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The enshitification of YouTube's full album playlists

Thousands of old YouTube accounts, some dating back to 2005, have been compromised and used for "playlist stuffing." This involves inserting an irrelevant, hour-long cryptocurrency marketing video called "More" into numerous playlists containing legitimate music. The tactic exploits a YouTube UI quirk, hiding the video until after a user clicks. Affected accounts contain personal videos and music, creating a strange juxtaposition of nostalgic content and modern-day marketing scams. YouTube has yet to comment on the issue.

Prepared by Jonathan Pierce and reviewed by editorial team.

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