The Toxic Pattern of the Internet Anarchist

On the 3rd of December 2023, YouTuber H Bomber Guy uploaded the video plagiarism and YouTube. Okay, you know that trick video essaists use where they open on a semi-related example that sets the stage for the wider topic. It's a classic. I do it all the time.

The video was an expose of many large and even well-liked creators who had gotten away with their shameless appropriation of works by other people, most notably James Summerton, whose career was effectively ended by the mountains of evidence attesting to his theft and subsequent cover up. If I had been plagiarizing videos, I wouldn't have a channel.

However, for those who possess the brain cells to look even slightly beneath the surface, H Bomber Guy's video was also a shot across the bow for all creators who sought to cut corners in pursuit of financial gain. The message was simple: plagiarize at your own risk. YouTubers who act like serious documentarians gain a shroud of professionalism, which then masks the deeply unprofessional things they do.

Now, even if a creator didn't consider themselves one to copy others, this video would have them checking all their material to avoid the same fate as the doomed Summerton. It goes without saying that you'd have to be a real idiot to not take any lessons from this video. A real idiot. In this instance, the previous drama YouTuber's name isn't even spelled right. That's the level of research we're dealing with here. And on that note, this is the internet anarchist.

Once you've been proven to steal content for your own channel and whatnot, you're pretty much screwed after that. There's no coming back from that. Your reputation is officially in the dirt. Comment skunk on every single [music] T2 video you see. Content theft is a massive problem on YouTube. Watching other drama videos and making their own version. If it wasn't word for word, [music] the script would be rearranged, conveying the same message, but just written in a more dumbed-down way. The internet anarchist has plagiarized. Tell us more video.

For all the internet anarchist enthusiasts out there, you'll probably know that his story doesn't necessarily start with his signature channel. In fact, his story starts many years before in 2015 with his arrival to the Team Fortress 2 community.

"Hello guys, it's your boy here and I'm here with a rather serious video."

Like many multiplayer Steam games from the time, Team Fortress 2 had amassed a large online following, enough of whom would congregate in spaces to bond over their shared interests. In time, this manifested into a fully-fledged community of individuals who would interact with TF2 content and the creators behind it.

"I won't let you you dirty ass blues stop me from doing the objective."

A fledgling internet anarchist would create the channel Whimo in 2015. I know a lot of people would probably pronounce that Whamo, but in this video he says, "I don't know, man. Just say how you how to say my own name, dude."

And so with Whimo's blessing, I'll continue. As we'll find out pretty soon, the internet anarchist isn't really one for pronunciation anyway, with TF2 tutorials and edits being the focus of uploads around that time. [music]

Given that he was more of an internet fetus back then, I don't really feel the need to fixate on any of his videos. But the description of one of them very clearly stated his mission: "My dream is to become a big YouTuber in the YouTube community. Please help my dream be a reality by subscribing and liking some of my videos. Besides, it's free."

This statement told us that at least at this time, Whimo's dream was not necessarily just to create content that he enjoyed. It wasn't necessarily to help or inform. It was the superficial goal of YouTube fame. Now, if you don't have at least one selfish reason for creating YouTube videos, you are the outlier. But it does raise the question of whether he was genuinely passionate about the subjects or if he was just hoping to ride the coattails of far more famous creators.

2015 was the peak of TF2 content with YouTubers like Funky, Salty Fish, Museel, Nate Fox, and many more scoring millions of views on videos related to the first-person shooter. It made sense why WHMO would want his own slice of the glory, but his lack of experience meant that it took more time than he had hoped to accrue an audience who actually cared about what he had to say. So, he kept on uploading over time and by 2020 surpassed a nifty 3,000 subscribers. Great job, Whimo.

However, he now faced a new issue. The booming community that was present a few years before had partially dissipated with many of the former largest creators moving on to other games or retiring entirely. The space was a more niche landscape occupied by a few reasonably sized channels, but a less dynamic audience, presenting a roadblock for Whimo, who was dead set on being YouTube famous. He would have to change his strategy.

"The pyro being the flame melting killing machine typically attracts players who love to set things on fire and who love the feeling of watching the world burn."

His first attempt would be to ride the success of other TF2 content such as TF2 Stereotypes and Homogeneio's The 10 Stages series for a couple of titles. Although this would bump up his following a little, it wasn't the type of content that would give him the fan base he desired. So, he looked towards another community, the commentary community.

"What is up, Travel Alert Nation? I'm your host, Keller Keemstar. Let's scare into the news."

The commentary community was in one of its most profitable eras, simultaneously possessing broad appeal and the dedicated audience that Whimo [music] salivated for. However, none of these people really gave much of a [ __ ] about Team Fortress 2 or the drama that occurred within its community. So Weman decided to take on the post of being the TF2 community's own drama alert with videos covering in-game updates and online controversies, even creating some videos reporting on others in the community for their behavior and making rise and fall video essays.

"How did Star go from getting millions of views per video in 2012-2015 to being disrespected and hated by a portion of the TF2 community?"

He also worked on building a more public profile, forming an entourage called Skunk Gang to perform raids on other people's streams, though this would backfire pretty quickly given that many didn't see the funny side of it.

"Dear fellow skunts, it is time for us to come out of the shadows. It is time for us to make our mark. It is time for us to take over Team Fortress 2. If you're not yet in Skunk Gang, don't worry, it's not too late. All you need to do is make this your profile picture and comment skunk gang on every single TF2 video you see. All right. Uh, mods ban the word scunt. Chat's gone crazy. [music] Please ban scout. [laughter] Scunt gang. Scunt engineer gang. Do we have any active mods? I kind of asked a direct order and nothing happened."

Whimo would post a video significantly downplaying his role in the Scand gang, choosing not to mention the video he posted encouraging people to perform raids on other streamers and being extremely defensive over the meme, criticizing anyone who dared to call him out for it. "As a joke, I made a challenge in the pinned comments challenging people to reply to every single comment with Skunk Gang, and they did. I spread some comical propaganda about joining Skunk Gang, which in my opinion was funny and cool. But I understand how some people may have differing senses of humor and opinions on that. But even if people didn't enjoy or find the meme funny, it was only meant to be harmless and innocent nonetheless. Here are some tweets by TF YouTubers getting a bit salty at this meme. Now, the first one by Smiky Mikey, I completely understand. Saying not to do the meme is fine. He can have his opinion on whatever he likes, but he should have probably given some good reasoning for it. I mean, the bloke asked you not to do something, Whimo. He doesn't really need to justify himself."

"Seeing some people spreading spiteful anger over seeing a few comments saying some innocent phrase really surprised me. And people really getting this angry over innocent comments on their videos. I would totally understand this if people are commenting rude or hateful things. But no, they'll simply say skunk gang, which offends and hurts nobody at all."

I don't really care for skunk gang. I don't really care for Team Fortress 2, to be quite honest. But this kind of content did seem to speak a lot to how insecure Whimo was about being perceived while still also craving fame. If you start a meme that involves spamming other people's comment sections and streams, then you're going to piss people off. It's really as simple as that.

Whimo's response was similarly divisive, with some people siding with him that it's just a harmless joke and others still feeling disrespected. This would begin to turn the reputation of Whimo from just another TF2 creator to a more distinct figure, which is exactly what he wanted, right? The balance between being known and being liked was a challenge for Whimo, who very much wanted to be both, but didn't seem to want to put in the hard work, and after this mostly returned to a drama alert approach to content, leaving his trolling ways behind, though it wouldn't be long before he would have to confront this once more.

"Even in this video, I'VE GOT YOUR SHITTY ARMY JUST GOING, 'OH YEAH, YEAH, OH YEAH, YEAH, YOU PIECE OF [ __ ] YOU'VE RUINED YOUTUBE.'"

NOW, it is possible that Whimo's sudden desire to do a little bit of trolling had been inspired by another creator, one Maxillion Mus, who at the time was one of the most famous trolls in the gaming sphere, most famously on account of his collaboration with KSI and the Oh Yeah. However, Maxmleon Mus was also a friend of Whimo, at least according to him.

"Today, I banded up with famous YouTuber Maximillion Mus and his friends to test how far this budding narcissist would go."

Whimo and Maxillian Mass had actually collaborated on content before, most notably on Whimo's expose of Valve Twilight Sparkle, another highly controversial troll at the time who would be accused of sexually harassing children, though this would later allegedly be debunked and Whimo would mark the video as outdated. [music] Regardless, it was clear that Whmer was quite proud of his association with the million-subscriber channel in spite of his polarizing character.

And yet, in February 2021, this friendship would break down with Max's reputation being dragged by a far more influential figure. "This is not me. This is Max [music] or one of his friends using my profile picture and my name. Even the yellow that I use in my Discord server. You can see it's actually the same close to the same yellow that I use. Uh, to to go to these streamers and and tell his viewers to say terrible things in their chat and say that they're from me and it's not."

Although Max had a strong community behind him at the time, he was gradually drawing more criticism for his behavior, which many believed crossed into criminal levels of harassment. Eventually, this criticism would catch the attention of large YouTuber Moyes Critical, [music] who would upload a video accusing Max of weaponizing his fame and audience to commit some pretty vile acts, with much of the evidence speaking [music] for itself.

"To command a troop of 13-year-olds to harass, dox, threaten, and do all kinds of deplorable [ __ ] to other people online from all sizes. People that have two viewers on Twitch to big streamers to big content creators. He does some absolutely degenerate [ __ ] And I truly think he is one of the most vile, foulest people to ever use the platform and abuse the the power that he found online."

