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- Mashable has uncovered a scam that weaponizes the YouTube activation screen on Smart TVs. And the scam would be impossible for the fraudsters to carry out without a huge assist from Google, YouTube's parent company.
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Feb 15, 2023 · Increasingly scammers are trying to trick YouTube TV customers into thinking they are contacting customer service. Instead, they reach a 3rd party group that offers to help them for a fee or some other plan.
After recent debit card problems, I just found out that I was scammed by Google and Youtube TV for a total of 17 months. All the way back on October 30th of 2021, I payed my last installment of $54.99 (the OG Youtube TV price) and cancelled my subscription.
Feb 27, 2023 · By creating fake pages that appear in Google search results, and using sponsored links, scammers have found ways to trick YouTube TV customers into thinking they’re contacting customer service, however, they’re really reaching a 3rd party that tries to charge them a fee.
Feb 15, 2023 · According to Cord Cutters News which first reported on the scam, some of their readers took note of a sponsored Search result linked to TV.VouTube.com (while lowercase, this looks like a “Y”...
Aug 12, 2021 · The scam is fairly straightforward. A user looking to activate the YouTube app on their TV, Google searches the URL that pops up on their TV screen, and accidentally lands on a fake...
Constant price increases: Look at Hulu Live for a great example of this. They've raised prices regularly. YouTube TV raises them, but seems to wait until the competition does it first. Constant losing channels: I mean, you're talking about RSNs here. Other services have dropped them too.