DLive, the decentralized streaming platform that Justin Sun purchased and migrated to Tron in December 2019, was used by several far-right extremists to live-stream their insurrection in the U.S. Capitol building on Jan 6.<\/p>\n
The extremists were also able to raise donations during the broadcast and the platform has been accused of allowing extremists to raise \u201chundreds of thousands\u201d of dollars, mostly in cryptocurrency, since it was founded.<\/p>\n
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center\u2019s Hatewatch blog, at least five DLive accounts live streamed Wednesday\u2019s shocking protest, \u201cMurder the Media,\u201d \u201c Loulz,\u201d \u201cWoozuh,\u201d \u201cGloomtube\u201d and \u201c Baked Alaska\u201d. However the organization could only confirm that DLive user \u201cBaked Alaska\u201d had actually breached the Capitol Building. <\/p>\n
Baked Alaska\u2019s real name is Tim Gionet. A former contributor to Buzzfeed with a strong social following, Gionet also participated in the deadly August 2017 \u201cUnite the Right\u201d rally in Charlottesville. He has been kicked off mainstream platforms including Twitter and YouTube for violating their terms of use. <\/p>\n
On Jan 6, Gionet recorded himself in the Capitol building, including live from the office of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Anchorage Daily News estimated that more than 16,000 viewers tuned in for the stream. Gionet received donations from viewers during the criminal protest totaling $222 combined from more than 200 individual donations. <\/p>\n
DLive takes a 25% cut out of all donations made on the platform, of which one-fifth is redistributed to other DLive users. Hatewatch noted: <\/p>\n
“DLive has paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars to extremists since its founding, largely through donations of cryptocurrency built into a service provided by the site.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In Novemberthe blog reported that white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who also featured prominently in the “Stop the Steal” protests that led to the breach of the Capitol Building had “generated money through DLive at a pace that matches a six-figure salary.”<\/p>\n
DLive responded to the events on Jan 7, tweeting that it \u201cdoes not condone illegal activities or violence,\u201d and encouraging users to report channels that violate its community guidelines. Cointelegraph reached out to DLive, however, did not receive a comment as of press time.<\/p>\n
DLive was not the only streaming platform used by protestors, with various streams of the attack on the Capitol broadcast on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The mainstream social platforms have sought to remove content violating their terms of service, with a Facebook spokesperson stating: <\/p>\n
\u201cThe violent protests in the Capitol today are a disgrace. We prohibit incitement and calls for violence on our platform. We are actively reviewing and removing any content that breaks these rules.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A video published by President Trump describing the insurrectionists as \u201cspecial\u201d prompted further action the big social media platforms, with Facebook blocking Trump\u2019s account until at least the end of his term, and Twitter blocking the president\u2019s account for 24 hours. In response the \u201cfree speech\u201d decentralized social media platform Gab said they\u2019d reached out to Trump\u2019s team and had reserved an account for him.<\/p>\n
In December, Justin Sun announced DLive will soon undergo an overhaul that will see it integrate with BitTorrent. <\/p>\n
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