A few days ago, it was announced the video for the song, which is by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee had become the first YouTube video in history to have reached five billion views. The original videos by VEVO covering Shakira, Selena Gomez, Maroon 5, and others have either been deleted or have their names changed to indecipherable words on YouTube.
when fans attempt to press play on the video, it is ‘unavailable’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk
And also YouTube stars including Shakira, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and Drake have also been affected.
The hackers, calling themselves Prosox and Kurdish, have written ‘Free Palestine’ beneath the videos, according to The Independent.
In July 2017, it was reported tourist interest in the country increased by 45 per cent since the worldwide success of the song and tour operators cite the song’s music video for increasing interest in the locale.
4 billion views!!! Gracias por el apoyo familia. Gracias Puerto Rico ??@daddy_yankee @elasticpeople @zuleykarivera pic.twitter.com/RJyaIDgaTh
— Luis Fonsi (@LuisFonsi) October 12, 2017
It is become the most viewed song in the world after garnering a staggering 4.6 billion plays.
The video – shot in Spanish and without Justin Bieber’s additional verses – was first posted on January 12, 2017, and raced to be crowned as the most-watched video on YouTube.