Like many others, the German Twitch streamer EinSebastian traveled to TwitchCon in Paris. However, he found himself in a precarious situation when he accidentally pointed the camera at the wrong man.
How did the situation arise? EinSebastian is a German streamer who primarily streams in the “Just Chatting” and IRL (In Real Life) categories. From July 8 to July 9, 2023, he attended this year’s TwitchCon in Paris.
As is typical for an IRL streamer, he let his viewers join him live on his journey and experiences in the City of Love. However, on July 9, he ran into trouble when he accidentally filmed two passersby who apparently did not want to be on camera.
Streamer turns the camera at the worst possible moment
How did the streamer get into trouble? EinSebastian is sitting on the sidewalk and talking to his viewers about the number of his subscribers.
Jokingly, he tells his viewers, “I hate all of you so much,” and laughingly turns the camera away from himself so they can “look at the sky or something.” At that very moment, however, two young men walk by, who apparently assume that the streamer is pointing the camera at them.
EinSebastian explains that he is streaming live on Twitch, at which point one of the men rushes toward him. The stream then cuts out.
How did the situation end? When the stream resumes, you can see EinSebastian running away, repeatedly calling back, “It’s deleted, it’s okay, it’s deleted.” He explains to his viewers that the man came at him. However, it seems the streamer got away with just a scare.
We have embedded the clip here:
That’s why IRL streams are so dangerous
What’s the problem with IRL streams? The concept of IRL streams actually sounds harmless: Unlike most of their Twitch colleagues who spend their time in a streaming room in front of a PC, IRL streamers are out and about in the “real world.”
Content creators in this category mostly share everyday experiences with their viewers, taking them along on trips or outings. However, IRL streams pose numerous dangers.
In this type of stream, interactions with other people, who are not necessarily aware of the streaming plans, are almost unavoidable. And they can behave unexpectedly, as in this case.
Additionally, it can be relatively easy to find out the location of streamers during IRL streams when they do not even share it themselves. This allows viewers to stalk them or even alert the police, a practice known as “swatting”:
Even weeks later, IRL streams can still cause legal problems. This was the experience of the German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack, in whose stream a woman was seen with her daughter.
She obtained a temporary restraining order, but the streamer did not want to accept that so easily.
Dispute over a few seconds on Twitch: MontanaBlack wants to go to court over a stream
She obtained a temporary restraining order, but the streamer did not want to accept that so easily.
Dispute over a few seconds on Twitch: MontanaBlack wants to go to court over a stream
