Barkha Dutt's 'Mojo Story' YouTube channel hacked, entire content of 11,000 videos deleted
New Delhi: Renowned journalist Barkha Dutt's digital news organization, Mojo Story, faced a major setback as the entire content on its YouTube channel was allegedly deleted by hackers. Dutt shared this information in a tweet on Monday, expressing her distress over the incident.
According to reports, Dutt had been urging YouTube since yesterday to freeze the platform to prevent further alterations by the hackers. However, YouTube officials stated that they needed to follow the process of investigation before taking action.
Despite hours of pleas and assurances from YouTube that action was being taken, the channel's content was wiped off. Mojo Story's YouTube channel reportedly featured 11,000 videos accumulated over four years, including three years of coverage on the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Dutt expressed her devastation in the tweet, stating, "Four years of blood, toil, sweat, tears... all gone. I am heartbroken. I feel someone took a knife through my heart, is all I can say."
The news outlet's YouTube page now displays a message stating, "This channel doesn't have any content."
The incident triggered a wave of anger and disappointment on Twitter, with journalists, politicians, lawyers, and viewers of Mojo Story expressing their frustration. Many called on YouTube to rectify the situation and restore the channel.
Founded in 2019, Mojo Story is described on its website as a "feisty team of independent broadcast journalists."
Further updates regarding the investigation into the hacking of Mojo Story's YouTube channel are awaited.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
