This is what happens when a old video hosting domain name gets purchased by a porn company.
(Photo: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels) The internet is a wonderful place for finding out information, connecting with friends, and being entertained. But it can surprise you when, for example, visiting The Washington Post or Huffington Post results in hardcore porn flashing up on your screen. As Vice reports, that’s exactly what’s happening at the moment due to a popular video hosting site shutting down and a porn company acquiring its domain name. That, combined with nobody bothering to check if old video embeds still work correctly, is causing quite a bit of embarrassment for both the websites involved and the people visiting them.
