EPTHe just keeps going. Its like hes really sick in the head, and I dont mean that in a condesenting way. Is he psychotic or something? He doesnt understand that what he is doing is wrong.
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Timebon3s
Norway699 Posts
He just keeps going. Its like hes really sick in the head, and I dont mean that in a condesenting way. Is he psychotic or something? He doesnt understand that what he is doing is wrong. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25347 Posts
On June 30 2020 03:14 Timebon3s wrote: I understand why Rapid doesnt say anything and I understand Redeyes response, but that Avilo shit is completely off the rails. He just keeps going. Its like hes really sick in the head, and I dont mean that in a condesenting way. Is he psychotic or something? He doesnt understand that what he is doing is wrong. Take a horrendous trash talker/balance whiner and that kind of warped logic of nothing is ever my fault/I always outplay my opponent/the opponent played the ‘wrong way’/my opponent hacks or whatever. Now amplify the toxicity levels a bit and apply that mindset to your entire life, which really seems to be how Avilo’s brain works, whatever name one would choose to put on it. I am genuinely unsure if he doesn’t know what he’s doing is wrong, or simply doesn’t care. | ||
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Jealous
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44339 Posts
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TheEmulator
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On June 30 2020 03:51 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Is Avilo still allowed to stream on whatever platform he typically uses (Twitch? something else?)? Given that he perpetuates his harassment through streaming (to say nothing of all the creepy, awful abuse he's done offline), I feel like it should be a no-brainer for Twitch or whoever to ban him permanently. Has twitch even started banning people yet regarding the sexual assault/harassment stuff? I know they made that statement, but haven't seen much action. | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On June 30 2020 03:53 TheEmulator wrote: Has twitch even started banning people yet regarding the sexual assault/harassment stuff? I know they made that statement, but haven't seen much action. I feel like we need to draw a line somewhere, can't just ban everyone based on what people have posted, some stories are very very tame and can barely be qualified as sexual harassment, more like awkward attempt at flirting, can't just destroy people's lives for not being attractive or for misjudging what is appropriate or not when it comes to flirting | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44339 Posts
On June 30 2020 03:53 TheEmulator wrote: Has twitch even started banning people yet regarding the sexual assault/harassment stuff? I know they made that statement, but haven't seen much action. I have no idea, but I'm not sure what they're waiting for, especially when it comes to streamers like Avilo who are very clearly harassing and abusing people and have been for years. | ||
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Jealous
10154 Posts
On June 30 2020 03:51 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Is Avilo still allowed to stream on whatever platform he typically uses (Twitch? something else?)? Given that he perpetuates his harassment through streaming (to say nothing of all the creepy, awful abuse he's done offline), I feel like it should be a no-brainer for Twitch or whoever to ban him permanently. On June 30 2020 03:53 TheEmulator wrote: Has twitch even started banning people yet regarding the sexual assault/harassment stuff? I know they made that statement, but haven't seen much action. Avilo has been permanently banned from Twitch for a long time now. | ||
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Timebon3s
Norway699 Posts
It was a lot to read so I might not be 100% correct on this. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44339 Posts
On June 30 2020 04:07 Jealous wrote: Avilo has been permanently banned from Twitch for a long time now. Good to know, thanks  Does he stream elsewhere / does he keep up the abuse? | ||
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Jealous
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On June 30 2020 04:09 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Good to know, thanks Does he stream elsewhere / does he keep up the abuse? As far as I know he streams on YouTube now. Yes he keeps up the abuse by making accounts on Twitch and donating money to the target and using that as a means of sending a message attached to it, also apparently by making new Discord names. | ||
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TheEmulator
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On June 30 2020 04:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I have no idea, but I'm not sure what they're waiting for, especially when it comes to streamers like Avilo who are very clearly harassing and abusing people and have been for years. Yea I think there's some very obvious cases that are more than clear enough as well @Jealous thanks for the info | ||
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FuzzyJAM
Scotland9300 Posts
To my mind that's the only "outstanding issue". Not because of some desire for revenge or anything, but because he used and continues to use his platform to abuse. I mean it's all out in the open and clear, so it's not like it should be a hard decision. | ||
