YOUTUBE'S MOST TOXIC FANDOMS ARE INSANE...

Added: 2026-05-30

[00:00:08]Hello everybody. Welcome to my YouTube channel.  My name is Barry and today we are going to be watching YouTube's most disturbing fandoms.  Only disturbing fandom I know is maybe like um Neon Neko Sugar Girls, but that's because  I'm a part of it. So, let's check it out.

[00:00:26]One fan unleashed a computer virus to thousands  of people and gave them one way out to subscribe to his favorite YouTuber. Another Okay, that is  diabolical. Subscribe or die. The female YouTuber got death threats for having a boyfriend. These  aren't trolls. These are real fans who would do anything for their favorite YouTubers, even  if it means going to prison. So, to clarify, guys, do not go to jail for me. One guy who was  harassing me did go to jail, though. But that wasn't because he was harassing me. It's because  he called in a fake BOM threat on some lady that was at the airport. I've told this story before,  but what happened was he called it in, then they found out who he was, and he went to jail, and he  lost access to the internet for the rest of his life. So, don't do that. All right, this video is  not about every fan in these YouTube communities, nor is it always the fault of the YouTuber. It's  about specific parts of these fandoms that take things too far. Hope you guys enjoyed the video,  and make sure you guys subscribe, and I will do my very best for you on Visual Venture. And you are  awesome. You're awesome. Can we get some hearts in the chat from Visual Adventure? I love you. I love  you. I love you. Not parasoially, though. But I love you. The fans who couldn't be controlled. Not  everyone has heard of the H3 podcast. Oh, is he going to bring up the Come close, closer, closer.  The Reddit. He might bring up the Reddit. But if you end up on their bad side, you'll discover what  their fan base is capable of. Each week, the show covers the latest influencer fights and scandals.  But they do more than report. They comment, judge, and sometimes flat out insult people. But the real  problem, I would never flat out insult somebody unless it's you, guy drinking a Capri, son. You is  not what gets said on the show. It's what happens afterward. The rest of the podcast is Ethan Klein  like pointing to people who he wants his audience to harass and doxing random people. The moment the  show calls someone out, the H3 fan base moves like a mob. They hunt that. Okay, I feel like I have  to say this. Guys, never harass anybody. Well, now I'm clean person down online and attack. And  because there's always a new controversy, there's always a new target. The cycle never stops. But  one day, the fans did something so reckless, it shocked even the producers. In November 2022,  a streamer named Amaranth became Guys, I know she's done a lot of stuff, but the only thing I  ever think about whenever people talk about her is I think she was selling beer that was made out  of like her vagina yeast. And the bad thing is I tried to order it for a stream, but there was like  none left in a major topic online. During a live stream, she revealed that her marriage was falling  apart. She also accused her husband of treating her badly. The news circulated online and reached  the H3 podcast. The host sat down to discuss it and their audience was hooked. That guy would  could be so like unappreciative and ungrateful of having her as his wife. Audience was furious on  Amar. I understand they were mad about the Amaran situation and wanted some immediate justice, but  the lack of critical thinking paired with the size of their fan base is kind of terrifying for any  future stories they cover. Don't read comments behalf. More importantly, they wanted to know who  Amaran's toxic husband was. One of the age three producers claimed she knew his identity. He's a  music producer and songwriter. Yeah. But I hope that man's life is ruined for this. I hope so,  too. I hope she divorces and he gets nothing.

[00:03:49]The producer then said the name on air. Nick Lee.  Oh, wait. We named dropping it. Oh, hell no. Oh, hell no. Okay, that is wild. Nick Lee. Yeah, I  don't give a I want this guy's life run. Are you kidding me? They even thought about just straight  up said that. He said sickum and I hope you have rabies when you bite his butt. Damn, that is kind  of unhinged. Showing his social media handle on screen at the last moment they paused. Nick  Lee, that is not a unique name whatsoever. So, oh my god. They say you're going to have to put  in some extra work for this [ __ ] Oh my god. So, I just want to be very sure that we're not sending  a mob of people after the wrong Nick Lee. But the viewers weren't waiting for confirmation. They  found a music producer named Nick. Nick Lee's nuts. Now, you run for that. Lee on social media.  Then they shared his profile in the live chat. The producers tried to stop them. The people that are  in sharing that account, I'm actually timing you out. That is literally a docs account that you're  sharing in our chat right now. So, please stop spamming that. But the warning came too late. the  mob already locked onto a target with an assassin.

