Sansad TV YouTube Channel 'Compromised by Scamsters', Name Changed to 'Ethereum'

Sansad TV's YouTube channel broadcasts Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha proceedings when Parliament is in session.

Sansad TV's YouTube account, which broadcasts Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha proceedings when Parliament is in session, has been “terminated for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines.”

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Sansad TV's YouTube account, which broadcasts Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha proceedings when Parliament is in session, has been “terminated for violating the platform’s Community Guidelines.”

Twitter users posted photos of the message being flashed after attempts to access the channel.

In a statement, Sansad TV said that its YouTube channel had been "compromised by some scamsters" early on Tuesday morning, who had changed its name to Ethereum, which is a blockchain-based platform best known for its cryptocurrency, ETH.

A video related to cryptocurrency was also posted on the official channel after it was hacked.

The statement added that Sansad TV's social media team addressed the issue and got the channel restored. "Sansad TV's social media team promptly worked on it and got the Sansad TV channel restored by early morning around 3.45 am," it noted.

"Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the nodal agency for responding to cyber security incidents in India, has also reported the incident and alerted Sansad TV. However, later on, YouTube has started fixing the security threats permanently and it shall be restored as soon as possible," the statement added.

"Our policies aim to make YouTube a safer community while still giving creators the freedom to share a broad range of experiences and perspectives," YouTube's Community Guidelines state.

YouTube further adds that they enforce these community guidelines using a combination of human reviewers and machine learning, and apply them to everyone equally – regardless of the subject or the creator's background, political viewpoint, position or affiliation.