Although Maxmillian Mus was a shameless troll, any decent person viewed his behavior as a step too far. Whimo, understanding the public perception of Max was quickly shifting, moved fast to cut ties with him, creating a video publicly disavowing him and posting a video sharing his experience with the Under Fire creator, claiming that he didn't know the extent of Max's depravity before he was called out. "Max a million, someone who I've worked with in the past on a video, someone who I've played games with and been a friend of, and someone whose videos I've watched over the past [music] few years. Also someone who's now been alleged of doing some incredibly vile and horrible things. Now, every now and then he had crackups [music] who would do or say something that would just make me cringe. Things like nword baiting, sometimes going too far with trolling people, and stuff similar [music] to that. A lot of this stuff I just ignored. And honestly, I didn't really say much since the only times these things really happened were in voice chats amongst Max's [music] close friends. Some of these friends being very, very, very disturbing figures."

Now, if you ask me, this seems a little hard to believe given that Max's antics weren't exactly private, and Whimo notes that he knew that Max was running with a very bad crowd. Nevertheless, people were so preoccupied with hating Max, the video served as complimentary content for the critical uploads. Whimo would also take an interview with another creator where he would divulge more information on the subject matter. "Also, make sure to subscribe to the person I'm interviewing in this video, Wham. These links are going to be in the description. And he actually made a video with his experiences with Maxmillian Mus, which you should watch after this video."

"But I was like, 'Hey man, why did you delete those videos?' And he was like, 'Because they weren't monetized.' So he he like saw the opportunity. He was like, 'Hey, I'm about to get like 200,000 views in like a day because Critical just [music] called me out and he was like, I want the video that they're going to view to be monetized so I can make the most money as possible.' And yeah, that's very that's a smart move like moneywise. Maybe moral-wise, it's not a good move."

Although the frayed friendship may have troubled him briefly, it's clear that Whimo sensed an opportunity to share an experience with a controversial figure in exchange for a few subscribers. And to be fair, this worked for him with his own upload bringing in 170,000 viewers for his channel, likely giving him a bit of an appetite for drama content once more. Unfortunately, many people in the community still weren't ready to embrace him and weren't exactly trusting of his own personal motives. Although it wasn't exactly uncommon for someone to create the kind of clickbait content he was associated with in conjunction with all his other drama, he didn't seem like someone with other people's best interests at heart. Was this someone genuinely invested in the community he was speaking about? Or had the singular goal of YouTube fame that was in mind when he started the channel simply never left? In the coming months, many would be moved to draw their own conclusion.

"Does the community have the power to abandon Valve and keep T2 going? Well, today we're going to be trying to answer the question of what would happen or what I think would happen if we just decide to boycott Valve."

In the next few months, Waymer would find more success in videos. From ones covering the present updates in the TF2 community to others reacting to older videos such as the TF2 Graveyard. "Today, 2 years ago, a video was created called the TF2 [music] Graveyard. This video discussed the past influences of the TF2 community who have either moved on to other games or disappeared off the internet entirely. This video was very thought-provoking, but the creator of this video actually joined the graveyard themselves and haven't posted for over a year."

No, it was never the most original content, but it mostly passed under the radar as a lot of the content from these communities was pretty incestuous, and he didn't seem to go about it particularly maliciously. Although he was still an annoyance to some, he wasn't really large enough a creator to be considered a threat. However, in August of 2021, he would decide to take on a more original project, at least by his standards.

"Just going to toss it out there."

"WHAT? THE SHORT CIRCUIT DELETED IT. MOTHER. OH MY GOD. This is Zesty Jesus." [music]

He was a relatively fresh face on the TF2 scene in the early 2020s, but it quickly found favor with a cohort of viewers through his quirky editing and sense of humor. Unfortunately, like many gamers, he had a heated gamer history and a past riddle with the usage of a few slurs. He was called out on social media, which provoked him to make a pretty unapologetic post about it, which only served to inflame tensions between Zestie and those who felt he should be taking more accountability for his words. And with it landing firmly on Whimo's radar, he sensed an opportunity to make a comeback to drama content.

"Can we just kick him from the server? Get rid of him. [laughter] I can't have fun. >> Zesty, >> PLAT LEVEL SCOUT IS EVERYONE. [laughter] >> ZESTY, don't get mad at him. Don't get mad. He'll just clip it and put it somewhere. >> YEAH, I KNOW. HE'S GETTING WHAT HEING WANTS."

On August the 4th, Whimo uploaded a video titled TF2's worst YouTuber, Zesty Jesus, which documented what Whimo believed to be a toxic pattern of behavior. From his slur usage to his supposed verbal abuse of another creator by the name of JPEG. "But the more I see Zestie and the [music] deeper I look into him, the more disgusted I feel by him and his actions. Not just as a creator, but as a person on the internet."

"DON'T SIT THERE AND FARM, YOU MONSTER. OH, AND IF you didn't catch that, Zestie called JPEG a mong, which is actually a slur for a mentally disabled person, which in itself is a horrible thing to say to anyone, but let alone another T2 smaller creator while streaming in front of your audience. Yikes. And you may be asking yourself, how could it be that this has gone on for so long without anyone speaking up and attempting some sort of public justice? And this is a thing that many people have tried multiple times, but unfortunately, everyone speaking up against Zestie has been abused, harassed, or completely ignored. And Zestie says it himself. Anyone trying to call him out is only doing it for views. Totally innocent, Zestie. Totally innocent."

There also seems to be some more substantiated evidence here for his persistent use of derogatory language. Though it is actually very difficult to tell where many of these were posted, as Whimo doesn't really take the time to explain the context of any of these [music] messages. However, some of his framing was slightly confusing for viewers, such as when he brings up the incident of Zesty Jesus losing his patience with JPEG as though it was a recent event. In actuality, this occurred in 2019, which feels strange given that Whimo frames the situation like it was a catalyst with the video. [music] Additionally, he doesn't actually provide much commentary other than saying that it's bad, which a lot of people don't necessarily disagree [music] with. Yet whether the criticism contained in the video were valid or the comments worth criticizing, the video couldn't help but feel quite opportunistic. And this sense would only be further reinforced following Zesty Jesus's [music] response.

"Well, no one no one asked me what was going on in all of this. No one opted to confront me about any of this or ask any questions. To this day, today, [music] right now, not a single person has asked me about any of this going on. I wasn't [music] approached by anybody. Not by [ __ ] Whammo, not by Solar Light. No one No one reached out to me and like said, 'Hey, what's going on?' Right? No, [music] they circumvented all of that and just went the route of making their videos."

In a stream, Zesty goes over many of the claims and mostly stands his ground. Though, he concedes that he hasn't always been the most tasteful in how he airs out his thoughts. "It's good content. It's fun. I DON'T DENY THAT. WATCHING ME GET PISSED OFF is probably why people watch me live stream. That's probably one of the biggest reasons. It's why people stream snipe me because they like watching me react. Are my reactions genuine? Yes. This isn't an act. If I get pissed, that's really me. Oh no, I get angry. Big [ __ ] [music] deal."

Though he may not win over many critics here, he definitely uses enough effort in bringing Whimo's own motives into question. In Whimo's video, he describes himself as an individual who had shared some interactions with Zestie. But in the video, it seems like Whimo is much more enthusiastic than he let on. Although Whimo did disclose that he had been a fan of Zestie's content, this all still felt much friendlier than how Whimo had framed it. And it seemed to speak to the fact that Whimo was only really talking about this now because there was some clout to be gained. Nearly all of the criticisms he brought up in his video were a few years old and were clearly well-known within the community. There's little doubt that Whimo knew them, so why did he suddenly care now? It makes the narrative of standing up for a friend who was mistreated seem very, very forced. Like he only cared about that friend when there was something to gain.

"You know, saying, 'Hey, I like your content. Here's theing one screenshot he sent me back in January and all the rest of the stuff. I ditched 90% of all TF2 drama, so I'm a little out of the loop. Apparently, I'm in that 10%.'"

Although many community members didn't like Zestie, they weren't exactly won over by Whimo's video, believing it to be insincere. This lukewarm response, combined with the fear that this would do more harm than good to the community, quickly put Whimo on the back foot, with many other creators attacking him for what they viewed as hypocrisy and backstabbing behavior. "This is by far my biggest criticism of Wamo, that he's a self-righteous and backstabbing snake. WMO is the kind of person that will act nice to you while scientist is scheming behind your back. Uh, the way he talks to other creators doesn't really comes off genuine to me. There is nothing more suspicious than people who act like this."

In spite of this, Whimmer would hit back on social media, backing himself once more, stating that Zestie's overly defensive attitude wasn't helping anyone and that he would be off his back as soon as he apologized. Something which Zestie clearly wasn't ready to do. Nevertheless, in spite of standing up to his criticism, Whimo would eventually find the backlash to be overwhelming and remove the video altogether, sharing a statement on Twitter expressing that although he stood by his video, he could not deal with much of the harassment he had been receiving in light of it. He would follow this up a week later with another video titled Why I deleted this ST Jesus video where he provides viewers with more context behind [music] his reasoning. This video was deleted very quickly to the point where there are barely any records of it.

"But of course, I felt the need to get involved cuz I wanted to send off to some of my friends and I was honestly kind of shocked about his actions. So that's essentially why I created the video in the first place."

