The leaked tab showed he had paid for access to AI-generated images of popular streamers, including Pokimane , Maya Higa , and his close friend QTCinderella .
The clip hit 2 million views across Twitter and YouTube in 48 hours. Atrioc reacted live, laughing so hard he fell out of his Herman Miller chair, then spent 20 minutes breaking down why the deepfake fooled his brain’s facial recognition.
, a well-known content creator recognized for raising awareness about Tourette's syndrome. bavfakes atrioc top
By July 2023, the initiative, which Atrioc supported, was instrumental in removing nearly 200,000 instances of infringing content, a scale of action that would have cost millions, notes the Reddit post detailing the update. 4. Why the "Bavfakes" Scandal Matters
Following the backlash, Atrioc took a hiatus from streaming to focus on restitution: Anti-Deepfake Initiatives: In March 2023, he announced a partnership with The leaked tab showed he had paid for
, who was caught viewing and paying for non-consensual AI-generated "deepfake" pornography of his female colleagues . "Bavfakes" refers to the specific deepfake creator whose website Atrioc was caught accessing on stream.
Then, a slow, creeping smile spread across his face. , a well-known content creator recognized for raising
Upon his return, Atrioc's focus shifted decisively toward reparation. He used his financial resources to directly combat the very problem he had been complicit in. He made a substantial donation of over $120,000 to Morrison Rothman, a law firm partnered with QTCinderella, to help issue DMCA takedown notices and remove deepfake content from the internet. He also publicly funded a bounty for information leading to the identification of the Bavfakes website operator, signaling a dramatic shift from consumer to adversary of such material.