I gave up on trying to report abuse to Google, Amazon or Microsoft. It seems reports simply get ignored and the big providers do nothing. I hope the FSF with its weight and media presence can finally do something.

Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are my major sources of spam. These days, this is where spam comes from.

At this point, they are also too big to block. We allowed this to happen, through neglect and laziness. Even in this discussion: how many people use Gmail as their primary email service?

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alpaca128 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

On YouTube I reported bot accounts for a couple days, the only reaction I got was that at some point it showed a popup that told me too many false reports would lead to a ban. Not sure what Google gets out of it, but there is no way they could be that bad at fighting bots unless they're not even trying. Even trivial tricks like copy-pasted texts keep working.

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LiamPowell 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

They're not trying. I've seen an advertiser remain active for months with literally tens of thousands of ads where clicking them directly downloads a malicious exe file that most antivirus scanners flag.

	▲	nkrisc an hour ago \| parent [-]
		They make money on those ads, you’re asking a mega corporation to make less money. Good luck.

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kdheiwns 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Google makes loads of money through scam ads and fake/AI slop videos. Anyone trying to get in the way of that is putting Google's profits at risk, hence why they shut down legitimate accounts but scammers just run free.

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luckylion 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Bot comments and uploads count in KPIs. Blocking/Removing bots = KPIs look worse.

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noosphr an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Not me, but then most people are allergic to paying $10 a month.

I figure an email is worth a beer.