He again stands by the statements he made in the video, but also now believes that he should have just stayed out of it entirely. "Partially, I don't blame some of the [music] backlash, but I do think it was the fans in between both Zesty and I who made things a lot worse. It was the people who were sending both of us these images, [music] graphics, and honestly just disgusting things. And it was the ones between us that were taking those threats and [music] taking it to the next level. Like heck, people even tried to leak Zest's phone number. If that's you who did it, shame on you, dude. That's honestly just the most stupid thing to do. And I really hope you [music] have a look at yourself."

He also denounces anyone who harassed Zestie in his name, stating that it was not the intent behind his video at all, and rejects the notion that the video was an expose, reasoning that all the content available was already there. "Another argument that I've noticed being spread around a lot is people saying my video was an exposed [music] video when no, it really wasn't. All information I shared in my video was already public, and it was actually more focusing on Zesse's response, which he made on his own Twitter. My view is more of a critique on how he responded and his actions, which I think could [music] definitely be improved."

Unfortunately for Whimo, if your video is the first upload criticizing a person to go viral, people will often see it as an expose video, especially given how it was the focus of your video. And although taking down the video may have felt like a wise [music] decision at the time, his justifications didn't win over any new fans with the like-dislike ratio being representative of what people felt with one of those people being Zesty Jesus himself.

On Twitter, Zestie would share that he had posted a comment, but it had been deleted. [music] Though he wasn't willing to jump to conclusions over this and blame Whimo, he still felt a lot of animosity towards the creator, sharing the deleted [music] comment. In it, he dismisses any gestures of regret as an attempt to turn his failing career around and attacks Whimo's actions here as those by a person who has displayed a consistent pattern of his own behavior. "that is behaving in a self-serving manner while trying to cover up any indicators of hypocrisy and dishonesty by enacting a quote [music] scorched earth policy." He also disputes Whimo's argument that it wasn't an expose video, pointing towards the presentation and narrative, which in his mind had distorted the story. He reiterated that none of his actions were that big of a deal and that they shouldn't have been treated as such. Leaving Whimo with three words: "Go yourself."

"And Zestie, [music] I know you're watching this, man. Please take accountability for your actions. It's not too late, man. You can still fix this man. You just really need to apologize and try to make some amends with the people who you hurt."

Zesty also shares additional DMs that show Whimo trying to reason with him, casting off the creator with those same three words. It was clear that this wasn't just because Zestie didn't want to apologize for his actions, but also because he felt that he was being cornered by Whimo's ultimatum. He didn't want to validate Whimo's expose, and an apology in light of that video, despite none of the circumstances [music] actually changing, would only serve to do that. Although there are many criticisms one can make of Zestie, it's clear that many did believe his read on Whimo was still accurate. To those skeptical of the creator's intent, this drama only served as confirmation with Whimo's apparent sicker fancy towards Zestie not seeming particularly compatible with any form of expose that followed.

"And then the last [music] thing he said to me that he'd love to pass around on Twitter, remember what I said to you? We're the Bosom buddies."

This was not a person who was going to help advance the community in a productive way. It felt like he didn't really have much to offer outside of TF2 content that merely imitated better creators and hollow commentary content that he'd only keep up if it served his reputation some good. The truth was that he had manifested into the drama of the TF2 community. And even if he was going to be watched, he was never going to be seen.

"So guys, my final opinion on this is that it really seems like Valve is polishing off Team Fortress 2, preparing for something big to come out."

He would continue to upload on the channel, but as views and subscribers faltered, it became clear that he had reached a proverbial ceiling in this space. He didn't have the charisma to win over the hearts of viewers. He didn't have the editing to set his style apart, and he didn't have the originality to create innovative series that would draw in viewers. All he had was a rapid upload schedule, and the TF2 community was not ready to reward that. If only there was a community that would.

Although he would continue uploading on his main channel, in January of 2022, he would discreetly set up a second project, titling it Internet Anarchist (with Iceberg Analyzer in brackets) on Whimo. He had created a couple of videos on his main channel that followed the style, with the videos performing reasonably well. At this time, iceberg content was performing well on the platform, and the idea of creating a channel dedicated solely to exploring these icebergs didn't really seem like a bad one on paper. He would upload his first video, The Jog Iceberg Explained, from 2006 to 2022 [music] on January 30th. "Before we crack the surface, just letting you know this is my first YouTube video. From today on, I'll be posting weekly iceberg videos, so subscribe if you're interested."

He would upload a few more of these on the subjects of Mr. Beast, The Weekend, and YouTube nostalgia. In the earlier years of YouTube, Smosh became the most subscribed-to channel, but unfortunately for Smosh, many things have changed since then. However, his fifth video was a departure from this style, covering the documentarian Tub and his rise in popularity. Tub had also created iceberg videos before, so we can assume he did this hoping that people would then spill over onto his iceberg videos. However, something different altogether occurred.

"Something that has truly separated Tough from other YouTubers, is that he genuinely cares about his fans and he'll go out of his way to help them, even if it's not publicly or on the big screen in front of millions of viewers."

The video caught the attention of the creator himself, who posted a comment expressing his admiration for the video, proclaiming it easily the best video anyone has ever made on him. He would share this video on his Instagram stories, bringing in a larger audience and providing the internet anarchist with a springboard to launch his channel from. At first, he decided to use his channel to document stories of YouTube growth, actually praising and analyzing the success stories of popular creators. This was definitely a departure from the Whimo that we knew. And although you could probably say it was merely another strategy to suck up to those more famous, it was at least a more original direction than just yapping about drama.

This wasn't going to last, though. And after he ran out of creators to say nice things about, he would turn his attention to more confrontational content. The first targeting fellow creator, the teet realm. "So we Rick rolled 5 million people. No. No. Wait, wait, really?"

The teet realm had acquired a large following through a combination of video subjects, including mass rick rolling, trolling scammers, and some more typical YouTube thought pieces. He was well regarded by most and wouldn't have cropped up on most creators' radars when it comes to causing controversy. But the internet anarchist had other ideas. So after a string of puff pieces, he would return to a more traditional expose, claiming that the fellow commentary creator was fabricating material for views. "Today we'll be talking about a million subscriber channel known as the teet realm. A channel which at a glance looks innocent. But look a little deeper and almost all of the videos either faked or stolen."

There's a bit of filler surrounding the core allegations presented in IA's video, so we'll break them down one by one. The three most notable claims are that the tech realm fakes much of his content, that he stole the video imposter offers his own, and that he censors any criticism of him, citing the removal of his Wiki Tubia page. "With the knowledge you now have of how Teet Realm fakes his videos, [music] it's extremely easy to click almost any one of his videos and find out how he staged it. I would safely bet that nearly all of his videos featuring text messages and email exchanges are faked. This ranges from his trolling scammer series all the way to his Rick Rolling celebrity series."

"Most of the claims around faking content are taken from an earlier video by YouTuber Goovoid down to the shout out to fellow creator Catman Joe. If you want more info on this mining segment, Catman Joe made a really in-depth video on this link in the description. [music]"

"Now, there's already a really good video made by Catman Joe explaining in depth how this stream was faked."

However, these claims are quite well substantiated. And in a comment response, the tech realm would admit to faking a lot of content with the rationale being entertainment. However, he would dispute the other two claims, claiming that they were missing context or omitting information that was readily available. Teet states that the Wikubia page was created by him and that he wanted to keep it as an objective space, something that became untenable as he grew in size. As for the stolen video, which is probably the most serious allegation of them all, Tekk claims that he had been duped into using the video by someone whom he thought was a fan, and that as soon as he was made aware, he sought to make amends with the creator whose work was affected. This is supported by a video by the creator himself, Chris Awake, who provides an update saying that the tech realm had paid him compensation, allowing him to buy a meal for his workplace.

"Dude, you just bought us my whole office. Bunch of burgers. >> Thank you, Ticket. Thank you. >> Thanks."

There are loads of people who would look at large portions of this comment with valid skepticism. But it also can't be denied that whatever issue was there over stealing content, he'd cleared it up. And as far as we know, it hasn't happened since. There are a lot of apologies, and it seems like the sort of response that someone as mild-mannered and drama-free like internet anarchist would accept and move on. But this time, with the wind in his sails, he decided to make a follow-up video called The Techit Realm Can't Stop Lying. His response.

"A lot of the videos I discussed in my video have now been deleted, which leads us up to the 18th of July when the Tearam would leave a comment on my video. A 1,000-word reply where he would state his own perspective and give an explanation for some of his actions."

This video highlights that the tech realm had since deleted many of his videos that had a spotlight shone on them and that he'd also been censoring people in his Discord. But of course, that wasn't all. In fact, the internet anarchist was in possession of the smoking gun to finally put this punk in his place. What was it? Well, the evidence to disprove the tech realm's claim that he was unaware of the content theft.

The next situation addressed by Delos was the Chris Awake stolen rewind video. Dallas claims that a random person emailed him the video asking him to post it. He also claims that he wasn't aware of the situation until it was struck down. But once again, Delos is not telling the truth. What really happened was that he found that he stole someone's video and added a link crediting the original creator. But to add salt to the wound, he did this underneath all of his other links. He could have avoided the strike altogether by just simply removing the video when he noticed it was stolen. And that's also considering if he was really sent this video by a random fan and he didn't just find the video himself and posting thinking he could get away with it.

