Even if they did, Phil is a far cry from Onision in terms of being known of by normies. That matters when it comes to trying to get stuff on TV. Yeah, Chris Hansen got paid to rip into Phil, but do you think he knew who he was talking about? Do you think he remembers today? Probably not.
It's his irrelevance that shields Phil, but it's also a curse upon him because he hates being stuck where he is. I don't care either way anymore, because no matter what, Phil is going to be miserable. He may be dodging a million bullets, but he's not happy for it at all, thanks to that monkey on his back, that he cannot rid himself of without being a decent human being for once in his life. It's like he got trapped by Jigsaw, he can survive and escape from hell, but it requires nerve and endurance of pain.
I seriously doubt he's going to his grave NOT being an addict.