KEEMSTAR calls out Philip DeFranco, Shane Dawson, and more for ties to BetterHelp scam Drama Alert host Daniel \u2018KEEMSTAR\u2019 Keem has called out a few major YouTubers for their ties to online counseling service BetterHelp, which has been claimed to be a scam. KEEMSTAR took aim at the service on the popular Baited! podcast, where he revealed some discrepancies in the site\u2019s now-rewritten terms of service, stating that the site may share patient information as well as turn patients away should their situation escalate past a certain point of comfort. Additionally, he took issue with YouTubers promoting the service, who are allegedly receiving up to $200 per signup through their channel. \u201c\u2026major, major YouTubers promoting this service, getting 200 bucks for every depressed fan they can find,\u201d KEEM stated. \u201c\u2026 they spun this right into promoting this bullshit scam. \u2026dude, fuck these people, this is such a betrayal of trust with their subscribers.\u201d While KEEMSTAR\u2019s comments have been echoed by fans on Twitter, YouTuber Philip DeFranco has since cut ties with the organization, and will be investigating the BetterHelp offices with a journalist. He likewise covered the site\u2019s terms of service in a recent video, which revealed that they were written to \u201cmitigate legal risks,\u201d as stated by BetterHelp founder Alon Matas. In addition, Matas denied that anyone can sign up to the BetterHelp team without certification, and held that the company has a strict vetting process for their counselors. However, KEEMSTAR is still taking issue with DeFranco, and doesn\u2019t believe that he actually uses the service as he says he does in his promotions. DeFranco\u2019s investigation into the site has yet to be initiated, but those interested in the scandal can expect further clarification once it goes live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KEEMSTAR calls out Philip DeFranco, Shane Dawson, and more for ties to BetterHelp scam Drama Alert host Daniel \u2018KEEMSTAR\u2019 Keem has called out a few major YouTubers for their ties to online counseling service BetterHelp, which has been claimed to be a scam. KEEMSTAR took aim at the service on the popular Baited! podcast, where […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}