A website with fake recordings of popular Twitch female streamers has been spread. The site contains sexually explicit images and videos. Now, some of the affected speak out.
What kind of website is this? The website sells manipulated photos and videos of larger Twitch female streamers. These are called deepfakes, deceptively realistic fakes. The content on the website is pornographic.
How did the website become known? On January 30, a clip spread in which Twitch streamer Brandon “Atrioc” Ewing briefly showed his open tabs. Observant viewers discovered the deepfake website among the tabs.
Several hours after the clip became known, Atrioc released a tearful apology together with his partner, calling his behavior “embarrassing” and “disgusting.”
However, he emphasizes that he only viewed the site once and he is very sorry.
Now some of the affected female streamers are also speaking out, including QTCinderella. The 28-year-old had already reported at the end of 2022 how much it affects her to be in the public eye and to be subjected to intrusive behavior from viewers.
Affected female streamer is shocked
What does QTCinderella say? On Twitter, the streamer and YouTuber spoke about the fakes. She talked about how she feels about the situation and criticized the reporting. On January 30, she posted a message calling for the spread of the website to stop.
I want to scream. Stop. Everybody fucking stop. Stop spreading it. Stop advertising it. Stop.
Being seen “naked” against your will should not be part of this job.
QTCinderella also criticized that “male internet journalists” reported thoughtlessly on the incident.
The operator of a site for e-sports and gaming news may have meant well by censoring the name of the website, but shared a list of the affected female streamers, which he has since deleted and apologized for (via Twitter).
For this reason, we at MeinMMO have decided to only share the names of the streamers who have publicly commented on the website.
Several hours later, the streamer talked on Twitter about how uncomfortable she feels in her body since seeing the images. It has destroyed her. It is so much more than “just” an invasion of her privacy.
QTCinderella wants to sue the website
In a short stream on her Twitch channel, QTCinderella explained that she will sue the operator of the website. The streamer was clearly upset and said it was probably not the best time to go live. However, she wanted to show what the suffering looks like that has been caused by the website.
She also criticized the constant exploitation and objectification of women on the internet. That is so exhausting.
If you are able to look at women who do not offer themselves or benefit from being seen sexually; who gain no advantage from it. […] If you are able to look at that, then you are the problem. You see women as objects. That should not be acceptable to you.
“Don’t know if I should cry, destroy things or laugh”
Are there other affected individuals? Another affected streamer, who appears under the name Sweet Anita on Twitch, wrote that she only learned through an article from the US site dexerto that there were fake recordings of her on the website.
She forgoes millions in earnings by not offering sex work and now her body would instead be offered against her will. The streamer said she doesn’t know whether to cry, destroy things, or laugh in light of this situation (via Twitter).
The problem is not new. For years, photo montages of celebrities have been offered online. However, with advancing technology, increasingly convincing and horrifying fakes are becoming possible, so this issue is likely to engage us more frequently.
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