The German Twitch streamer Honeypuu
has been harassed by a man over the internet for some time. Videos directed at her keep appearing, even though she does not respond. The YouTuber and streamer Jasmin Gnu addressed the issue and publicly condemned the behavior of fellow streamers.
Important Disclaimer: This article deals with the topics of stalking and cyberstalking. If these topics affect you, it might be better to skip this article.
What is the situation? The Twitch streamer Honeypuu has been pressured online by a man for about a year. The man appears to believe that he is in a relationship with the Twitch streamer and regularly uploads videos directed at her online. The videos include declarations of love as well as videos in which he ends the supposed relationship.
Honeypuu and the man have never met, spoken, or otherwise interacted. Nevertheless, he seems to be jealous when the Twitch streamer collaborates with other male streamers in her streams.
The YouTuber and Twitch streamer Jasmin Gnu created a video on behalf of her fellow streamer discussing the case and its impact. In the YouTube video, she lets various people comment on the situation.
Stalking and cyberstalking are criminal offenses and cannot be compared to a harmless prank or similar. According to the Criminal Code, a person who commits stalking can be punished with up to 3 years in prison, and in serious cases with up to 5 years of imprisonment.
Absolutely insensitive
How is the situation fueled? This situation alone is bad enough for the person affected, but it is further exacerbated by the fact that the public is watching and also intervening, according to Jasmin Gnu.
In the comments under the man’s videos as well as Honeypuu’s own, there are numerous comments that further fuel the situation. For example, there are inquiries about a meeting between the two.
Even large German Twitch streamers comment on the situation, but not to support their colleague, rather by making fun of it.
Honeypuu was asked about her supposed cyberstalker by her Twitch colleague Knossi during a Twitch stream. Streamers also made fun of the situation in the context of the game Make It Meme
. However, some other participating members, like EliasN97, did stand against this behavior.
You can watch Jasmin Gnu’s video here on YouTube:
Jasmin Gnu sharply criticizes this behavior in her video: First of all, I and many others find it absolutely insensitive to address her about it in the stream in front of so many viewers, because if it were genuinely about the person, it could have definitely been asked privately.
(Source: YouTube from minute 16:00).
She further states: And with exactly such streams, so many new people have become aware of the topic, without it being put into context, saying: People, stalking is not funny. There is a person suffering because of it, do not support it and please do not fuel the situation.
(Source: YouTube from minute 18:58).
Moreover, the public creates more memes and especially AI-generated images of the two together. This behavior, both from viewers and other content creators, fuels the situation and gives the man more attention, Jasmin Gnu claims.
Both stalking and cyberstalking should never be underestimated. Past incidents have shown how dangerous a parasocial relationship or stalking can become. For example, the case involving the Twitch streamer Emiru, who was touched without her consent by a man at TwitchCon.