One of the repeating criticisms you've already encountered throughout this video and will continue to do so is that the internet anarchist struggles to make original content and have original thoughts. This might be in part due to what happens when the internet anarchist tries to have original thoughts. The prior clip is really an excellent example of this because if you're a lay viewer, you won't notice that actually what the tech realm says here is completely consistent with the evidence the internet anarchist is presenting. If anything, it helps his case. "Story short, he gave me explanation. He got copy-baited by a fan. Hey, Dallas. So, I've been a big fan of your channel for a [music] long time, and this might sound weird, but it would be amazing if you could show [music] off my YouTube rewind video on your channel. There is a specific part of the video I want you to put in if you want."

The context and the evidence provided by Teet suggested that he'd been contacted by a person who claimed that Chris Awake [music] was his channel and that he wanted his video shared. Therefore, it made sense that he would share the video and credit the channel. If he was trying to hide plagiarism, he would have been less likely to leave any trace of credit. "You need to decide who you are and what you want to do on YouTube. Do you want to continue the path of lies and deceit? Or do you want to take the longer-term option of cleaning up your content by becoming a fictional storytelling channel with pre-world disclaimers and not censoring others?"

Does this mean that the tech realm was telling the truth? No. But it does mean that the internet anarchist failed at both performing research and engaging in critical thinking here. However, whereas in the past he would have been strung out by his community for this kind of intellectual deficit, here he was saying what people wanted him to say. So nobody really thought too much about it. It's always a creator's responsibility to moderate and fact-check things they post onto their platforms. More on that later.

"But after 900 ups, 60,000 views, and the threat of the tech realm being exposed in the Philip DeFranco show, he removed the stolen 300,000 view video from his channel."

"Wrong. I guess doing more than 5 seconds of research in order to back up a claim you're trying to make might be a little bit too much to expect. Ah, yes. In your research, in your years of studiously looking into the facts and tirelessly looking for the truth, you forgot to check the very next video on Chris Awake's channel to the one you're using as background footage."

The tech realm would respond in 2023 in much more detail, going through what's real and what's not. By this point, the internet anarchist had already milled the subject dry and given plenty of other YouTubers the same treatment, positing himself as one of the leading creators in callout content throughout 2022. However, he had not forgotten his roots. "Ricegum is the perfect example of how broken promises, scummy behavior, and clout chasing can kill a channel."

In November, he would upload a video on Ricegum. It's your standard rise and fall video, but it's the thumbnail that caught the attention of some of his old pals. A few months before, TF2 creator El Maxo had uploaded a video called the story of TF2's strangest player. This video obtained millions of views with a thumbnail that seemed to capture the attention of audiences outside of the immediate community. In fact, the thumbnail was so attractive, the internet anarchist decided to use the template in its entirety, replacing only the name and the photo at the center of the thumbnail. Elm Maxo noticed this and put out a tweet seemingly finding amusement in the situation with a couple comments referring to the fact that he's still the same old Whimo. And yet, the internet anarchist defended his creative decision, stating that this is commonplace on YouTube and that in the words of Pablo Picasso, "Good artists copy, great artists steal," implying that this man was indeed a great artist. I'm not sure that this was the defense he thought it was, but it did show that the internet anarchist was still struggling to embrace a clear identity with his content, often taking the ideas of others. And one creator's ideas echoed very strongly throughout his videos.

"April 2021, 97.9 million views. April 2022, 8.5 million views. In the space of only 12 months, Qualco's viewership has fallen by roughly 90%. And we're going to outline every single mistake made which has brought him to this unfortunate point. This is Sunny V2. And not meaning to be derogatory here, but he popularized commentary slop content that isn't really that in-depth or well-cared for, but hits the main beats and takes out the subtleties and trivialities that the viewer doesn't care to know."

Sunny V2's monumental success was always going to inspire clones, but the Internet Anarchist was the most obvious one of them all, mainly because he didn't really offer anything that Sunny V2 didn't. Further to that, they were both Australian. Webbleop was at one point one of the most popular gaming creators on the platform. But after a series of horrible decisions and exposed videos, [music] his empire would come crumbling down, leaving his channel as a shell of what it once was. If you asked the question on what distinguishes these two creators, you might honestly struggle to come up with anything. The Internet Anarchist content is arguably more opinionated, but those opinions were almost always stated by someone else before. And as you've seen, letting [music] the Internet Anarchist have original thoughts isn't always the best option either.

At the same time, as he marked his own path through the coverage of YouTube drama, he did integrate one defining feature. And of course, given who we're talking about here, it was still based on someone else. "A huge story has been developing over the last, I don't know, like 2 hours or something where Sniperwolf has now doxed Jack's films."

It was our old friend Charlie. [music] We obviously know him in this video from the previous incident with Maxmillian Mass. But it seems that the internet anarchist's parasocial connection to the creator went a bit deeper than we initially thought. Throughout YouTube's existence, Critical has cemented himself as a voice who garners respect on his status alone. Definitely the sort of idolization that the internet anarchist himself would very much enjoy. He had already made a video analyzing [music] Charlie's success, but would double down on this content the following year with three more videos closely covering the ongoing feud with controversial streamer Sneo. [music]

"As of making this video, Charlie has once again won over the masses, leaving Sneo ratioed on every single tweet." All of these videos would score around 2 million [music] views each. So after some more videos that may or may not be original ideas, he returned once again to uploading two more videos about Critical, meaning that he'd uploaded over five videos on the creator in the space of a month. Each of them just essentially making point of Charlie's [music] character.

Penguin Zero, also known as Moist Critical or simply Charlie, spawned one of the most incredible memes in [music] internet history. But like most memes and trends, it quickly got out of control and would take on an interesting life [music] of its own. "I'm the last person that's going to jump to the defense of this guy. >> Because a woman's biological clock, what is the age where a woman should actually start having kids? What What is the peak fertility age? Let's Let's see. Let's Let's do some research."

But so is practically everyone else? Making a video praising or defending Charlie is like making a video praising or defending Jesus. It's easy pickings, but it worked for the views. A few months later, after a run of other videos of varying performance, the internet anarchist returned to the formula of having Penguin Zero in the title. But this time, he was combining his past experience of covering YouTuber downfalls with [music] his adoration for Critical in a video titled something along the lines of responding to Penguin Zero, a video that from the surface seemed like a response to Charlie's critiques, but upon viewing was actually a clickbait video of Quobac AI responding [music] to his best friend's reaction to his AI.

And this is where I myself became part of the situation as I left a comment on the video stating, "Rather than facing Charlie's valid AI concerns, he's just chilling with his buddy's basic responses to his work. Where's the real debate?" The first video on Critical's beef with Quelb Cop currently sits at around 8 million views, as does a video released shortly after covering Critical's exchanges with Vegan Games. "All things must eventually come to an [music] end. And by 2017, his long run of viral growth would come to a halt as his channel went from amassing 7 million views per month in January of 2016 [music] down to 1.8 million views per month in December of 2018."

Watching these videos will reveal to you that Charlie didn't really destroy anyone's career. If anything, these people destroyed their own careers through their own actions rather than anyone else's, something that the internet anarchist does actually acknowledge. "Instead of admitting to his mistakes and [music] trying to fix it, he acted defensively and even tried to make fun of the situation. This move didn't just upset his fans, but also put him in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. His attempt to change the game with AI content backfired [music] big time, serving as a warning for other content creators about the danger of losing touch with their audience."

But that no longer mattered. He was playing to the crowd's.

respect for a larger creator while also covering the downfall of a much less popular one and how they interacted. It was an algorithmic dream.

Though much of these videos largely relied on clips from other people. In fact, nearly 50.4% of the video runtime in the Quelbcop video and 65.6% in the Vegan Gains video are clips from Charlie himself or even other creators, stretching the runtime to give people the impression that it was more in-depth than it was. When in reality, it was still the same old slop.

Yet, the internet anarchist had finally found a way to escape the shadow of a creator, even if the formula was entirely parasocial, which he continued to operate, even testing it out on other creators like Sunnyv2 and covering the Maximillian Mus situation from his internet anarchist perspective without mentioning [music] his own personal involvement. There was no coming back from this for Max. His years of harassment and trolling had finally caught up with him and now where everyone on the internet was against him.

Of course, this was the brand that the internet anarchist was pursuing now. His downfall videos came thick and fast because working through the backlog of the past few years was simply easy for the creator who'd be able to choose from the surfet of content available for public consumption [music] and churn out videos in the space of days. This never won him the respect he'd been vying for in the TF2 community, but it did win him the subscribers and the views which he'd always wanted, rendering most of the criticism that he received rather harmless, especially given that they were mostly aesthetic claims and overblown allegations that would cause most creators to jump to his defense.

Was he injuring drugs, taking advantage of girls, lady boys? >> You're not a lady? >> Yes. >> What are you? >> I'm lady boy. >> Trying [laughter] to find victims for his new haram. [music] Dude, he was trying to procure transsexual individuals. All right. Crossdressers. Oh, for his new harm. All right. Internet anarchist was personally caught in Paya rounding up 100,000 lady boys for his new harm. He was going to funnel them back to Australia and run a train on them with his boys with the YouTube commentary community. Okay.

