Tech YouTubers are stepping up a war against Indian scam call centers

Unlikely.The lack of jobs in India is quite staggering(see below links).Money earned through immoral means is actually respected as hustle. And in this case the victims are distant foreigners who many Indians believe have looted their ancient wealth. The police are a part of it too and get their commissions as well. Imo unless the US govt itself applies pressure nothing is really gonna happen.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60165825

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/majority-...

Not as much as the people getting retirees to send 5-figure sums to them in cash...

In a better world, we would have law enforcement action instead of YouTube pranking. But, similarly to ransomware, we don't seem to see any legal response proportional to the damage done.

I agree these particular antics, while deserved, are irresponsible and illegal. Not that I expect that kind of mind-blowing nuance (ie: that a thing can have both good and bad aspects) to go down well on the internet.