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DSh1
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On June 30 2020 01:47 Wombat_NI wrote: I must say I don’t like Bank’s approach here at all. From what he’s said unless I’m missing some things he’s got journalists that can corroborate what he’s saying that will feature in some future post. But he’s put out some vague stuff with that proviso of future detail, as well as Redeye’s historic court case. In the case of Rapid’s accusers those are personal experiences of interactions that occurred on a one on one basis and claims of corroboration can’t be made by the nature of those interactions, nor would that be possible. Am I missing pieces of the puzzle here and my interpretation is totally wrong? If one has the proof why wouldn’t you wait a few days and collate it and then throw it into public view? I don't like it either. My understanding is, that he basically is making a "call to action" on twitter for other peopel to feel brave enough to come out. (As he said in his second tweet, that it is mostly about the stories of other people.) It feels wrong to see it on twitter. But if he never spoke up, maybe it would be never discussed. So I guess in that case it comes down to how bad does Banks think it was, so that he risks getting ugly himself On June 29 2020 23:41 [F_]aths wrote: Originally I had a similar feeling. And yes, if the accuser only presents one side, even from multiple sources, one does not get a balanced view. However in Redeye's response I saw him using his status. He mentioned legal council. Maybe I interpret too much into that but to me it came off as subtle demonstration of power. And in the reply Redeye posted, he offered that both parties heal. How generous! (And he is a victim, too!) Actually, I think taking legal council, whether guilty or not, in that situation is recommended. I do see where you are coming from though. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25347 Posts
On June 30 2020 04:09 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Good to know, thanks Does he stream elsewhere / does he keep up the abuse? It appears borderline impossible to prevent to give Twitch their due here. They’ve had him permanently banned for really rather a long time I’m not sure how you can stop a guy with an endless appetite for switching IP address and making burner emails signing up to donate to a streamer so her donation bot reads out a message. Presumably he’s using throwaway PayPals or w/e too so you couldn’t even block donations via his associated accounts. There’s some dedicated Avilo chroniclers out there, I don’t really see the need to know much more, stems into voyeuristic territory. Guy wasn’t the most pleasant at times in his days being active on TL but he’s fallen off a cliff behaviour since he went off the radar of the likes of yourself. I did encounter a video in a Twitter thread, he donated a couple hundred dollars just for the privilege of announcing his presence to the victim of his stalking, who started crying shortly after and stopped streaming. ESL should, and probably will ban him from their tournaments now Apollo has publicly acknowledged being aware of such behaviour. Even if he does try to smurf his way around a ban, I still think it’s important symbolically to ban that ID and deny the oxygen of publicity. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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[F_]aths
Germany3947 Posts
On June 30 2020 02:28 JimmiC wrote: I was thinking the same thing, it might be a quit or your fired kind of thing and a way for him and the company to save a bit of face. It sounds like him being out of the scene is a benefit and hopefully he gets his stuff sorted. I once had a boss. In retrospect I realized a personal trait might not be good or bad per se. The same abilities which enabled him to build something out of nothing eventually led to his downfall, because he crossed lines too often. Only talking about business practice here, there was no misconduct towards employees. With Redeye in esports it feels strange to say "he was big" since he left esports. But with the many accusation aligning, this might be for the good. That does not mean I think every accusation tells the full story. But an argument could be made that now he quits within just a day, some close to him affirmed this action as they know much more about Redeye that a remote spectator like me. | ||
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Karis Vas Ryaar
United States4396 Posts
On June 30 2020 04:14 TheEmulator wrote: Yea I think there's some very obvious cases that are more than clear enough as well @Jealous thanks for the info I think it really depends on the severity and nature of allegations. Twitch probably can suspend people from streaming temporarily while they look into it. I see no problem with that as long as it's deemed credible enough. That being said I'm not sure its fair to twitch to suddenly expect them to start investigating all these allegations themselves and deciding what warrants banning. Sports leagues kind of have the same issue regarding this stuff. Just the issues that come with giving people platforms. I really have no problem with twitch just not having people stream for like a week or something well they attempt to gather more information given that it meets some minimum criteria of course | ||
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nath
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