4Chan Hacks Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber’s “My World Tour” page has been subject to a prank by the users of a popular image board.
Bieber’s tour page asked fans to vote for the country they’d most like to see him perform in, but the poll was hijacked by users of 4chan, who tried to send the teen star to North Korea.
The poll has now gone viral and North Korea went from 24th to 1st in a little over a day. More than half a million votes have been cast for the Korean dictatorship, but it is unlikely any votes came from the country itself.
The majority of the population of North Korea are denied access to the Internet and instead have access to an Intranet system that is severely censored.
Bieber has been the subject of a number of recent pranks by the users of 4chan, collectively known as “anon”.
Yesterday they claimed to have hacked Youtube and planted scripts that launched pop ups when a video was played. Some of them were fake news reports that Bieber had died in a car accident.
And last week 4chan’s massive userbase began typing “Justin Bieber Syphilis” into Google in a bid to get the phrase to the top of Google’s hot Searches list.
The singer’s Last FM page was also hacked, then pictures of him were replaced with pornographic images.
It is not known what has caused users of the website to continually attack Justin Bieber or indeed how long these attacks will continue.
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on Jul 6 2010. Filed under Entertainment, Latest News, Technology.
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the attacks will continue until the world realises that bieber is a homo…
he will be sent to best korea and anon shall prevail!
Attacks will not ceasse, bieber will be sent to best korea anon will prevail…
How can it now be known why the website attacked him? It's Justin Bieber ffs.
No hacking was involved in the poll to send bieber to best korea, all of the voting was legitimate. Mass collaboration works.
Justin Beiber – askin' fo an asswhuppin'
now get to NK or forever be known as a lying homo
/b/ afraid, Justin Beiber, /b/ very afraid…
“It is not known what has caused users of the website to continually attack Justin Bieber” It's the hope that decent music won't be drowned out by this filth.
Well, instead of 4chan putting up North Korea, they should've put London, England. Jheeze, now we dont get to see him for another year ( :l )
WP, 4chan. Justins one way flight to NK.
Dear Leader, pay very close attention to this, as it is more than likely that Bieber probably thinks he is “too good” to play for your “lame” country. Don't take no for an answer, your people have voted (probably for the first time ever) and they want Bieber goddammit!!!
The attacks will not stop,first , rule of the internet #1 and #2 do NOT talk about /b/
its not just 4chan, there are images on Funnyjunk going around asking peeps to vote north korea too
…..end it here Bieber!!
While you do have most of your facts straight, there is one very important detail that has been mistaken. 4chan's rival site, “Ebaumsworld”, was responsible for this so-called web hijacking, Ebaum's even went as far as posting photoshopped images in threads on 4chan and replying to said threads in order to create the appearance that 4chan was responsible.
Also, I think that sending Justin Bieber to North Korea might be a good thing, it's always good to put your music out there and become better known. Who knows? Maybe Bieber will be a Korean pop superstar!
The poll was not hacked. If many people think he should start in North Korea then that's where he should perform. The voting was legitimate so he should start there. With fame their comes a price and if you put yourself out there like he did then be prepared to live up to your word. Perform in North Korea.
North Korean is best Korea
We have lesions
hahahahahahahaha
Fear us Bieber.
Lol… They should send him in a box to Africa. People might eat him.
1 and 2 newfags…
goddammit
Why is every news network only talking about Justin Bieber’s new movie?
I genuinely adore justin bieber Whats incredible concerning this guy, could be the fact that he was spotted on youtube. An individual in fact called him rather than them just attempting to make something out of nothing like with most of the boy bands and idols around. What i like, is the fact that he has his own style and im old school and i believe there is some thing nice about this guy. You are able to just tell he loves music, he loves performing what he does and most of all he appears pretty content and typical.
Thanks for your contribution. You just helped me pass some time @ work… =P