Though our beloved YouTube has had a seedy side since open registration got its sixth member (thanks for the borderline smut, lovemachine001), rules and regulations have kept everything safe for work (’SFW’) and stringent laws have been put in place to keep out sexually explicit but thoroughly entertaining adult videos (SEBTEAV), creating a safety bubble around all members. On May 24th, that bubble was incised, filled with dirty, dirty porn, and resealed, leaving us all face to face with shocking images we’ve never seen before.
Members of Japanese bulletin board 4chan were responsible for posting approximately 5000 actual porn videos on YouTube as retribution for YouTube’s alleged removal of music videos from their site. Upon inspection of the posted videos however, it appeared that there were links inserted that led viewers to sites dispensing malware, giving us an answer to the ‘why?’ in this. Further “why’s?” can be found in Time Magazine’s 100 List, which was believed to be another 4chan hack victim hardly a month ago. So what happens when nerds cooperate and get an opportunity to rebel against a world that has treated them like the squares they are? They post porn on the internet. Thanks guys, no one has ever done anything that crazy before.