[00:05:06]Oh, hell no. And once that happens, there's almost  nothing anyone can do to stop it. Within minutes of his name being mentioned, Nick Le's life was  in danger. His Instagram and Twitter blew up with messages. Hundreds of strangers accused him of  horrible things. Some You never want to be the main character on the internet. That has got  to be a fate worse than death. And I know as soon as I say that to somebody, you're going to be  like, "You're not the monitor." threatened to end his career. Others sent messages that were far,  far worse. There was just one problem. The Nick Lee being attacked was not Amaran's husband. He  was a random music producer who shared the same name. No. And he likes jazz. No, no, no, no. We  should have attacked Barry B. Benson instead. It's happening. As I predicted, our fans are harassing  the wrong What is this zoom in by the way?

[00:05:59]like back up personal space one person but  but and that's why I was saying I know you were saying don't do it but the idiots in our  audience are always going to end up doing it event guys there's no idiots here right like  you guys are all educated and very smart the producer who named him apologized it was it  was definitely me a Reddit thread led me to the wrong place and I should not have said  his prof was Bob when I didn't know for sure.

[00:06:31]Once fans realized the error, the attack  stopped. Some even posted apologies to the innocent Nick Lee. The H3 podcast played  a role. Sorry, this JC Petty ass picture in triggering that situation. And it was not  an isolated case. The same thing happened with other people on other episodes. He stated  my real name no less than 17 times and also showed on the screen a few dozen more times.  Each time the my name is Barry Crepe in real life. That's my legal name. Don't look for  anything else. Pattern repeats. A name is mentioned. The fans react like a mob and  the person's life on the other end is now in danger. Our next chapter is about a  group of fans who found out where their favorite YouTuber lived and used it against  them. The fans who couldn't accept reality.

[00:07:32]I look like this in real life.  Being a VTuber sounds like I was just making a joke.

[00:07:44]Are you serious? Really? Sus. H Stephen, thank  you. A dream job until fans turn on you. VTubers or virtual YouTubers are real people who  stream as cartoon avatars. They're now why does he make it sound so corny? Like he lowkey  making me feel a little ashamed. Their real identities are kept secret. I'm so excited.  I'm so excited. Okay, I'm so excited. I feel so alive right now. Most fans see it for what  it is. just entertainment. But for others, the line between fantasy and reality disappears.  They don't see a cartoon character on a screen.

[00:08:24]They start to believe the VTuber is a real person  in their life. Some fans even convince themselves.

[00:08:31]Okay, the bad part, I'm not setting up like a  date, but I do be watching YouTubers eating my dinner. And what is wrong with that? I cannot  eat a meal without a video. Let's be honest.

[00:08:43]That the VTuber is their virtual girlfriend.  That level of attachment can be dangerous when something shattered. You don't want me to  be your virtual girlfriend. Listen to this.

[00:08:58]There's that fantasy. Those fans don't just get  sad, they become furious. In the worst cases, they go after the real person behind the  avatar. That's exactly what happened to Mono Aloway. Mono Aloway began streaming as a  VTuber in August 2020. During her first stream, she gained 100,000 subscribers. Her career was  off to an incredible start, but within days, it all came crashing down. Mano Alise's fans  discovered her real identity, and it was all because of a mistake she made months before her  debut. Months earlier, Aloay tested her digital avatar on a personal account. She was supposed  to delete the stream afterward, but she never did. Fans eventually found that old account.  It was linked to all of her personal social media profile. Dude, VTuber fans are like crazy.  detectives. Like I remember I saw that there was a VTuber and I won't name drop that said, "I'm going  to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back." This is also why I mute my mic every time I go to the  bathroom. They timestamped the exact time she went to the bathroom and said, "You can hear the dookie  hit the water right there. It's like really quiet, but like I up the gain and you can like straight  up hear the dookie." Wow. Just like that, the person behind the Mano alloy avatar was  exposed. In the Vtuber world, the fantasy is everything. Breaking it is a big deal. Since  they knew who she was, fans reviewed her social media history. They didn't like what they saw.  Some posts were considered. I have such a nasty smell. Not me though. No, no, not me. No. I don't  think I'll ever be able to have Oh. Oh my god.

