Streamer Realtime Deepfakes Himself into Mr. Beast, Says He Loves 'Touching Little Boys'
A streamer used a realtime deepfake app to impersonate Mr. Beast and made inappropriate comments. The app, called Delulu, allows users to change their appearance to that of various celebrities and characters. This incident raises concerns about nonconsensual content and the moderation policies of streaming platforms.
- ▪The streamer, Sam Pepper, has a history of controversial behavior and has been banned from multiple platforms.
- ▪Delulu allows users to appear as various real people, animals, and fictional characters by accessing their camera.
- ▪The app is free and easy to use, making it accessible for streamers looking to create deepfake content.
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An app that allows users to deepfake their appearance in realtime has predictably resulted in a streamer making nonconsensual and potentially defamatory content. Specifically, the streamer made himself look like Mr. Beast and said “I love touching little boys’ pee pees.”Sam Pepper, a British internet personality known for videos and streams in which he harasses people with so-called pranks, and who has been banned from multiple platforms, used the realtime deepfake app on Kick, a streaming platform and Twitch competitor known for its loose moderation policies. Initially, Pepper made himself look like a seemingly random woman, but then switched his appearance to look like real people including Mr. Beast, Jeffrey Epstein, Amouranth, and Sydney Sweeney.
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