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Hackers replace Sesame Street YouTube channel with porn

[Johannesburg, 18 October 2011] - Sesame Street's YouTube channel, a highly popular page containing videos of the Muppets, including Kermit the frog and Big Bird, was hacked on Sunday. The child-friendly content was replaced with something far less savoury: hard core porn movies.

The offensive content was available for approximately 20 minutes before the channel was suspended for "repeated or severe violations of our Community Guidelines”.

Aside from uploading pornographic videos, the hackers also changed the Sesame Street channel profile on YouTube.
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Last updated : 18 October 2011

 
 

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