[00:10:31]Inappropriate. There were also posts suggesting  she had a boyfriend. To some of her fans, that felt like a deeper betrayal and they went  after her. They found phone numbers for Mano Aloway and her suspected boyfriend. Then they  called non-stop day and night. Aloay's agency finally got involved. But instead of defending  her, they asked her to apologize. She did.

[00:10:58]In the same video, she asked fans to stop  the harassment, doxing, and bullying.

[00:11:08]She also revealed her agency was suspending her  for two weeks. She probably hoped things would settle down. It didn't. Dude, it's kind of crazy.  Like now you can be an indie VTuber and you kind of like control your own stuff, but like back in  the day like the only way you could get somebody to make a model for you or like help you with  assets as if you were basically like connected to a corpo because nobody wanted to work for  indies. But now there's like a lot of people who actually work for indies and stuff and being  an indie is pretty cool. Now, barely a week later, another video surfaced from Aloise's old account.  It showed her criticizing the VTuber industry.

[00:11:48]She also made offensive comments about other  VTubers. The fans were furious. They felt she was being disloyal and ungrateful. Many demanded  she be fired immediately. By that point, Mano Aloway had enough. two weeks of online attacks  were too much for her. On August 31st, 2020, she quit Vtubing for good. In a statement, she  said she was not physically or mentally prepared to continue with her activities. It could get  really draining to just have people always talking bad about you or calling your phone and like it's  a weird in between where it's like you don't want them to win by quitting, but at the same time  it's like you can only deal with so much. Mano Alaware came into Vtubing with a dream. Instead,  she was pushed out by fans who had zero tolerance for mistakes. Our next chapter is about a group  of fans whose loyalty to a creator eventually led to a realworld tragedy. The fans who hacked  the world. What this is a story about f Dude, I wish hacking was as cool as it is in the movies.  Like I imagine just somebody sit in front of mon but it's literally this h uh yeah I definitely messed something up. And who  broke the law to get subscribers for a YouTube channel but this was no ordinary crime. They used  cyber terrorism tactics for you. Hell no, not the cyber terrorism. Ah, call in cyberchase. Here's  PewDiePie had the most subscribers on YouTube, but in late the GTA 6 hacker did it with an  Amazon Fire Stick. Um, did you know that GTA 6 was actually supposed to come out yesterday and they  didn't say [ __ ] 2018, a channel called T-Series started closing the gap. Who is this T-Series  channel? Uh, this channel will pass PewDiePie.

[00:13:47]I'm number one. I'm number one. So, we've  covered the situation multiple times in the past, but this one is different. The rivalry is not the  main focus here. What matters is how PewDiePie's fans reacted. His fans launched a campaign to keep  PewDiePie at number one. Most fans made videos.

[00:14:05]No. Is he shading him by posting a child fan?  No. Did this got to be a character assassination posts asking others to subscribe. But some extreme  fans felt that wasn't enough. Instead of asking, they wanted to force people to subscribe. In 2018,  a hacker calling himself Hacker Giraffe logged onto a site called Showdown. Showdown is basically  a search engine, but instead of finding websites, it finds vulnerable devices connected to the  internet. That includes printers, cameras, and smart TVs with no Oh my god, I hate my  freaking printer. My printer has a subscription fee. Screw you. I'm going to the library.  I'm over it. Password protection. Hacker Giraffe found about 800,000 unsecured printers  worldwide. He selected 50,000 of them as targets.

[00:14:52]Then he hacked into all of them at once. After  gaining access, he made every printer produce.

[00:15:01]I'm scared. Please don't be a dig. Please  don't be a dig. Produce a poster. People around the world were stunned as their printers  suddenly came to life. What part of the message?

[00:15:14]Hell no. Red PewDiePie is in trouble and  he needs your help to defeat T-Series. Did he use Adobe Bridge for this? Subscribe to  PewDiePie. The internet reacted immediately.

