For weeks, there has been a controversy surrounding the biggest reaction YouTuber SSSniperwolf (31). Many creators in the USA called for her ban, and even the German YouTuber Rezo addressed her in a video, ultimately leading to her YouTube monetization being cut off.
Who is the YouTuber?
- The 31-year-old SSSniperwolf is a reaction YouTuber. She primarily watches TikTok videos and reacts to them.
- She has 34 million subscribers on YouTube, and her videos regularly reach over 1 million views.
- However, she is now embroiled in a controversy from which she cannot escape. She has been accused of using her reach to intimidate critics.
German Twitch streamers do not quite reach these view numbers:
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Why is she in trouble? The YouTuber has been sharply criticized by a colleague for several weeks now: The YouTuber jacksfilms accused her of not really reacting to videos but engaging in “content theft”: uploading foreign videos while providing too little original content in her reactions to offer “transformative content.”
She initially reacted to this criticism with rejection: She said the guy was obsessed with her, his entire content revolved around her, and he made money by criticizing her. She felt harassed by him.
Ultimately, however, she took action in a way that the critic and many in the public perceived as “harassment”: She showed up in front of her critic’s house, called him out for a conversation, and live-streamed it on Instagram to her 6 million followers.
What was YouTube’s reaction? Half of the YouTube celebrities in the USA have confronted SSSniperwolf, criticizing her behavior (via youtube) and calling on the platform YouTube to intervene.
She violated the unwritten law of “bringing the internet into the real world” by showing up at the YouTuber’s house, was the general accusation. Her behavior was regarded as “doxxing.”
The case escalated to such an extent that even the notorious CDU destroyer Rezo discussed it in a video in German that has since garnered over 330,000 views. In the video, Rezo explains that the YouTuber had always been known for her inability to handle criticism, and the behavior that is now so dramatic has long been evident.
What was YouTube’s response? After much pleading and cursing from creators, YouTube decided to demonetize the content of her channel: SSSniperwolf therefore no longer earned money for her millions of views and her vast reach.
SSSniperwolf responded by simply posting her videos on a secondary channel, but here too, YouTube took action and announced that all her channels had been demonetized due to doxxing.
She had violated the guidelines for responsible behavior by creators by endangering the personal safety of others.
This is now the reaction: SSSniperwolf has now announced on Instagram that she is stepping back and has disabled the comment function on social media.
Her “mental health” has deteriorated rapidly. She will now take time to reflect and focus on her mental health.
Conflict on YouTube escalates: When she stands in front of his house and films, he feels threatened
