Entire Atrioc streamer deepfake controversy explained
Twitch streamer and former executive of the social media platform Brandon "Atrioc" announced that he is stepping away from content creation and his role as co-founder of OFFBRAND following a recent controversy surrounding him.
The streamer is accused of paying for AI-generated deepfake pornography using the likenesses of popular female streamers. After accidentally revealing the images on his stream, he apologized to his fans and the women in question, including Pokimane, Maya Higa, QTCinderella, and more.
In his TwitLonger, he stated that he would use the time away from content creation to help combat the spread of deepfake pornography, covering the financial costs of having the image hosting website in question taken down.
The controversy began when the Twitch streamer was playing Hitman for his viewers. He alt-tabbed during the stream, accidentally revealing that he was on a site that creates AI-generated deepfake pornography.
He did not address the tab at the time, but a clip of the moment from his January 26 stream began spreading on the internet. Reddit users identified the site as one where users pay for access to explicit deepfakes of female streamers, including Pokimane, Maya Higa, and QTCinderella.
As the controversy spread, Atrioc went live on Twitch alongside his wife to apologize for his actions. He explained that he came across the website via an advertisement on the popular explicit website PornHub. He said his interest in AI art and music possibly contributed to the ad catching his interest.
Atrioc went on to say that this was not a pattern of behavior, claiming that he purchased access to the site the same day he accidentally revealed the tab on his stream. He claimed to have a receipt for the paywall but was
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