Hackers Attack The Wall Street Journal In Support Of PewDiePie

Harin - Dec 18, 2018

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Earlier today, fans of famous YouTuber PewDiePie hit the Wall Street Journal. The hackers edited one of the sponsored posts on the newspaper’s affiliated website saying that the newsroom would like to offer PewDiePie an apology and that the journalists had misrepresented him. The post also mentioned that the newspaper would offer PewDiePie sponsorship in a battle for subscribers against his rival.

A representative from the Wall Street Journal said that they have been notified about the incident and a full investigation has been launched. He said:

The hacked page was quickly taken down, but you can still read it from The Internet Archive

Ever since the Wall Street Journal ran an investigation against PewDiePie’s channel back in Feb 2017, his fans have viewed the newspaper as an opponent of the famous content creator. The investigation emphasized and criticized the use of anti-Semitic language in his clips, leading to YouTube ended his YouTube Red series called Scare PewDiePie. Moreover, he also lost his deal with Disney.

This is not the first time PewDiePie fans used hacking techniques to promote his channel. Last month, a hacker hacked numerous printer to print out sheets, urging people to subscribe to PewDiePie channel.

The other motive behind the hacking plan is PewDiePie’s occurring battle with another famous YouTube channel, T-Series. T-Series is on the edge of taking over PewDiePie position as the platform’s most popular content creator. However, creators and fans have joined hands to maintain Kjellberg position at the top.

His channel has grown impressively ever since the start of the battle. In just one month, five million subscribers got added in his channel. The Wall Street Journal hackers claimed that the newspaper would help Kjellberg “beat Tseries to 80million” subscribers.

Other content creators which include Justin Roberts, a member of Team 10 and Mr. Beast, have purchased the Times Square billboards as well as other signage across the U.S urging people to subscribe to PewDiePie.

The Journal supposed “apology” shows up a few days after the YouTuber caught himself in the middle of another controversy. After attempting to finish his ongoing battle with T-Series, PewDiePie supported a channel frequently featuring homophobic, sexist, anti-Semitic and racist comments.

Kjellberg talked about the controversy in another video, in which he claimed that he was unaware of the language. His original video was edited to delete the remarks.