Is Alpilean "ice hack" weight loss a scam? YouTube certainly thinks so

Source: Red Deer Advocate

YouTube is very strict with its policies especially when it’s about a company trying to scam their user. YouTube has made a name for itself by protecting its community and YouTube takes any content that doesn’t meet its standards. While they took down the ice hack weight loss dietary supplement they also mentioned that any content on the platform is not allowed “where the main purpose is to trick others into leaving YouTube for another site.”

So is this weight loss a scam? Before we come to that let us look into the video as that might give us some clarity on why YouTube took this decision. The video that was removed was titled “Odd Ice Hack Melts Away Stubborn Fat.” The video was on a YouTube channel named Feel Better Today. But the channel has no publicly-listed videos or playlists. That might be because the channel was created only for paid advertising. The link in the video redirects the user to feel-better-today.com/alpi. If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page then you will see the website is copyrighted by CCTonic.

The display ad for the ice hack read, “How a Bizarre ‘Ice Hack’ Can Melt Away Years of Stubborn Fat Faster Than Those Who Follow Fad Diets Using a 100% Natural Method that Begins to Work in Just Days. In This Free Video Presentation, You Will Learn How to Effortlessly Shed Multiple Pounds.” If you ask me this does sound a bit shady and I am not alone. Many users saw the display ad and sent emails with screenshots of the display ad.  Similar text can be found on the official website for the product. 

Users emailed saying the ad was designed to target vulnerable people. And the claim does sound like a scam. Alpilean ice hack claims weight loss has no connection to exercise or diet. Weight loss is about a switch being off and what an ice hack does is turns it on. Now if thai claim doesn’t sound shady I don’t know what to say anymore. Some users were questioning the legitimacy of the ad. Another issue that many users pointed out is how they are redirected to a website where the users have to watch a long video to learn about the miracle but it’s all a ploy for selling supplements with “doctor” claims and studies.

Honestly speaking I agree with YouTube’s decision to take down the ad. From the looks of it I do get a feeling that the video was misinforming me. But one thing is for sure it was really nice of YouTube to jump in to protect its community. What are your thoughts about this entire ordeal comment down below?