YouTube Strikes Now Being Used as Scammers’ Extortion Tool

And... This wasn't expected. It will get worse.

From TorrentFreak:

In a terrible abuse of YouTube's copyright system, a YouTuber is reporting that scammers are using the platform's "three strike" system for extortion. After filing two false claims against ObbyRaidz, the scammers contacted him demanding cash to avoid a third - and the termination of his channel.