Sesame Street YouTube account hacked with porn

We can't help but think this is actually hilarious; but we can also see this is downright wrong.  The YouTube account for popular kids show Sesame Street was hacked last week, with clips of my childhood heroes replaced with...graphic porn.

Sources claim it took Google more than 20 minutes to react to the hack, which means the iconic children's TV show channel contained porn for about 20 minutes longer than it really should have. 

PBS and Google have refused to comment thus far; but according to CNN, a message was posted on the Sesame StreetYouTube account claiming "responsibility in the names of two other YouTube users”. One of the named users, has denied any wrongdoing.  MrEdxwx, said: “I did not hack Sesame Street. I am an honest YouTuber. I work hard to make quality gameplay videos, and most important I respect the community guidelines.”

Jason England

I am the freelance tech/gaming journalist, lover of dogs and pizza enthusiast. You can follow me on Twitter @MrJasonEngland.

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