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Diamond Platnumz regains control of his YouTube channel after suspension
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Diamond Platnumz reclaims his YouTube channel following a hacking attempt.
The YouTube account of one of Africa’s most popular pop stars, Diamond Platnumz has been restored after being reportedly taken over by hackers, which resulted in its suspension.
On Sunday, Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz page, which has over 6.5 million subscribers and over a billion page views, was allegedly hacked.
The hackers allegedly went live on the platform with cryptocurrency news.
According to a representative from Diamond Platnumz’s record label, Wasafi, they received an email from YouTube informing them that the account had been suspended.
According to Majidi Ramadhani, it was suspended when hackers published content that breached the digital platform’s guidelines.
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He told Kenya’s Daily Nation that the company had sustained a large loss and that they were attempting to rectify the situation.
On Monday, the music star wrote on his Instagram page indicating that the page was back.
“Thank you my Beloved….my Youtube channel is back,” he said.
He also used the opportunity to announce his new video, “Wonder”
“Enjoy my brand new video #WONDER ????,” he wrote.
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The Tanzanian singer is the most popular African artist on YouTube with over 6.5 million subscribers and 742 videos.
He is followed by Rayvanny with over 3.5 million subscribers, Harmonize with over 3.2 million subscribers, Davido with over 2.9 million subscribers and Fally Ipupa with over 2.8 million subscribers at number five.