I did a quick search for channels on this topic and reported a couple, ... though this will have little effect. Many of them have been operating since a long time which is a indicator to moderators that "society has moved the goalpost" and provides an excuse to keep them alive for now.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhMGcp9xIhY"},"title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["astroforge"],"value":"Ask HN: Why are predatory YT channels of astrologers, psychics, still operating?"}},"_tags":["story","author_DyslexicAtheist","story_19254698","ask_hn"],"author":"DyslexicAtheist","children":[19254766,19254768,19257416,19260795],"created_at":"2019-02-26T14:52:00Z","created_at_i":1551192720,"num_comments":3,"objectID":"19254698","points":4,"story_id":19254698,"story_text":"just watched John Oliver's latest "Last Week Tonight"[0] on predatory psychics ... and wondered how this genre of scammers and predators manages to avoid scrutiny in the discussion about 'fake news' and fraudulent/radicalizing content on Youtube. It seems that this is no different and as toxic to already vulnerable peoples mental health, as are the newer conspiracy theories (QAnon, Flat-Earthers, Anti-Vaxxers, etc ...).
I did a quick search for channels on this topic and reported a couple, ... though this will have little effect. Many of them have been operating since a long time which is a indicator to moderators that "society has moved the goalpost" and provides an excuse to keep them alive for now.
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