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Home / News / Business News / Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sues YouTube: Here's why
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    Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sues YouTube: Here's why

    Shubham Sharma
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    Last updated on Jul 23, 2020, 09:47 pm
    Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sues YouTube: Here's why
  • Steve Wozniak has filed a lawsuit against Google's YouTube.

    The Apple co-founder has alleged that the video service has for months ignored fraudsters who have been using his name, photos, and videos on its platform to run a phoney Bitcoin scam aimed at stealing money from unsuspecting people.

    Here's all you need to know about it.

  • In this article
    Accusation of ignoring Bitcoin scam involving Wozniak Here's how scammers used Wozniak's name, according to the lawsuit Other tech moguls also victims of the scam No word from YouTube on the matter What Wozniak seeks from the court?
  • Claim

    Accusation of ignoring Bitcoin scam involving Wozniak

    Accusation of ignoring Bitcoin scam involving Wozniak
  • In the lawsuit, Wozniak's lawyers allege that a Bitcoin scam similar to the one that hit Twitter has been doing rounds on YouTube, tricking people into paying money — by using the name and likeness of Woz.

    They claim that these con artists have been active for months, but the video platform has not taken any action, allowing them to proliferate publicly.

  • Quote

    Here's how scammers used Wozniak's name, according to the lawsuit

  • "Scammers used images and video of Wozniak, who left Apple in 1985, to convince YouTube users that he was hosting a live giveaway and anyone who sent him Bitcoins will get double the number back. But when users transfer their cryptocurrency, they receive nothing back."

  • Details

    Other tech moguls also victims of the scam

  • Along with Wozniak, other tech moguls, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla's boss Elon Musk, have also been used in the same YouTube scam, the lawsuit, which was first reported by Bloomberg, notes.

    The case has been filed in the state court in San Mateo County on behalf of Wozniak and 17 other alleged victims of the scam.

  • Response

    No word from YouTube on the matter

    No word from YouTube on the matter
  • So far, YouTube has not commented on the matter or clarified what it is doing to prevent this and other similar scams (if any).

    "YouTube has been unapologetically hosting, promoting, and directly profiting from similar scams," the lawsuit alleges, noting that the company has also been "unresponsive" on Wozniak's repeated requests to launch a crackdown on the Bitcoin scams involving him.

  • Requirement

    What Wozniak seeks from the court?

  • Wozniak and others have asked the court to take note of this issue and order YouTube's holding company, Google, and its parent, Alphabet, to immediately remove the fraudulent videos and inform the public about the Bitcoin scam in question.

    Plus, they also seek an unspecified amount in compensatory and punitive damages from the video platform.

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