[00:15:25]Thousands posted about it on social media. One  tweet read, "So this just randomly printed on one of our work printers. I think PewDiePie has  hacked our systems." Others made Ha! They blamed PewDiePie. Screw you, PewDiePie. I'm trying  to work here. Videos reacting to it. They hacked a series of printers to print out sheets  telling people to subscribe to PewDiePie. Again, amazing. Even PewDiePie found it amusing, but  he was careful with his response. That's what I need. That's what I'm talking about. All this  support to keep me on top is so funny. Oh my god, this setup reminds me of Tosh.0. I used to watch  that at my friend's house. Just don't do anything illegal. But hacker giraffe wasn't finished. Ski  and his allies hacked into 65,000 smart TVs around the world. Suddenly, the same message appeared  on TV screens inside people's homes. PewDiePie, the number one most subscribed channel  on YouTube, is about to be overthrown by Indian music company T-Series. Please  go to YouTube and subscribe to him ASAP.

[00:16:24]They also targeted the Wall Street Journal. To  many PewDiePie fans, the Wall Street Journal was the enemy because they published stories  criticizing PewDiePie. remember now. Actually, I forgot what journal website and left this  message. The Wall Street Journal would like to apologize to PewDiePie due to misrepresent. Sounds  very human and very natural. We are so sorry.

[00:16:46]Check under your chairs right now. You should  have a giant inflatable bouncy castle. Have fun.

[00:16:59]My phone does not like when I jump up and down.

[00:17:04]Tation by our journalists, those of whom have  now been fired. We are sponsoring PewDiePie to reach maximum subscribers and beat T-Series to  80 million. The crime spree made headlines. The hackers were blamed for causing chaos. But hacker  giraffe argued he was doing people a favor. He claimed he was exposing how weak their security  really was and the bad hack. Okay. One, this is probably the ad placement, but two, how could  he say that? Um, you only got hacked because you suck. I was just trying to help you out. My bad.  My bad. My bad. Hackers could have stolen files, installed malware, and caused physical damage.  He claimed it was a war. Physical damage. I'm hacking your computer. Install gun. Gun. Come  out of monitor. Gun. Shoot user, kill user warning. Other hackers soon followed  his footsteps. A few months later, a computer virus called Pew Crypt appeared online.  It was created by another PewDiePie fan. When Pew Crypt infected a computer, it locked every file on  the device. Photos, documents, and videos became completely inaccessible. Usually, ransomware  hackers demand money. This one demanded something else. The ransom message said that if PewDiePie  reached 100 million subscribers before T-Series, the files would be unlocked. If not, the files  would be deleted forever. To save their files, everyone needed to subscribe to PewDiePie.  Security experts, some people be late. He can't see my notepad. Everybody subscribe. Help.  Confirmed the virus was real. At the time, there were no tools capable of cracking it. Infected  users could only wait and hope. Eventually, programmers created a decryption tool for the  virus, and the files were unlocked. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. However, the situation  was about to get much worse. In March 2019, a violent incident occurred at a public place  in New Zealand. Before it happened, the culprit looked into a camera and said, "Subscribe to  PewDiePie." Multiple lives were lost. Now, I want to clarify that he was most likely not  a real fan, just a terrible individual. When PewDiePie heard it, he was horrified. He tweeted  that he was absolutely sickened by having his name linked to the incident. Days later, he asked his  fans to end the campaign. This was all made to be fun, but it's clearly not fun anymore. It's  clearly gone too far. What started as fans rallying behind a creator turned into hacking,  ransomware, and a real world tragedy. The person in our next chapter received death threats against  their family and their animals, and the police couldn't stop it. Dude, L police, they always  be like, I can't do anything. My bad. My bad.

[00:19:49]The fans who defended everything.

[00:19:54]Colleen Ballinger, also known as Miranda Sings.  Uh-uh. Oh, hell no. Get off my screen for real.

[00:20:02]Ew. Didn't just have subscribers. She had a  cult-like following with millions of fans. Her channel who I don't know. I think I heard of her  through some like drama train. Toxic Drama Train, something like that. I don't know. Had  10.7 million subscribers. Most of them were teenagers who idolized her. Today, I'm gonna  be trying lots of different Asian snacks. Um, someone sent me all these. I don't know where  they're from. The fan base even had a name, the Mer Pandas. But in 2020, her familyfriendly  image was challenged. The teenage fan accused her of inappropriate behavior. His name was Adam  McIntyre, and he posted a YouTube video explaining his experience. Adam showed the text messages and  personal items Colleen sent him. Dude, wasn't she sending people like underwear and stuff and they  were underage? It was disgusting. This was what I was sent. I don't even know. Sorry. I don't  know how to which way this goes. This is what I was sent. Okay. Many viewers believed him based on  the evidence, but Colleen's fans did not. To them, Adam was not a victim. He was just someone trying  to take down their favorite creator. So, they decided to silence him. Adam was I'm not going to  judge nobody, but that was your favorite creator.

