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PewDiePie beats T Series as most subscribed channel after YouTube purges spam accounts

PewDiePie's followers had previously lead a worldwide campaign to remove T-Series as the most subscribed channel on YouTube.

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FP Staff|Dec 17, 2018, 14:07:02 IST
Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie has beat record company T-Series in the highest number of subscribers after YouTube decided to delete bot accounts. The move resulted in T-Series losing about 2,00,000 subscribers while PewDiePie's count was reduced by 40,000 followers.
YouTube had alerted its users about the decision to purge the platform of spam subscriptions.
The YouTuber was recently dethroned by the corporate as the most subscribed channel on YouTube. However, his viewers, showcased a worldwide campaign to secure his position in the top spot once again. Even the controversial YouTuber Logan Paul created a link for automated subscription for PewDiePie's channel, according to Hindustan Times. Earlier this month, his supporters had hacked around 50,000 printers that caused the devices to spit out papers urging people to follow the YouTuber, according to a report by Comicbook.com
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First Published:Dec 17, 2018, 14:07:02 IST
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