I am seriously starting to question if YT have started selling packages where you can buy subscribers to your channel…

A few weeks ago I noted that I had been subscribed to three smaller channels of generic corporate slop videos, I unsubscribed naturally.

Today I was watching a video on my phone I suddenly noticed that as I was closing the video a pop up saying that I had subscribed to the channel, I was very confused as I was already subscribed to the channel I was watching, Hidden In Sweden (btw, the last video was very interesting), and I checked my subscriptions…

I had been subscribed to a random holiday home rental company in Spain’s channel…

Are there ads that immediately subscribe you to a channel? What is going on?

  • stoy@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
    5·
    17 hours ago
    1. No kids, I live alone.
    2. Doubtful, my main computer was turned off at the time.
    3. Possible, this was in the YT app on my iPhone 12 mini.
    4. Absolutely.
    • marduk@lemmy.sdf.org
      9·
      17 hours ago

      I’m with @Ftumch@lemmy.dbzer0.com , could be channels you were subscribed to being hijacked and renamed? The only subscription shenanigans I’ve directly observed is being silently “unsubscribed” from channels