A Reddit user claims to have received a reply from Google’s Trust and Safety Team saying that the advertisement does not violate its policies.
Reddit users have spotted a deepfake video of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse asking XRP (XRP) holders to send their coins to a certain address, promising to send back double the amount, which is a common strategy employed by fraudsters.
In a Reddit thread, a user of the online forum reported that they had seen the advertisement on YouTube as early as Nov. 25 and Dec. 3. Other Redditors in the thread also claimed to have seen similar advertisements on the platform and reported it.
In the video, a seemingly AI-generated likeness of Garlinghouse invited viewers to participate in an XRP event where they should send tokens to a “designated address.” In return, the character in the video promised to return “double the amount” as part of the fake giveaway.
