Rickroll video hits a billion views on YouTube as Internet's most popular prank

The Internet’s most popular prank, Rickrolling, has driven the official video for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up to the prestigious 1 billion views milestone. To celebrate the achievement, singer Astley pinned a comment on the video announcing the moment, thanking fans for the “amazing, crazy, wonderful” milestone. Never Gonna Give You Up was uploaded by Rick Astley on …