Thanks for doing that amazing research. I wish this could get massive publicity.

One of the commenters here says YouTube is simply in a royal battle with spammers. Fair enough. But YouTube is not short on cash, as an Alphabet company. If they don't have enough resources to win their battle, they need to hire more people.

Looking at this article and the web of trash you point to is a reminder that YouTube is contributing to the trashing of the Internet. They need to get a handle on it, and stop making excuses.