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| Pornographic videos flood YouTube | Pornographic videos flood YouTube |
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| Video-sharing website YouTube has removed hundreds of pornographic videos which were uploaded in what is believed to be a planned attack. | |
| The material was uploaded under names of famous teenage celebrities such as Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers. | The material was uploaded under names of famous teenage celebrities such as Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers. |
| Many started with footage of children's videos before groups of adults performing graphic sex acts appeared on screen. | Many started with footage of children's videos before groups of adults performing graphic sex acts appeared on screen. |
| YouTube owner Google said it was aware and addressing the problem. | YouTube owner Google said it was aware and addressing the problem. |
| Disturbing videos | Disturbing videos |
| The BBC was made aware that scores of sexually explicit and inappropriate material was uploaded. | The BBC was made aware that scores of sexually explicit and inappropriate material was uploaded. |
| In one video titled Jonas Brother Live On Stage, a user posted a comment saying: "I'm 12 years old and what is this?" | In one video titled Jonas Brother Live On Stage, a user posted a comment saying: "I'm 12 years old and what is this?" |
| This kind of raid showed how easy it is to upload porn to a website that millions of people browse on a daily basis "Flonty" | This kind of raid showed how easy it is to upload porn to a website that millions of people browse on a daily basis "Flonty" |
| Under other uploaded videos, online users posted comments such as: "Take the tags off, you'll get us caught." Another said: "Your gonna kill us all!" | Under other uploaded videos, online users posted comments such as: "Take the tags off, you'll get us caught." Another said: "Your gonna kill us all!" |
| As the disturbing videos were being uploaded, many viewers added them to their favourites and rated them highly. | As the disturbing videos were being uploaded, many viewers added them to their favourites and rated them highly. |
| The BBC's interactive reporter Siobhan Courtney contacted Flonty, one user believed to have uploaded some of the pornographic material videos. | The BBC's interactive reporter Siobhan Courtney contacted Flonty, one user believed to have uploaded some of the pornographic material videos. |
| His profile states that he is 21 and from Germany. | His profile states that he is 21 and from Germany. |
| He said: "I did it because YouTube keeps deleting music. It was part of a 4Chan raid." | He said: "I did it because YouTube keeps deleting music. It was part of a 4Chan raid." |
| 4Chan is an organised group that describes itself on its website as the "home of the sickest, strangest, and most horrifying stuff on the internet". | 4Chan is an organised group that describes itself on its website as the "home of the sickest, strangest, and most horrifying stuff on the internet". |
| "Anything and everything can, and usually does, happen here. We have our very own unique culture, and there is no group quite like us anywhere out there," it says. | "Anything and everything can, and usually does, happen here. We have our very own unique culture, and there is no group quite like us anywhere out there," it says. |
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| When asked if he was concerned that children can freely watch such inappropriate material on YouTube, Flonty replied: "Children will find inappropriate material around the internet anyway. | |
| "This kind of raid showed how easy it is to upload porn to a website that millions of people browse on a daily basis". | |
| Google spokesman Scott Rubin told BBC News: "We are aware of the slew of pornographic videos that were uploaded. | Google spokesman Scott Rubin told BBC News: "We are aware of the slew of pornographic videos that were uploaded. |
| "We are addressing them as we would any video that violates our community guidelines. | "We are addressing them as we would any video that violates our community guidelines. |
| "In addition, any account we discover that has been set up specifically to attack YouTube will be disabled." | "In addition, any account we discover that has been set up specifically to attack YouTube will be disabled." |
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