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Porn Spammers Hit YouTube

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(Newser) – YouTube removed hundreds of pornographic videos posted to the site today in a coordinated attack, the BBC reports. The offending files, uploaded under names such as the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana, started innocently enough before turning graphic. “I'm 12 years old and what is this?” went a comment on a fraudulent video entitled “Jonas Brother Live on Stage.”

“This kind of raid showed how easy it is to upload porn to a website that millions of people browse on a daily basis,” a perpetrator told the BBC. “I did it because YouTube keeps deleting music. It was part of a 4Chan raid,” he said, referring to an online community that prides itself on pushing the envelope. “We are aware of the slew of pornographic videos,” said a Google spokesman, promising to disable offending accounts.

The Google headquarters sign is seen in Mountain View, Calif.
The Google headquarters sign is seen in Mountain View, Calif.   (AP Photo)
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Not quite pornography.   (Shutter Stock)
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YouTube.   (AP Photo)
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Observer
May 21, 09 5:23 PM CDT
Big Deal. The 12 year old can see the stuff on a thousand other public sites or in her daddy and mommy's DVD collection in their dresser drawer.. Reply
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Newser001
May 21, 09 5:52 PM CDT
You're obviously not a parent, idiot...
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lo9an
May 22, 09 1:16 PM CDT
or perhaps you aren't NewserBoy
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Mr.C
May 25, 09 5:04 AM CDT
..those videos wouldn't be labeled Jonas Brother Live on Stage.
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Rembrandt_Q_Einstein
May 21, 09 7:29 PM CDT
Anon strikes again. Reply
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