One incident, as famous by Henderson, occurred in 2022 when KSI tried to offer away over $10,000 in Amazon reward playing cards. Nevertheless, KSI later realized that the entire reward card codes had been redeemed earlier than the video was posted, sparking an inside investigation at YouTube. The corporate reportedly began the same investigation after the trailer for GTA VI leaked, nevertheless it’s not clear whether or not it’s associated.
All of this ties into what looks as if an ongoing downside at Google. On Monday, 404 Media printed experiences primarily based on Google’s inside database data, and it discovered {that a} Google contractor was behind the 2017 Nintendo leak that supplied an early have a look at Yoshi’s Crafted World.
On the time, a consumer on Reddit shared a picture of the trailer simply earlier than its reveal at E3. The picture contained an “admin.youtube.com” URL within the handle bar, suggesting that an worker accessed the personal model of the video.
Google confirmed that an worker accessed the data in a database entry considered by 404 Media. “Google worker intentionally leaked personal Nintendo data,” the entry mentioned. “Former TVC [temporary vendor contractor] obtain video with admin account, and shared unreleased Nintendo characteristic with buddy.” The entry additionally reportedly mentioned the incident was “non-intentional.”
In an announcement to The Verge, Google spokesperson Matt Bryant says each flag reported by 404 Media “was reviewed and resolved at the moment.” Nevertheless, the corporate didn’t elaborate on what it does to stop workers from accessing and leaking content material early.
