing3666]

D, not just high school kids, elementary kids too. The kids are privy to all kinds of sites that us parents aren’t aware of. Discord is one I don’t trust but in 2020 many of my kids teachers were on that.

[@notanotherselfproclaimedrchgrl]

This is WHY KZbin is no good Doing this since they were brought by alphabet

[@pinkster803]

thats how bureaucracy works, havent you heard?...i'll never stop watching ur vids till that make me

[@Zeropainter420]

I have worked on my channels for years KZbin punishes me and all the fake KZbinrs flourish like sniper Wolff. This platform is a bunch of trash

[@stacieobrien-pr7hn]

I tried to become a member but couldn't.Was sooooo disappointed 😢😢

[@spirithorse4989]

A majority of the ads & companies I see are pretty shady. I've looked some of them up and the reviews tell all.

[@jessiemccoy1062]

Another great video ! Appreciate you Deyoi

[@SHORT-FRIDAYS]

I like you, Fred Armisen.

[@dillhole4603]

DEYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Chrysilla_QuantumHealing]

Great info and video. Definitely worth a share but YT is the furthest thing away from the best platform.

[@WolfiesDen0827]

A Global KZbin creator strike for a week or more would get KZbin and Googles attention.

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

The poojas are evolving. They're getting "oversmart" lol

[@megameerkat2634]

I don't think India scam centres are involved in scam advertising. Some of the scam ads I reported have profiles coming from Europe like Estonia and places like that. Also you did also use a racist term I think.

[@maxp9598]

I dont know why poeple are not using adblock you'll never see any ads coming up

[@CityLife786]

9:13 Eventually, at the end of the day it all comes down to money. Look at his face when he says, "I may never get monetization back on this channel. Which means he would not be able to earn money anymore from this YT Ch 😢 It's always been about the money!! Look at him, He looks so Disappointed & All that ENERGY he had, of how he was "Educating"Every1 abt the Scams going on, is NO LONGER there. WHY?? Y'all may ask. Well like I said, He ain't getting money No more. Cuz if your Channel is NOT Monetized, KZbin won't Pay. Sorry about that buddy. Ya Better start building up a New Channel. I feel sorry for ya. I know the time & the effort it takes to get to the point where ya at currently. I Hope that they review yr acct & the Ch gets Monetized again. Prayers are with you.

[@RichardHeadGaming]

Invalid traffic is most likely anyone not using Google, microsoft browsers, it isn't a matter of the traffic is not legit they just want total control of adds seen.

[@-Fat_Alex-]

💖ur vids r AWESOM

[@anoush-ka-b]

Who would target your channel Deyo? And why?

[@Jack_Over9000]

The graph at 07:41 proves you have already taken effective action to stop "Russian Bots". None since Jan 2021 in fact.

[@frankdagostino5584]

AI Holy Cow an Indian scammer

[@ethanrivers4057]

No monetization? Adblock time. I’ll buy you a Coffee instead

[@andymac9327]

obviously you don't want to be demonetised. tell me... do you get paid if i run an adblocker? i aint seen an ad on youtube for a long time!

[@maricarlamay4815]

Deyo❤

[@AnonDegenerate]

Thanks, lol.

[@norcovball]

So how can you say that KZbin is the greatest platform? When there are other platforms to use where you wont get monetized. Such as Rumble they wont remove you, you get to speak your mind there.

[@squidgert566]

This a good way to nuke other channels scammers can use that to go after scammbaiters but not so much if you have millions of subscribers.

[@hedda2022]

Might just be my device/internet, but your voice/lip movements don't synch either 🙈😂

[@SharonWilliam-kl2he]

Hi!

[@Zeropainter420]

You complain about you tube but what about pleasant greens fake videos ? Of kitboga and his voice actors

[@DEYOCLUB]

Neither of them make fake scambaiting videos. The only one I've found with fake videos is Malcolm Merlyn.

[@filtech6469]

next Scam ad we'l see: Elon Musk saying, "Here in my garage..."