Streamer Soopi, who competed on Crew Korea in Krafton’s ‘PUBG Asia Stars 2026,’ has been subjected to extreme cyberbullying. Soopi was the sufferer of exterior data leaks through the first day of matches. In a press release, Soopi denied all dishonest allegations directed at her and requested that Krafton revoke her PUBG Associate Streamer standing.
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The accusations originated from Vietnam. Posts claiming that Soopi cheated circulated on-line, and a hyperlink to these posts was pinned on the high of the stay stream chat of ‘Himass’. Himass was suspected of “stream sniping”—watching an opponent’s stream throughout a match—and was faraway from the remaining matches after admitting in an apology solely to “chat sniping,” or receiving exterior data by viewer chat.
In her assertion, Soopi said, “I’ve by no means used stream sniping or hacks, nor do I ever intend to,” including, “I solely have one monitor on my gaming PC, so in contrast to a sure somebody, I can not have a look at the web on a second monitor subsequent to it.” She defined that she performed the match utilizing solely a single monitor, including, “I do not even know why I’ve to clarify this.”
She additionally detailed the moderation steps she took on her personal whereas the allegations unfold. She disabled YouTube feedback and actively moderated her personal stream by banning viewers every time derogatory feedback towards Vietnam escalated.
Describing the result she acquired, she wrote: “What I acquired in return was Vietnamese participant Himass—who harmed the Korean workforce by stream sniping—pinning a fabricated publish in his stay stream chat claiming ‘Soopi is stream sniping too.'” Instantly following that, she added, “Ah, PUBG official stance mentioned it wasn’t stream sniping however chat sniping.. my dangerous?” This seems to focus on Krafton’s official announcement, which framed the difficulty merely as “an incident associated to using exterior data”.
The Vietnamese accounts accusing Soopi posted screenshots displaying a number of packages working. The pictures have been taken from Soopi’s event broadcast replay, displaying energetic packages on the taskbar on the backside of her display. Whereas having packages working is distinct from truly taking a look at them throughout a match, the posts made no such distinction. Soopi refuted the claims by reiterating that she solely used a single monitor.
The purpose the place Soopi instantly focused Krafton involved her associate standing. She said, “Why even grant PUBG Associate Streamer standing if you cannot shield us once we undergo stream sniping and cyberbullying?” and requested that her associate standing be revoked. PUBG Associate Streamer is an official designation granted to content material creators by Krafton. Having entered a event organized by Krafton underneath an official title granted by the writer, solely to obtain no safety, she is demanding that Krafton take the title again.
Soopi expressed her misery, saying, “I assumed I would not be affected a lot, however having my face uncovered in a foreign country whereas being criticized is mentally exhausting,” including, “Irrespective of how a lot I give it some thought, I do not know what I did unsuitable.” On the finish of her publish, she voiced deep disappointment, writing, “If solely you had taken my aspect once I first inquired flippantly.” This suggests that the event organizers did not assist her when she initially raised the difficulty.
On the afternoon of the twentieth, Himass posted a press release on social media, writing, “I’m talking up instantly concerning what occurred over the previous few days to forestall the scenario from escalating additional.” He added, “I ask everybody who helps me to cease attacking or harassing Soopi, in addition to different gamers, streamers, and the neighborhood.”
He additionally addressed his channel moderation: “I spotted that sure actions taken by moderators on my channel contributed to escalating the scenario,” including, “Because the channel proprietor, I’ll take accountability for managing moderation extra rigorously going ahead.” Nevertheless, he didn’t specify which actions have been problematic or whether or not the pinned chat hyperlink cited by Soopi fell into that class. The assertion concluded with the road, “I’ll now not interact in additional debate concerning this matter.”
The sequence of occasions surrounding the plea to cease harassment was reversed. The participant who was faraway from remaining matches for using exterior data was the one interesting for restraint, whereas the victimized streamer had already ended her stream early within the morning to publish a press release proving her innocence.
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