Outside of his content on Critical, he would find success covering other creators like SS Sniperwolf, Nars Daily, and Dr. disrespect with his ability to turn around videos in quick succession, allowing him to move on from any less prosperous uploads. And with Sunny V2 falling off the map at the start of 2025, the door was wide open for the Internet Anarchist to take the crown in YouTube slop content. However, even if most people didn't enter an internet anarchist video with the greatest of expectations, his pivot to covering subjects that did have moral ramifications did mean that as a commentator, he would have to hold his content to the standards that he critiqued others, especially those that he shared the space with.

We need to think about what the internet anarchist stands for as a creator before we move into the actual controversy that's transpired and how both of these things interact. [music] >> Please show me some love and follow me because I have zero followers. >> This is internet a Jay. For those who aren't familiar with him, you could watch Internet Anarchist video to find out more or not. But he was a commentator who was actually on the rise and fall train before internet anarchist. He mostly left after a spat with fellow creator Turkey Tom, who amongst other things accused him of stealing thumbnail styles and topics, of which Internet AJ admitted to and then apologized for.

Where throughout the video, Tom would expose Internet AJ for stealing video ideas and thumbnails from other creators in the niche, such as his James Cordon video being originally from Sunny V2 and his Miley Cyrus video being originally from Patrick CC. Although internet anarchist stops short of actually providing too much opinion on internet's copying, this incident shows that he's very much aware of the sort of backlash you can garner from emulating other people's points and styles without actually offering anything original to the conversation.

But maybe his opinion isn't clear enough to the people watching. Maybe he's always stood by that Picasso quote. Well, let's take a look at his most successful video to see if he has anything further [music] to say. Brent Rivera's decadel long career as an influencer has seen him commit countless crimes against the YouTube community. From blatantly [music] stealing whole video ideas from creators to completely copying pasting his face over other viral thumbnails. As you would probably expect, his biggest video is a Charlie upload titled How Penguin Zero Destroyed YouTube's Worst Content Thief. This content thief being the YouTuber Brent Rivera, who had a decadel long reputation for stealing content, whether it was from Tumblr or Mr. Beast. There's little debate in the community that he's pretty shameless in his theft, and I don't think anyone's ever successfully destroyed [music] Mr. Rivera, but if it makes a good subject, then why not?

>> Charlie would then go on to dismantle Brent's facade of authentic content by pointing [music] out that even the children who watch his content know it's fake, a fact that he would never admit. In true internet anarchist fashion, the video shows Moist Critical burying Brent Rivera, [music] and the Internet Anarchist worships his wisdom that Charlie has bestowed onto us. Way during the video, Charlie pointed out Brent's blatant dishonesty when addressing the situation and made it clear that no one bought into his shell attempts at reconciliation.

However, at the end of the video, we are treated to an internet anarchist original, or at least what might be, where he dismantles a video by Brent Rivera about meeting the world's shortest woman and stating the suspicious similarities between this video and another by Kelly Wakasa. as Branch liberally borrows Kelly's entire script. You see, the order of events in Kelly's video goes from meeting Jod and giving her some oversized merch. >> Oh, maybe it's too big. Uhoh, too big. That's funny. Or the hoodie, too. >> Thank you. >> And asking her some spicy questions. Who is your celebrity crush? >> Exactly what we need. >> To taking her shopping, find a [music] nice outfit. >> And finally, going to an amusement park together. >> Constructing an amusement park as we come in. This is sick and really sketch. >> The timeline in Brent's version is exactly the same beat [music] for beat. This is a pretty damning analysis and shows the internet anarchist firm stance that plagiarism is not just wrong, but morally repugnant. Seems to the internet anarchist that there's a firm line between taking inspiration and just plainly ripping another creator off. As he'd expressed before on his own platform, this is something he'd experienced himself. So, he's taking a standard principle while he was calling it out. Something which he had done before as well.

>> This would lead me to go on to Twitter where I would try to raise some awareness about [music] the situation with a tweet reading, "The YouTuber Twitchly stole my Just a Min video script word for word. Shameless content thief." However, he wasn't prone to not being called out either, and his brushes with other creators from his past should have taught him enough. But in case he needed any more reminder, creator H Bomber Guy would show a brief clip from the internet anarchist when making a point about the lack of originality in commentary spaces.

I've seen the compilation. I made of Blair copying Deia in like 40 different places at this point. But what's really amazing about it is that it's now crossed the drama mill event horizon. So instead of being credited to me, it's credited to the other drama YouTubers the current drama YouTuber got it from. In this instance, the previous drama YouTuber's name isn't even spelled right. That's the level of research we're dealing with here. This shows a video that was originally posted by H Bomber Guy to YouTube being used by creator Boblax whose video was then taken by IIA and credited to the person who had taken the video whom the internet anarchist misspelled as Bowax rather than the person who originally posted it. I was trying to make a point about the importance of crediting people correctly. And now my Twitter video has human centipede its way out of the anals of drama YouTubers into the mouths of second-order drama YouTubers who don't even know where it's from, but are ready to reheat and serve it. This is the lowest effort [ __ ] you can imagine. They can't even spell plagiarist right. Information itself deteriorates in the process of producing industrial quantities of content. The mask has fallen and the gears of the mill spin naked before us as they wheel and crunch all meaning to dust.

and Raid: Shadow Legends sponsorships. This was an aside in a video, and the internet anarchist didn't really see a substantial amount of backlash from it, but it was evidence that suggested IIA didn't really take content from the sources. Instead, mostly from secondary videos that had already covered the sources. This isn't exactly a shock to anyone who follows the incestuous cycle of commentary content, but you'd think that even a passing mention would cause a creator to take a little more care [music] when presenting their sources.

We can assume that the internet anarchist saw the upload as he made his own video a year later talking about everyone who had been analyzed in Agebomb's piece, referring to the creator as infamous. Hi, I'm the internet anarchist. I create weekly YouTube documentaries. And today we're diving into what happened when one of YouTube's most intense watchd [music] dogs, H Bomber Guy, a figure infamous for dissecting creators with relentless scrutiny, released an expose targeting plagiarism across the platform. Like the Maximleian Mus video, he decides not to mention his own appearance, but nevertheless chooses to provide his opinions on the creators that were still there.

At the end of the [music] day, it is completely fine to take inspiration from others work. That is how art works and has worked for thousands of years. But as H [music] Bomber Guy demonstrated in his video, there is a fine line between being inspired and outright stealing someone else's creation. And after seeing how the internet abandoned most of the YouTubers that H Bomber exposed in his video, it's clear that the internet as a whole has zero respect for those who plagiarize from others.

Regardless of what mental gymnastics they pull off in order to attempt to justify their blatant theft did the internet anarchist think that he was above the criticism? It's possible. After all, all he did was wrongly attribute a clip to another creator who didn't attribute anyone else. At least he tried to credit, right?

Well, let's fast forward again to 2025. And by now, the internet anarchist had a comfortable subscriber base of over 1.5 million. He has more than enough resources at his disposal to turn the channel into an effective content farm with regular videos and a comfortable profit margin. And with his upload schedule, you might assume he's doing that, but the average viewer wouldn't be able to tell that much had changed. He still attracted his fair share of heat from people who weren't impressed. But he didn't really care. As long as he could upload and then drop a sweet sponsor segment for sweet revenue, then any vibes based criticism would come out in the wash. With Christmas fast approaching this year, the internet anarchist stockings would be made of silk. Nothing [music] could stop him.

What happens when a brand is built on hype and virality and nothing else? The 19th of December would see two internet anarchist videos. One of these, a regular upload on the demise of the Prime Energy brand, charted its course with the help of an uncredited MASH article. >> Prime Energy, when it came out, was loaded with over 200 mg of caffeine. To put that into context, each can of Prime contained caffeine equal to six cans of Coke, nearly two Red Bulls, or more than three cups of coffee.

The second Internet Anarchist video wasn't a video by Internet Anarchist, [music] though. It was a video on Internet Anarchist from the creator Mr. Snowflake, a person mostly known for his Amberlin Reed content, though he has diversified since. The video in question was titled I accidentally discovered YouTube plagiarism. But what could this mean for the internet anarchist? It couldn't possibly be about him. He spent his whole life being an anti-plagiarism advocate. This must be some big misunderstanding.

After I don't know, 5 or 10 minutes, I was thinking, "Oh, have I heard this one? Is this the one I watched yesterday?" So, I had a look. I was like, "Oh, no, it's not." And it wasn't. But I knew exactly what the narrator was going to say. I knew exactly what was coming next. In the video, Mr. Snowflake recounts himself stumbling across two staggeringly similar uploads and documenting these similarities accordingly. So, I watched them back to back and I started saving clips. And when I started to save clips within the first 2 minutes, I was like, there's no doubt in my mind. The internet anarchist has plagiarized Tell us more video.

His career began with modest roles in British theater and television throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. He actually worked his way up from modest beginnings [music] in the UK. At 17, he appeared in the musical Martin G, followed by small roles in films like 24/7 and British TV series like Holly Oaks. Bouncing between very brief, often forgettable parts across the British entertainment scene, from the musical theater production Martin Guera. >> Yeah. to the 1997 sports drama film 24/7 and even a gig in the long-running TV soap opera Holly Oaks. The series became a massive hit in the UK. But it was more than just commercially successful. It became a cultural phenomenon. As a result, it became a cultural phenomenon in Wales specifically. At a time when Welsh representation on UK television was limited, Gavin Stacy bridged cultural divides and showcased regional identities with warmth rather than stereotype, making it an instant hit among the Welsh audience who had historically been under reppresented in the British entertainment industry till that point. >> And suddenly Cordon found himself catapulted to British stardom. With this newfound fame came other opportunities which ended up opening the door to several other opportunities. Cordon hosted the Brit Awards, appeared on numerous panel shows, and co-hosted a charity fundraiser for Comic Relief, allowing him to host the Brit Awards multiple times, regularly feature on multiple panel shows, and even co-host a charity drive for the UK charity teleathon, Comic Relief.

