Visitors to the “Sesame Street” YouTube page Sunday may have received a shock. For about twenty minutes during the afternoon, the page displayed explicit sex videos, with regular muppet videos unavailable for viewing. Shortly after, the page was taken offline, and Sesame Workshop issued an apology. “Our channel was compromised and we are presently working with YouTube/Google to restore our original content,” the group said. “We always strive to provide age-appropriate content for our viewers and hope to resolve this problem quickly.”
A message posted to the page while it was hacked claimed responsibility for two YouTube users, one of whom has denied responsibility. “I did not hack Sesame Street. I am an honest YouTuber,” the user posted on his account. “I work hard to make quality gameplay videos, and most important I respect the community guidelines.”
