Joe Maring / Android Authority
TL;DR A Redditor has discovered that you can easily find uncensored porn profile pictures on YouTube with specific search terms.
These images are visible to all YouTube viewers, including people who are signed out of the platform.
These channels also tend to link to playlists containing NSFW content.
It seems like YouTube faces a significant content moderation controversy every few months. Now, users have uncovered uncensored porn pictures on the video streaming platform.
Redditor coreynj discovered that YouTube users could view uncensored porn profile pictures by searching for terms like “XXXX” or “XXXX,XX,XXX,X,XXXXX,XXXXXX,XXXXXXXX,XXXXXXXXXX.” What’s also concerning is that these profile pictures are visible even when you’re signed out of the platform. This suggests that underage users can also view these images.
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What’s peculiar about these channels is that they don’t seem to host pornographic content for the most part. However, some of these accounts have playlists of short NSFW videos interspersed with seemingly tame clips, ostensibly in a bid to evade moderation. The NSFW clips often accrue millions of views, while the most popular channels have over 200,000 subscribers. These accounts also tend to link to each other, suggesting bot-related activity.
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