[00:21:13]Was a well-known member of Colleen's fan base, was  active in group chats and fan spaces. He had real friends within the community. The moment he spoke  out, he was dropped from those groups. Friends he trusted cut him off overnight. Then the attack  started. Colleen's fans dug through everything Adam ever posted online. They wanted anything to  discredit him. Some created long threads trying here. Here's a long- winded thread debunking  everything he said about Colleen Ballinger.

[00:21:38]very long. Ew. I mean, it should be It's probably  not as long as her prison sentence. I mean, did she go to jail? Did she get out? There's no  way she got away with that. No, she got to do that for real. Oh, hell no. How she got police  armor lock? Ew. Trying to debunk his claims, the pressure kept building. It got so bad that  Adam disabled comments on his YouTube video. So, Colleen's fans moved to Twitter. Every day, Adam  received insults and threats. Adam fought back the only way he could. He posted follow-up videos,  shared more screenshots, and explained his side.

[00:22:21]People were saying that after she posted her  video, addressing everything that I was a liar because she came out and addressed everything.  But she just didn't deny anybody. But speaking out made things worse. The more he explained, the  more he was attacked. This was no longer about defending Colleen. It became about destroying  Adam's life by the end of 2020. I guess I met her 5 years ago thanks Facebook. Cory behind the  camera told me to bend down because Colleen had to put her arms around my neck as I was too big.  And before the show, Cory quote tweeted me being excited, mocking me, and got the whole fandom to  do the same. It seemed like the fandom silenced him. But the situation was not over. It turned  out Adam wasn't alone. More fans came forward accusing Colleen of behaving inappropriately  with them. Because of Colleen's popularity, the story spread fast. Rolling Stone covered  it. Other YouTubers made videos about it. It even made it to the news. Colleen Ballinger, who's  better known as her online persona Miranda Sings, is facing significant backlash. She's been accused  of having inappropriate relationships with some of her underage fans. Colleen's reputation began  to collapse. No shot. Relationships with some of her underage fans. Colleen's rep. How  did you show up to record a video crying with a shirt that said my tummy hurt? Girl,  you was not strong for that. No, no, no, no, no, no. began to collapse. But her most loyal fans  refused to change their view even as new accuser.

[00:23:47]That's why she's crying. Came forward. Some still  blamed Adam for everything. And they were set on destroying him for good. They posted tweets  calling Adam an attention seeker. They accused him of working for years to finally get this  moment to ruin Colleen for no good reason. Then I feel like you can tell the difference between  somebody who's just doing something so that way they can get like some followers and make people  like like them and like do it for attention, but like he seems very sincere. Like it doesn't  seem like he's doing it for attention. I don't know. I feel like you can tell most of the time  things escalated. People started creating fake evidence against Adam. one post was made to look  like. Dude, it is so easy to just make some crap up. Like, especially with Discord screenshots in  Photoshop or like even now with AI, you could just be diabolical. Adam admitting he lied. Adam later  found that fake post online. I want to fess up and admit that I am guilty of everything that has  happened. It doesn't that does not even sound real. I want to make tiss right with a some kiss  right epic win for me. Many subscriber and update on Reddit. Wanted to hurt Adam in real life. They  threatened to send SWAT teams to Adam's house. We currently have a team getting ready to swat your  house. Your address is located and threats will be sent. Go against Colleen and this is what  will happen to you. This harassment continued for 3 years. Eventually, Adam reached his limit.  To protect himself, Adam filed a report with the police. Then he made a video warning the fans to  back off. Dude, how many children have access to the internet? Why are they just typing these  diabolical messages? All of this is steammed because of the amount of doxing, swatting,  death threats, threats to my family, threats to my animals. The police report didn't stop the  attacks, but while Adam was dealing with that, Colleen was dealing with her own hate. in June  2023. Oh, here we go. Here we go. I'm so sorry we didn't play Marby's today. Can you forgive  me? Three. She made an apology video to try and save her career. But instead of a straightforward  statement, she pulled out a ukulele and sang. I've been wanting to come online and talk to you about  a few things. Um, even though my team has strongly advised me to not say what I want to say. Yeah.  Well, listen to him. You dingdong. Oh my god.

