Atrioc Apologizes Again
When Atrioc unintentionally displayed a deepfake porn website on his computer during a live earlier this week, he broke down in tears and apologized on air.
He promised to take more steps to assist people harmed by his conduct in a second statement released today. The deepfake website featured fake images of numerous content creators.
Atrioc apologized directly to two specific creators whose images were used in deepfakes that appeared on his stream through a post on Twitter. He also said he would be taking a break from content creation and OFFBRAND to concentrate on efforts to help the internet be free of illegal deepfake content. He stated, “You have both succeeded in this industry in spite of all the blatant unfounded sexist attempts to hurt or assassinate your character in a male dominated space. Now I’m another guy on that long list. I’m sorry I didn’t reach out sooner, I’m sorry my actions have lead to further exploitation of you and your body.”
As part of the effort to take down the website that was leaked on Atrioc’s Twitch, esports attorney Ryan Morrison’s business has already started working with QTCinderella, who he also claimed to have spoken with. QT admitted that she was initially hesitant to speak out on live, but videos of her emotional reaction have already generated a crucial discussion about how deepfakes exploit women.
Due to its limited popularity, this particular subgenre of pornography is not subject to numerous restrictions. But because it eventually entails the exploitation of someone’s likeness in a sexual setting without their knowledge, it is usually linked to “revenge porn.”
Only a few states in the United States have laws against deep fakes, and even those laws are tailored explicitly to limiting the manufacture and application of deep fakes to influence political elections. Atrioc claimed that he intends to work with Morrison’s company and others as he devotes his time to further aiding victims and eliminating this content from the internet, even if the initial website that he exposed on stream has already been taken down.
He said; “I have spoken with Morrison and am working to cover the financial cost of the takedown as well as all legal fees for all women affected to use his services for removing their unwanted content from the web. Additionally, I am engaging more law firms to continue to remove this content from other areas of the internet such as Reddit.”
One female streamer who was impacted by the scenario stepped out on social media in response to many of the continuing discussions online regarding deepfakes to make others aware of how destructive this stuff is. She stated; “If anyone doesn’t think it’s a big deal that MY NAME is in headlines where thousands of people are commenting on the sexualization of MY BODY against MY WILL, you are the problem. This situation makes me feel disgusting, vulnerable, nauseous, and violated – and all of these feelings are far too familiar to me. This is not your debate. Stop acting like it is.”