>> With this in mind, you can only come to the conclusion that the internet anarchist has ripped off a smaller channel to make a significant profit from the content. Much of the video is just Mr. Snowflake playing clips side by side, and I don't wish to do that. If you're interested, check out his video. But as excessive as the volume of clips might appear to the average viewer, it also serves in effectively driving Mr. Snowflake's point home. That there could be little denying that the internet anarchist had plagiarized this entire video. And if he plagiarized this video, then what else has he plagiarized?

>> He also took on the lead role in the comedy play One Man, Two Governors. He also started getting more roles in musical theater plays like One Man, Two Governors, later transferring to Broadway where he won the Tony Award for best actor in 2012. With the show even making its way to Broadway and even earning him a Tony Award for best actor in 2012. Despite the handful of waring signs he'd shown, he had a path laid out in front of him to become one of Britain's biggest stars. Despite his slightly problematic behavior in the past, it seems like Cordon had a clear path ahead of him in the British entertainment industry.

>> Yeah, he's he's adding extra words. He's he's changing the order around to try and fool people, but if it hasn't fooled me, like I say, it's not going to fool anybody else. As we've explored, the internet anarchist has been a very vocal critic of others who have plagiarized content in the past. So, this looked particularly bad for him. However, one detail that stood out to Mr. Snowflake was the supposed craftiness of this plagiarism with the internet anarchist moving sections into different places so the videos weren't structurally the same even when they were using the exact same content sometimes in an effort [music] to conceal what he's doing. He will rearrange things. So tell us more will sometimes play a clip and then discuss the clip. [music] Internet anarchist will discuss the clip and then play the clip. It's the exact same message. He's just flipped it back to front.

Ed, I >> I will really do my best not to let any of you down. Truly, >> Cordon came across as humble and grateful without a hint of the ego he'd shown during his time in the UK. But with James Cordon, even though he came off as quite humble and grateful, >> it it really isn't lost on me. >> It showed an intent behind his actions that was motivated to conceal his theft. And if there was any doubt on ideology, Mr. The snowflake points towards a video that was recently released where the internet anarchist comments about plagiarism and how objectionable it is.

>> And what's even more interesting is the comment that internet anarchist left on Deep Humor's video. Thanks for the mention. Yeah, it's so disappointing to see this become commonplace on YouTube. Naturally, there are a lot of creators that decry plagiarism, but few have been more ardent in their language and their commentary than the internet anarchist himself. In fact, if anyone actually ever paid attention to what he was saying, they'd be confused by these allegations, likely wondering if there was a factor that IIA was simply not aware of. After all, many large creators do outsource much of their work. Maybe this was someone else's doing, and the internet anarchist had been in the dark about it.

I'm not saying he's the next Jack the Ripper. I'm just saying he's clearly took somebody else's work and profited from that from a channel with 188,000 subs. He's stolen from them and he's popped it on his channel with nearly 2 million subs. So, he is stealing somebody else's work. Clearly, he is. Regardless, people sworn to his channel to inform him of what he'd been accused of, and many made their disapproval known with others chiming in with tongue-in-cheek comments on his Prime upload. Sensing the heat and wanting to control the flames as quickly as possible, the internet anarchist responded quickly, posting a comment on Mr. Snowflakes video and on his community tab, stating that this was an unintended outcome of him expanding the scope of his videos and that he had hired a writer who had lifted content from another video. He holds his hands up and states that he should have been more thorough in making sure that this content wasn't sourced from elsewhere, but that an internal review had been conducted and that it was strictly the James Cordon video that was a victim of this, which is quite coincidental all things considered. He commits to taking a series of actions regarding this video, removing the team member, unlisting the video, and revising the process once more to ensure that this won't occur again. The outcome of this change will be videos that might take a little longer to release, but will ultimately be worth the time and the effort. As the internet anarchist is a quality first creator, as a final gesture, he commits to sharing the revenue of the video with the person who has plagiarized and has contacted them about this. This was an unequivocal rejection of any notion that his actions and his beliefs were incompatible with each other. And as much as you seem to be holding up his hands on this situation, it's a pretty bold assurance to provide an audience that there are absolutely no other examples of plagiarism existing on your channel when you've been working with other people. And this person presumably on more than one video. But maybe that internal review was so thorough that he had absolutely no doubts in his mind.

Super valid question and I totally understand how it may seem that way from the outside. But the truth is the script writer is the person who finds the clips, links the clips and has the specific timestamps clips and the editor's role is creating the visuals and then putting those clips in. >> The internet anarchist would also post another short video which appears to be a response to someone expressing suspicion towards this story. The main conflict being that this wasn't just an issue with the script, that this was an issue with the videos themselves, and how they often lifted direct clips and visuals. They weren't the only person suspicious about this, and in a response video, Mr. Snowflake expresses extreme skepticism towards this response, stating that IA's claims about it being an isolated incident is flatout false. This issue was isolated to a single upload, the James Cordon video. Huh? Just the James Cordon video. Are you sure about that?

>> Stating first that he would have gladly dropped this if the internet anarchist [music] had just held his hands up and apologized. He now only states that his suspicions have been reaffirmed. Committing to look into this further. What I was thinking is because I uploaded that video. I was like, "Right, done that. I move. I don't want to keep doing the same stuff. Called this guy out who I hadn't heard of before. Someone's copied somebody else's work. That's all that is to me. Right, fine. Not great. There you go. Done. I'll move on to something else." However, now he's put out these lies. I'm like, "Oh, I might actually do the part two." Now, you know, >> it seems that the internet anarchist approach was going to backfire astoundingly. But for this to actually work, Mr. Snowflake would need to find more examples of out and now plagiarism. In a follow-up a week later, he would do just that.

>> A channel with over 200 videos, and that was the only one. Jeremy Fragrance was one of the most unique success stories on YouTube. Real name Daniel Srainski. The rise of Jeremy Fragrance is easily one of the most unexpected [music] success stories on YouTube. Jeremy, real name Daniel Srainski. He had an uncanny ability to communicate scent through a screen. Something very few people had achieved on YouTube back then. But what truly set him apart on YouTube was his uncanny ability to vividly [music] describe every scent, breaking it down in a way anyone could understand. Fans would frequently comment saying, "This guy can make you hear smells."

>> As one of the comments on his video puts it, "This guy can make you hear smells." If this um plagiaristic [music] writer had been hired just a few months ago, how does the internet anarchist explain this video from over a year ago? On September 16, 2024, Mr. Beast, Logan Paul, and KSI joined forces to launch their newest product. >> On the 16th of September, 2024, three of the biggest YouTubers on the platform, Mr. Beast, Logan, Paul, [music] and KSI, teamed up to announce their new collaborative project, Lunchley. This new product was going to be a direct competitor to Lunchables, a prepackaged meal option for children that had been dominating the market for [music] the past 35 or so years. this was going to be a direct competitor to Lunchables, the boxed meal option for children that had been topping the sales chart for the last 35 years.

This time, the subject of his comparisons wasn't just one video, not two, not three, but many more. And they all told the same story that the internet anarchist wasn't just lying about this writer being the only example of plagiarism. He may have been out and out lying about ever having a writer, especially given that there were no examples charted long before the claims that he expanded his operation. It seems that the internet anarchist has been caught in a barefaced lie. What would his response be [music] now? If you said to ignore the allegations altogether, then you would be spot on.

>> Please take a moment to watch today's sponsored message. Flexispot didn't want to interrupt today's video, so they suggested we place the sponsorship segment at the end. It seems that Whimo decided that just like the good old days, if he uploaded enough videos, people would forget about the controversy that occurred literally a week ago. And maybe he was right. I think the internet anarchist is a weird guy. I think he's a weird weird guy. He claims to be against plagiarism. But I found what is it five or six? Six videos on his channel full of plagiarism. And I did that in I don't know 40 minutes. I found the videos I'm showing tonight. 40 45 minutes it took to find these. Imagine if I had a whole afternoon.

Although videos and comments came through thick and fast, the internet anarchist knew that if he provided nothing of substance to actually respond to other than terrible content, people would eventually just have to move on and accept that he's not going anywhere. He may just be right, as already interest following Mr. Snowflake's video has begun to dwindle. But I'd like to inspire everyone to remember for just a moment, whether plagiarized or not, his content is [ __ ] garbage. [music]

It would be very hard to find commentary content on YouTube that you could consider fully original. By its own existence, commentary relies on other content to build a narrative off. And most commentators rely solely on secondary sources, whether that be other creators or articles. I've worked for enough of them to know how it works. What differentiates the more individualistic creators from the ones who feel like carbon copies of each other is how much they bring to the table as individuals. How much they offer in the way of not just opinion but building a story to share with their audience.

