Henderson pointed to an incident in 2022 when KSI attempted to give away Amazon gift cards worth more than $10,000. However, KSI later realized that all of the gift card codes had been redeemed before the video was released, triggering an internal investigation by YouTube. The company reportedly started a similar investigation after the trailer was released grand theft auto 6 has been leaked, but it’s unclear if there is a connection.
All of this ties into Google’s ongoing problems. on Monday, 404 media A report released based on records from Google’s internal database found that a Google contractor was behind a 2017 Nintendo leak that provided insight into Yoshi’s Crafted World.
At the time, a user on Reddit shared an image of the trailer ahead of its release at E3. The image contains the “admin.youtube.com” URL in its URL bar, indicating that an employee accessed a private version of the video.
Google confirmed that an employee accessed information in the database entry 404 media. “Google employees intentionally leaked Nintendo’s private information,” the entry said. “Former TVC [temporary vendor contractor] Use an administrator account to download videos and share unreleased Nintendo features with friends. The entry also reportedly said the incident was “unintentional.”
in a statement edgeGoogle spokesman Matt Bryant said every flag in the report 404 media “It was reviewed and resolved at that time.” However, the company did not elaborate on how it would prevent employees from prematurely accessing and leaking content.
