--- title: "The Deepfake Porn Scandal Is Tearing the Streaming Community Apart" description: "It's only been a few days since gaming streamer Atrioc admitted to buying deepfake porn of his colleagues, but in the interim, all hell has broken loose." date: "2023-02-01" modified: "2023-02-01" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/deepfake-debate-streaming-community" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "consent" - "deepfakes" - "livestreamers" - "the digest" --- # The Deepfake Porn Scandal Is Tearing the Streaming Community Apart ![It's only been a few days since gaming streamer Atrioc admitted to buying deepfake porn of his colleagues, but in the interim, all hell has broken loose.]() *\Image: Getty Images/Futurism\* ## All Apologies It's only been a few days since gaming streamer Atrioc admitted to buying deepfake porn of his colleagues. But in the interim, all hell has broken loose in the streaming community. Earlier in the week, Atrioc, whose real name is Brandon Ewing, tearfully admitted that he had [purchased access to a website]() that showed nonconsensual deepfake porn of his female colleagues, after eagle-eyed fans noticed a tab with the page in one of his videos. Now, discourse is rippling through the community. Take the male streamer MoistCr1TiKaL, who pushed back against some in the scene saying the videos weren't a big deal. "What are you talking about? Like these mental gymnastics man," MoistCr1TiKal, whose real name is Charles Christopher White Jr, [said in the exchange](). "It’s not parody, you’re creating non-consensual content." White kept at his clapback when still other defenders of the deepfake site chimed in, slamming their "degeneracy" and expressing surprise that he would see such "braindead takes" in his stream's chat. ## Laugh Out Loud On the other side of the debacle was YouTuber Ethan Klein, who, per a [writeup from the *Dextero* streaming blog](), got called out by his own filming crew when he reportedly had a technician edit a slowed-down clip of one of the affected female streamers' discussing the deepfake violation with Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" playing on top of it. In [viral video of the incident](), Klein is heard laughing uproariously. Following the stunt, Klein himself [became the subject of fellow streamers' ire]() and subsequently issued his own apology video in which he both said he respected the female streamer in question and also seemed to blame his laughter on having Tourette's Syndrome. Obviously, the streamers are not OK, and this whole fiasco could serve as a trial balloon for something similar in other industries where people don't have such goofy handles. Let's hope, at least, that anyone who wants to make deepfake porn following this scandal thinks twice after seeing the surprisingly heartfelt protestations from both women and men in the gaming industry. **More on deepfakes:** [*Trashy TV Prank Show Deepfakes Celebrities Into Jackass-Style Situations*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()