>> I think even made an ad for the candy because of how much he liked the product. >> I think the [music] internet anarchist >> is a weird guy. >> The internet anarchist is not a storyteller. He's not someone who cares about captivating the audience with a compelling tale. Nor is he challenging them with ideas that they may not have considered before. He recounts a story in a flat simplistic fashion. So even when he's not jacking someone's phrases word for word, it still feels stolen because he offers so little in the way of supplemental content. [music]

You may have noted that throughout this video I've noted the internet anarchist plagiarism very casually, and that's because it's built into his channel. I could sit here all day and take about every single [music] statement that he's plagiarized, but we'd be here until next week. So, I don't want to just take a moment to talk about the plagiarized content, but the lack of anything else. It didn't matter what he had to do or who he had to steal from. Branch would stop at nothing to grow his reach and revenue on YouTube. There are a lot of internet anarchist videos that can't necessarily be traced back to a single source, but often those highlight just how disjointed his ideas are, how little care the internet anarchist takes in [music] actually creating content. So, as many technical examples I could call on to illuminate his numerous content crimes, it only takes one video to show all of his inadequacies as a creator.

>> Well, let him answer. Let him answer. I want to know what he says to that. >> We're saying that's exactly what he doesn't want. I'm not minimizing him. >> Shark Tank is one of many reality shows that had its problematic side analyzed by creators and media alike with a selection of his controversies being cycllically regurgitated by the online content machine. Eventually, a video would catch the eye of the internet anarchist and he would shamelessly jump on the bandwagon with his own video titled Shark Tank is worse than you thought. Now, as an Australian who was probably playing with crayons when Shark Tank was at its cultural zenith, I would cast out upon whether the Internet Anarchist has any personal investment in the story behind the reality program. But rather than just ripping off one video, The Internet Anarchist decides to rip off multiple and show in the process exactly why his content doesn't work.

For many, Shark Tank is the best show on TV. And it's easy to see why. It has a predictable [music] yet entertaining format with plenty of drama, suspense, and jaw-dropping moments that leave you glued to your screen. Something that's apparent from their views on YouTube alone. Primarily, the IA upload borrows from one source, Why Shark Tank Sucks Now by Sir W, who briefly recaps the history of the show before detailing examples that explain why the original intent behind the show was lost. It's not the most detailed video, but it's easy to understand and features signature humor from the creator. The Internet Anarchist cannot obviously copy someone's jokes without sounding wildly out of character because the Internet Anarchist is not funny. Nevertheless, as he recaps the history, you think that this is going to be a classic example of plagiarism.

One of these is a TV show created by Sony Entertainment and Nepon TV. They call it Tigers of Money. I would like to have 250,000 to invest [music] in my business. A business I would like to have is the first and only fast food pizza business in Japan. You can sit at home, call on your phone, and the pizza come there. If you can't [clears throat] eat the whole pizza, put it in the refrigerator, heat it up for later. The premise is simple. Real people asking real investors for real money. Emphasis on real. These conversations sometimes stretch over 45 minutes. The Japanese one was a little bit more like sort of sergeant major, you know, I'm the investor and you will do as I say. >> No. Okay. Okay. Let me tell you why. Let me tell you why. Because no one has done it yet doesn't mean that it's not successful. >> But it's a compelling premise and the show gains a cult following. >> The idea that the money might yield profit to the dragons was not really in the Japanese show. It was really more like a begging show in which business people begged for money and if they were impressive enough they got. However, the creators realized that this show has even bigger potential over in the west where entrepreneurs are becoming the new rock stars. So they cut the negotiations down to the most important parts and make the format similar to familiar shows like the X Factor. Show first premiered in 2009 as the American adaptation of the Japanese show Tigers of Money. >> [music] >> The same Japanese show inspired the UK's Dragon's Den as well. While the concept was quite similar, the mere idea of someone potentially making it big thanks to the Sharks investment was surprisingly gripping. Viewers also tuned in for every episode to see what creative ideas or products contestants would bring up. >> In the 80s, there was the Rubik's Cube. Now introducing the toy of the future, >> zip string. >> The American version also cut down the hours of boring business negotiations into a more fast-paced, highstakes back and forth between the Sharks and the entrepreneurs.

However, he then begins to diverge from the structure of Sir W's video, instead turning his attention to the pitch of the Scrub Daddy, one of the most successful products in Shark Tank history, before then flipping the narrative on its head and stating that this sort of example is the exception rather than the rule. >> Lorie Grryer invested over $200,000 for a 20% stake in the company, and [music] it paid off. >> I'll go to 20. >> We got a deal. >> Got a deal. All right. Good. >> Way to go, Aaron. Woo. Congratulations. >> Thanks, Lori. I'm so excited. >> Scrub Daddy became a bigger success than Lori could have ever imagined. By 2024, it had already sold over $700 million worth of products. Unfortunately, for a show about experienced, rich business people making smart investments. [music] Scrub Daddy is a rare exception rather than the rule. Comparing a success story on Shark Tank to the many failures that follow could be a good way to compare its public image as opposed to the reality that exists behind the scenes. But the internet anarchist doesn't understand how pacing works and thus spends over a minute explaining why The Scrub Daddy was a success before remembering that he's meant to be elaborating on the failures. However, he decides that the video needs a bit more padding and adds in two examples from an article by Failery. The lip bar and the doorbot later to become the Ring doorbell.

If Jaime had listened to the Sharks, he would have believed his product was worthless and abandoned the idea altogether. But he trusted his [music] vision and kept pushing forward, rebranding the company to Ring along the way. Then in 2018, [music] something happened that none of the sharks saw coming. Ring was acquired by Amazon for a whopping $1 billion. These don't really illuminate the dark side to Shark Tank. More just showing that everyone's human and misses good opportunities. Yet around the seven minute mark, the internet anarchist remembers what he was actually talking about and reorients himself to the subject at hand. Talking about the show no towel, another example that comes from Failery rather than Sir W. But just like the article, this segment is much briefer and pretty much emits the many interesting details from the story.

But for Shelley, what seemed like an act of kindness from Lori ultimately cost her the entire business. Because after the camera stopped rolling, Lori went back on her words almost immediately. She changed the deal and started asking for a lot more equity in the business. Shelley had to decline the new offer, resulting in a loss her business never recovered from. The media conflict between Lorie Grryer and Show Noel founder Shelley Ayah actually has a lot of history to it, much more than the internet anarchist chooses to show. But the internet anarchist fundamentally misunderstands what exactly happened because even when he provides additional sources, he's still only looking at the information on the page in front of him. Lori secured a deal with Disney and we did a follow-up very quickly. We actually we filmed the follow-up [music] before my episode ever even aired, which is kind of crazy. So, so we filmed the follow-up and which it kind of just shows you to be honest with you sort of how fake it is. >> Although it's true that Lori Grinder and Shelley Aaylor entered additional negotiations following the on air agreement, they did actually reach an agreement on a loan which led to the towers being distributed to Disney parks. The reference that Internet Anarchist shows here is a statement actually following the failure of the Disney launch where Lori Grryer tried to change the deal again. It's impressive that the Internet Anarchist has managed to misrepresent an article that states in pretty plain and simple terms what exactly happened, but that's what happens when he has to do any work of his own.

There are many other companies that never received the cash they were promised on the show for similar reasons. That said, going back on deals is far from the worst thing the Sharks have done to some contestants. After this, the internet anarchist returns to recounting the exact same stories that Sir W has in his videos. Bubba's boneless ribs and the breathometer, both covered in far more detail than the no-show towel, because Sir W offers more upfront content. Meaning, of course, that the Internet Anarchist has much less work to do. It comes across less as plagiarism because Sir W has a personality and the Internet Anarchist strives to remove all personality completely.

Apparently, the problems start right after they finish filming the episode. Damon suddenly changes his offer to $100,000 for 35%. If you're in that environment, you're not asking a lot of questions. He said, "It's Damon, John. My wife and daughter would have killed me if I said I wasn't signing this." It started with Damon changing the terms of the deal from $300,000 for 30% to just $100,000 for [music] 35%. L, however, felt pressure to accept the new terms, knowing his business's success depended on this deal, stating, "You're in that environment. You're not asking a whole lot of questions. It's Damon. John, my wife and daughter would have killed me if I said I wasn't signing this. >> When Bubba complains to Damon, he reportedly shrugs it off. I'm not asking you to kiss him. This is just business. >> When they complain to Damon about this, he shrugged them off completely, stating, "I'm not asking you to kiss him. You know, this is business."

This isn't to say that there's no difference between Sir Ws and the Internet Anarchist coverage of these topics. The internet anarchist scrolls through comment sections and reviews to add some original content while also tacking on a detail at the end which is taken from a Coffeezilla video. Kevin Olirri on the other hand is doing something even worse. He's recklessly endorsing any brand that comes his way without stopping to consider for a second whether he's promoting [music] a scam all for the low price of just $1,200. I can't even tell you how many people lately I've seen do this where they get Kevin specifically.

Yet whether this video can truly be considered plagiarized or not, its comparison with much of the content it takes from shows its stark lack of quality. In 2016, [music] the FTC calls Charles telling him they've received numerous complaints of false advertising and that he needs to take the breathalyzer feature off of his breathalyzer app. If you watch SW's video, you appreciate that there's a narrative at its heart, a parable on how a show can lose sight of its roots once it gathers too much attention, either from poor business practice on the shark's end or on [music] the contestants. With Internet Anarchist, you don't experience that narrative at all. It's a Frankenstein's monster of a video, which is what makes Anakas very much plagiarized conclusion completely out of place in the video he's created.

