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The problem with gaming content creators in South Africa

In 2017, then popular South African Gaming YouTuber Kyle Olinsky / Kyle “Blurz” Olinsky was embroiled in a scandal where he was allegedly involved in sending private messages to individuals of a sexually offensive nature. As he was a figure of public interest at the time, the story was reported on various media outlets including Memeburn, Critical Hit and All4Women, as well as this website.

Following the reporting of said story, Mr Kyle Olinsky issued this public apology on his then twitter account: 

Kyle Olinsky rape threat apology

In 2022, this site received legal correspondence demanding the original version of this article be removed. The article has subsequently been edited.  

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