Ludwig has broken his silence surrounding the NSFW deepfake drama currently swirling on Twitch. His friend and colleague Atrioc was caught looking at deepfakes of fellow Twitch streamers and influencers when he was alt-tabbing during a stream. Since then, he has issued a public apology, while some of the women affected including Pokimane, Maya Higa, and Ludwig’s girlfriend QTCinderella, have also given their response.
The topic became a focal point on a recent h3h3 podcast, where Ethan Klein burst into laughter while playing the emotional and teary-eyed commentary from QTCinderella. He has come under fire from members of his community and followers alike for the tone-deaf reaction. Now, Ludwig has had his say, and used the majority of his time talking about the deepfake drama by spotlighting the female creators targeted.
Ludwig shines spotlight on female streamers in Atrioc deepfake response
Rather than giving his “random dude’s opinion” on the situation, Ludwig decided to give the floor to female streamers who have commented on the deepfakes targeting them, and other women in the content creator space. He included tweets from Pokimane, QTCinderella, and Maya Hagi, among others.
Ludwig also pointed out that he decided he could now create a video in response to the deepfake drama, because the website that was targeting female streamers had now been taken down. The owner and creator of that site and the deepfakes issued their own written apology, promising that it would not return. This came after QTCinderella promised to bring a lawsuit against the creator.
Ludwig closed out the video saying he didn’t “want to be a defender of Atrioc,” but that he “does believe, maybe naively […] that he isn’t a shitty, seedy person.” He added: “I hope from here he just takes all the steps and all of the actions to make it better, and that there’s some good that comes out of this because of the guilt and remorse he feels.”
Atrioc has issued a statement overnight that confirmed he would be “stepping away from content creation and OFFBRAND,” the company that he co-founded with Ludwig, Nathan Stanz, and Nick Allen. He said that “this issue” would now have his full focus, and he was “working to cover the financial cost of the takedown as well as all legal fees for all women affected” by the deepfake website.