Remember in season 1 when they had this intro? These ordinary people have the ideas, but these [music] five self-made millionaires have the cash. Well, as the years go on, more and more of the contestants have both the ideas and the cash and don't need much financial help at all. >> Instead of scrappy underdogs with groundbreaking ideas, more and more new contestants are already well-connected, financially secure, or outright wealthy. Today, the show's viewership is strong as ever. At the end of the day, this is reality TV, so it's all about entertainment. Plus, today there's plenty of other ways entrepreneurs can secure funding. Yet, despite all of this, Shark Tank isn't going anywhere. Even with its flaws, the show is still widely popular as ever. Its base format is just a bit too entertaining to fail. Watching ambitious entrepreneurs pitch their ideas, whether brilliant or ridiculous, will always be captivating. The conclusion can only work with a clear, focused narrative, one that the internet anarchist lost within the first few minutes of his video. This is just one example, but it can be found throughout his content. Videos that aren't taken from a singular source are just taken from multiple and placed together in this way to such an extent that they often miss the point of the original content and sometimes even misrepresent the stories through the emission of relevant information. The appeal of the internet anarchist is as someone who can summarize situations in a digestible fashion. But he's just a machine who has no connection to these subjects, no opinions of his own, and no other interests but self-preservation. You can only trust his videos as much as you can trust his interpretation of the sources. And as we've shown, he doesn't really care that much about telling a true story. He just cares about telling some form of story. If you're not going to stop watching the internet anarchist on the basis that he's a shameless plagiarist, you could stop watching him on the basis that he's a terrible creator anyway. And even if you want slightly more lightweight videos, they exist, too. Creators who do actually have thoughts and ideas, even if they're not creating high art. And although some might say the internet anarchist exists too, I'm not so sure.

Around the same time that the internet anarchist was being called out for plagiarism, Moist Critical would be making his own video covering plagiarism in another community. Seems that even in the drama, the Internet Anarchist couldn't attract the attention of the person he adored the most. He's got a lot of other videos on his channel and I imagine all of those are also plagiarized from other YouTubers as well. It seems like that's probably his shtick. >> Throughout this video, I've referred to the internet anarchist casually as a content creator, but I don't even think I'd call him that anymore.

>> It always seems to be actual plagiarists who seem to make the most frequent, absurd, and unjustified accusations of plagiarism. Not enough that they steal ideas. They have to go out of their way to slander others work for having the most benile similarities. [music] The internet anarchist is not a creator. He's an imitator, a person whose whole existence seems derivative of other people's opinions and others thoughts. [music] He's reflective of what they think other people want. It's not that rare in commentary. People regurgitate the consensus to be liked. YouTube is an attention seekers platform. However, the one thing I ask a viewer is that you try to be interesting. You offer humor. You hold opinions, some quality to bring to a community that is in desperate need of it. The Internet Anarchist has nothing. If you took out everything from him that he lifted from somewhere else without changing it, you'd have nothing. The Internet Anarchist is just a generated composite character from the scraps of far better creators. Even his defense when being accused of plagiarism was plagiarized from another YouTuber. One of our writers had somehow added a portion that was taken from a pre-existing article. That's unacceptable, and all of us here apologize for letting that sneak in. [music] He went with the story Justin did. Some new guy pasted something wrong and confused his notes into the script. >> The short story is somebody [ __ ] up. Somebody knew. >> I'm not sure if this was recorded before this turned out to be a lie or if they just decided they didn't need to explain it to the public in detail. The dude doesn't have an original bone in his body. And although there are probably worse people in the world, there are few worst people to have in positions of influence. But too often they're the people we end up with because they're the ones most motivated and most willing to sacrifice to make it to the top.

>> And it's really unfortunate that the majority of these posts being made regarding me are these hateful and destructive messages. Now, a creator being harassed online is absolutely nothing new and normally a sign that you've actually made it. >> The internet anarchist goal was clear from when he was Whimo, but because he was inexperienced and immature, a lot of his schemes to try and acrew a fan base backfired terribly. He had regularly fumbled stories and cases in his endeavor to become a TF2 journalist, but this only became clear to everyone with his attack on Zesty Jesus. For whatever valid criticism could be thrown his way, was the last person who way was in any position to call out.

>> My opinion on staying out of drama is I I don't no one enjoys being in drama. >> Although he was the recipient of plenty of different criticisms throughout his time as Whimo, every criticism seemed to link back to this point. didn't really do anything for any other reason other than for his own benefit. These criticisms even included allegations of copying other creators back then [music] and to the more astute viewer probably spelled trouble when they moved into a genre ripe for ripping others off. But most people don't draw the connection and they shouldn't have been expected to. However old he is right now, Whimo was always pretty young throughout his span in the TF2 community, and there was plenty of time for the Internet Anarchist channel to allow him to use some of that maturity for personal and professional growth. However, the only slice of wisdom he really took from his previous confrontations was that it's better to go after people who are already receiving backlash because then it can't be pinned on you directly. And it was always easy for him to do that given that he was following someone else's lead.

Because the commentary community is far more sprawling and messy than the TF2 community, people were less likely to notice the shortcomings in his content, and those who did weren't influential enough to raise an angry mob, with any criticism being washed away by the next video. The TF2 community also had a sense of self-preservation and found Whimo's presence divisive. The internet anarchist, however, lived in the divide, and drama content often thrived on it. Having videos that were as viral as they were forgettable was a great technique to avoid any and all accountability while simultaneously raking in views through loweffort content. In many ways, it's the ultimate business model with one small hitch. It was plagiarized.

>> Cordon's digital dominance quickly translated into opportunities beyond his talk show. >> Cordon's digital dominance with his late night show also translated into several other high-profile hosting opportunities. >> Digital dominance. What's the chances? [laughter] What's the chances of two YouTubers making a documentary on the same guy 6 months apart? Both using the phrase digital dominance.

>> I'm someone who believes in caution when it comes to plagiarism accusations. Inspiration and plagiarism can blur into each other very very quickly. And I don't think that everyone who's ever plagiarized is necessarily doing it with the intent to actually do it. In the post-h bomber guy landscape, we need to operate our own due process. With the internet anarchist, though, there seems to be more time actually put into hiding it.

than there is doing it. It shows a level of intent that is beyond any reasonable doubt. And if there was any doubt remaining, the blatant lies about it being a one-off from a rogue writer should lay it to waste.

The internet anarchist had taken such a firm, outspoken stance against plagiarism that he must have surely understood what it meant, especially when he spoke about other YouTubers receiving similar criticism for much less. However, even if from here on out all internet anarchist content was no longer plagiarized, I wouldn't give it the time of day myself. He's shown repeatedly that he's a bad creator, incapable of interpreting and even understanding content at a most basic level. The videos he creates are the kind of videos that can only be the result of a minimal level of attention being paid to the core stories. And now he's been called out, he'll probably just turn to chat GPT to find situations to summarize for him.

His comment about focusing on quality is such a barefaced lie because he knows he can't compete with creators on the basis of quality. So his speed and uploading is all he has going for him. He can't lose control of his money printed now. But above everything else, what is a commentator if none of their words are their own? Aren't these people meant to help shape how we perceive and understand situations? I'd rather have a group of creators who sometimes sincerely [ __ ] up what they say over a group of robots coached to pander to my sensibilities.

Ironically, practically every character inference on Zesty Jesus's comment on Whimo's apology video would work as a response to the internet anarchist's most recent statement. This is a person who only cares about remaining in favor with his viewership. Everything else is secondary and the fact that he was one of those leading creators in this space is a sad reflection of where we're at.

>> It's always a creator's responsibility to moderate and fact check things they posted onto their platforms. >>

What the internet anarchist admired so much about Charlie was that he was a person who could command influence effortlessly. He wanted the same for himself and wanted an easy formula to do it as quickly as possible. But in his formula, it seems IA confused effortless with lacking effort and confused fame with infamy. Not the first time he's done that. He sucks up to people above him and uses the people below him. He's an embodiment of this attitude of wanting the spoils without the sacrifice. A lack of appreciation for the time it actually takes to create content and to build a relationship with people who actually care about you. But he's not the first and he certainly won't be the last.

As much as I talk [ __ ] about it, I love the idea of commentary. I love commentary as a device to tell a story. I watch plenty of YouTubers in the genre, and I'm not under any illusion that even in this video, I'm evoking the style of many other creators who've come before me. I've worked in those spaces, after all. Yet, I do see a gradual rot taking over. One where the better creators are mostly withdrawing from the space, and the integrity of the commentary is relying more on some who prefer to partake in a race to the bottom.

The closest thing I can say to a defense of the internet anarchist is that he's not the cause. He's a symptom. an outcome of this desire for fast video. A person whose only skill was to rip off people who work longer and tried harder because many viewers want fast information to fit into their fast lives so they can have fast opinions on fastmoving topics all in one place.

By the time I release this video, very few people will even be thinking about this and it will probably be a drop in the ocean of internet anarchist colossal following. But if it makes one person reconsider the kind of videos they consume, I'll count it as a win. We all deserve better than a guy who would sell everyone out for success. Whether it's a larger creator who gave him the time of day or an imaginary writer who was a father to five starving children, we deserve better than him.

To the internet anarchist, if you do stumble upon this video and watch [music] it this far for one reason or another, appreciate that you've comfortably made at least six figures from this enterprise and step off. Play some TF2. Get back in touch with your roots if you have any. In the meantime, I'm going to go back to my boring life. And to anyone watching, I'll see you whenever I can be bothered to make another one. [music]