[00:26:22]I recently realized that they never said that I  couldn't sing. The video was widely criticized. It came off as sarcastic and defensive. Some called  it one of the worst apologies on YouTube. And for the first time, her fan base could not control  the narrative. Colleen's career collapsed. But many of the fans who targeted Adam this  going straight to the playlist with the still support her today. The person in her next  chapter was so afraid of a YouTuber's fans, they considered abandoning their home.  The fandom that took revenge too far.

[00:26:58]SS Sniperwolf has a fan base that treats her  like she can do no wrong. She has over 35 mill.

[00:27:04]Is this when she went to that guy's house  and like posted on Twitter? She was like, "I'm at your house right now." Lol. Million  subscribers on YouTube. With that many fans, it's no surprise that some of them are  aggressive. And that aggression has caused a lot of problems on the internet. One of  SS Sniperwolf's biggest rivals was a fellow creator, Azy Land. The conflict started  because their thumbnails looked similar.

[00:27:29]I will always say this and I do not  care if somebody is copying you, if this is even real. I have no idea who posted  first. Whatever. Just drama. Just do it better.

[00:27:41]Like just be the best. Who cares if somebody  copies you? other both accused the other of copying their style. Most people might have let  something like that go. These two didn't. In 2023, Aziland gave an interview and made the feud  worse. She claimed SS Sniperwolf stole her life. That statement triggered the fan base.  They left hateful comments on Aziland. You are a knockoff Sniperwolf. Cringe Sniperwolf is better.  And I'll say this every single time about cringe, man. If you are cringe, you are free. You don't  care what anybody thinks about you. It's good to be cringe. Videos. They made Tik Toks comparing  the two creators trying to prove Azy Land was the copycat. The attacks kept coming day after day.  Eventually, it escalated to threats. It's like, "You don't deserve to live because you've stolen  from this person and ruined their life." Aziland described the situation saying, "It's become like  hell. I can't avoid it even if I try." Eventually, she stopped posting altogether. Her  last video was in September of 2023, but Aziland wasn't the only person SS Sniperwolf's  fans attacked. Another target had it much worse. A YouTuber named Jack Films had a different  kind of problem with SS Sniper Wolf. He thought the reaction videos were lazy, loweffort  content. So, he made parody videos. Mock See, if you're going to make reaction videos,  you need to like at least add something.

[00:29:02]And I'm saying this as a react slopp. Like you  can't just sit there and the one react I hate the most if it if it's on like Tik Tok where  they just like sit on top of the video and go like I hate that. There's so many things we watch  on twitch.tv/crap plug that I don't post because I feel like I do a bad job. I I don't know. It's  not even like react harder. It's about being respectful. Like the original creator puts a lot  into making the video. So, I feel like if you do a bad job, it's just kind of like being an [ __ ]  to be an [ __ ] And there's no reason to do that.

[00:29:38]And that's why if anybody ever is like, "Hey,  stop reacting to my videos or I want to take them down." Like, I will take them down. Like, I have  had some people asking for me to like re-upload the um outdoor voice videos and I just don't want  to because if he doesn't like react, then who am I to tell him like, "Hey, screw you." Like, I'm  going to post it anyway and I'm also going to put on Patreon and I'm going to make you pay for  it. Like, that is like the exact opposite of what he wanted making her content. SS Sniperwolf  didn't like it, so she decided to respond.

[00:30:03]In October of 2023, she posted an Instagram  story. She was standing outside Jack's Film's house filming it. She added the caption, "Let's  talk." Crazy. Absolutely insane. Uh, can you find um my Overwatch teammates and go to their house  instead? They kind of deserve it. Like adults.

[00:30:23]Jack's films fell out during a live stream.  She's literally right outside your house. Oh my god. This is happening right. Call the police.  She deleted the post soon after, but screenshots were already spreading online and it Oh my god.  Wait, was that a She deleted the post soon after, but screenshots were all Should I go visit Jack's  films? He lives 5 minutes away. No, no, no, no, no. With the time stamp. Nah, she got hit on  life 360. No shot. Ew. Already spreading online and it contained Jack's Film's home address and  now everyone knew where Jack's Films lives. Oh, and she posted the entire address. Oh, how did  she think that was okay, dude? Is she just like so late game with the amount of money that she  has that she just doesn't even care if she gets canceled because she's rich forever and just does  not care? or is she just so petty that she just gets so mad that her emotions control her and  then she just lets that happen? I don't know. I It's got to be a little bit of both. The next day,  he uploaded a video. SS Sniper Wolf came to our home last night. It's time for YouTube to step  in. He was upset. No one should feel unsafe in their own home. And thanks to Sniperwolf, my wife  and I now do. He and his wife considered moving just to feel I mean, I would too. Like I I don't  know. There's so many things that scare you once everybody knows where you live. Like I would move.  That is really really scary. Especially since she has like a huge like fan base. Like somebody  could show up to your house. They could send pizzas. They could swat you. Like it unlocks so  much crap. And you also live in like perpetual fear. Like you're always scared. That's why I feel  like even if I got robbed, I would want to move just because I feel like unsafe in my own house.  Safe again. But as they were about to find out, the worst was yet to come. Across social media,  people were upset about Jack's films getting docked. She has created a situation where someone  from her very devoted audience could do something very stupid and very terrible. Users called on  YouTube to punish SS Sniperwolf. Dude, are they going to do the dumb excuse of like we don't um  we don't enforce things beyond the platform? I always hated that excuse. Like you should still  punish them for that. It's obvious that they they were being like disrespectful. Yeah. And YouTube  moderation is horrible, man. It's all AI. I was just arguing with the the other day because they  still haven't sent me like the plaque or whatever and they were arguing with me forever. Blah blah  blah. Who cares? Like, but still, it's all bots.

[00:33:05]And something unusual happened. A wave of Twitter  accounts appeared out of nowhere. And they had one job. Aggressively defend SS Sniper Wolf. Anyone  who criticized her got attacked. But this went way beyond arguments. These accounts began doxing  people. Basically, if someone would criticize SS Sniperwolf soon after, their private information  would appear online. The situation was becoming cha Well, guys, nice knowing you. Let me let  me just take a trip down the stairs real fast.

[00:33:37]Then YouTube stepped in. They temporarily  demonetized SS Sniperwolf's channel because YouTube's terms of service prohibit yes  all platform actions that put others for personal safety and res threats or doxing.  It was a small victory for Jack's film. SS Sniperwolf later apologized for filming  out. Let me start by saying I'm sorry for my recent actions. It is inexcusable. I  am sorry to Jack Films YouTube, the entire creator community and my incredible fans for not  being a better example for appropriate conflict resolution Jack's films. Well, we certainly  don't see eye to eye. Uh-uh. Nah. Nah. When you see more retweets than you see likes,  you know it's going down. At Jack's house, but the apology didn't undo any of it. Azy land  was already chased off the internet. Jack and his family were in danger in their own home and random  people were doxed just for speaking up. The Yeah, but she said, "We're sorry. We're sorry that  we went to your house. We're sorry that we leaked your address. We're sorry." and believed  they were protecting their creator. In reality, they were making life unbearable for other  internet users. These fandoms didn't start out dangerous. They started out as people who just  really loved something. But somewhere along the way, love turned into obsession, and obsession  turned into destruction. My friends, being a fan is fine. Becoming a weapon is not visual  venture. That was good. Wait, before you go, make sure you guys watch part one of this toxic  fandom series where we talk about a music critic who got death threats over a Taylor Swift review,  an esports team. Ah, the Swifties be crazy. That received the weapon in the mail, and a Star Wars  fan who tracked down a child actor's home address.

[00:35:24]Nasty. Anyways, thank you so much  for watching. If you're new here, I'd super appreciate if you come by the Twitch  stream for super creep or use code Barry for 10% off your game or subscriber. It super  helps me out. I would appreciate it. I hope you have a great evening. Goodbye,  YouTube. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.

[00:35:43]And here lives a truly  extraordinary species, the octopus.