This is a case that broke out three years ago now, during ZEvent 2021. Since this charity event launched on Twitch, streamer Ultia has suffered an unprecedented wave of cyberharassment.
Exhausted by the countless hate messages that have accompanied her since 2021, streamer Ultia decided to file a complaint. Since this famous ZEvent where she spoke out against the sexist comments of Inoxtag, another web content creator, a torrent of violence has been unleashed on the 29-year-old young woman.
Followed by nearly 280,000 subscribers on the Twitch streaming platform, Ultia, whose real name is Carla, made herself known by playing Sims and various Nintendo games, of which she is a particular fan. Also nicknamed the “Queen of Twitch”, she often appears alongside her gaming partners, such as Rivenzi and Ponce.
ZEvent 2021, or the beginning of hatred
It all started in 2021, during the edition of ZEvent, a charity marathon driven by ZeratoR and bringing together several dozen famous streamers. For three days, all the participants came together in a festive and friendly atmosphere to raise as much money as possible, this time to support Action Against Hunger.
Despite the enthusiasm generated by the ten million euros collected, the ZEvent was not an enchanted interlude for everyone. Outraged by the misogynistic and sexist behavior of the streamer Inoxtag towards Mexican actress Andrea Pedrero, who came to France for the occasion, Ultia did not hesitate to intervene. “She's an atomic bomb. She's 29 years old, I'm still a virgin and I'm the one who's going to lift her up,” jokes Inoxtag right next to Andrea Pedrero, before correcting himself: “No, I’m kidding, I’m kidding”.
Ultia did not fail to react to this scene, which greatly entertained the spectators: “And are we really applauding? But I actually want to vomit. He (Inoxtag, Editor’s note) is with a girl telling her “yeah, go under the desk”, “yeah I'll lift her”. […] Elle (Andrea Pedrero, NDLR) She doesn't even speak French, she understands nothing and she smiles, and nearby there are people in the chat who insult her.”
Having heard of Ultia's indignation, Inoxtag took the initiative of going to see her to explain what she was doing live: “I want to apologize. There are lots of people who think like you, I'm sorry. I hope you understand my apologies”. A mea culpa which did not dissipate the anger of certain Twitch communities, who still continue to threaten the young 29-year-old streamer today.
Cyberharassment that does not weaken
Three years after these events, the trial is finally here. The opportunity for Ultia to perhaps turn the page and put an end to the cyberharassment of which she is a victim on all of her networks. A cyberharassment that deeply marked and upset her: “Today I am being followed, finally, because I have relieved myself of a burden that took up so much time and energy.”
More than the pain, it was the incomprehension that seized Ultia: “Everyone should find this abnormal, and yet, these five minutes where I am surprised by the situation (during ZEvent 2021, Editor’s note) are criticized on a daily basis.” “I am tired, I have already spoken to three police officers, a gendarme, three psychiatrists, not to mention the meetings with my lawyer. I'm exhausted, I want this to stop,” she confided to the president of the court, very moved.
-Because she is a source of hatred and threats, Ultia has even been removed from certain Twitch shows, notably Domingo's famous talk show, Popcorn: "He didn't want to deal with what my presence implied," explains the streamer. “It’s a double punishment.” A decision which results in a financial loss (each appearance on the show is around €250) as well as invisibility on Twitch.
Towards greater accountability in the world of Twitch?
If Ultia has embodied cyberharassment on Twitch for three years, all content creators on the streaming platform are also the subject of hate messages. Sexism and misogyny seem to spare none of them. The complaint filed by Ultia allowed her colleagues to take the floor to shed light on their situation on the Internet.
This is the case of Maghla, with one million subscribers on Twitch, who presents herself as one of the rare female references in the very masculine universe of the platform. On the social network X, the streamer revealed through a long series of posts the daily ordeal that she has always overcome in silence.
A speech supported by numerous YouTube and Twitch content creators, including Hugo Travers (3.14 million subscribers on YouTube): “full of courage Maghla, no streamer has to endure something like this”and Snakou (727,000 subscribers on Twitch): “This must change and this very patriarchal society in which we live must also evolve towards more tolerance and respect.”
Shared more than 38,000 times on X, Maghla's posts on This speaking out also encouraged several other content creators to share their visibly similar testimonies. Big names like Baghera Jones (691,000 subscribers on Twitch), but also less famous personalities like Shironamie (21,000 subscribers on Twitch) are not spared.
Will Ultia's trial also be able to make an impact and hold responsible the crude spectators who abound on the Internet? The three accused who took the stand, Nazim H., Edis. M and Nathan F., suspected of being the authors of sexist messages, admitted to not having been aware of the scope of their actions at the time of the facts.
“I want the people who put me through this to have a decision that matches what I was the victim of,” Ultia pronounces. “I also want it to help other women, so that we can better assess the repercussions of such harassment.”
The prosecution requested a two-year suspended prison sentence for the oldest of the defendants, Nazim H., accompanied by an obligation of care. For the other two, younger, he requested a twelve-month suspended sentence and an online hate awareness course. In addition, a five-year contact ban was required. The verdict will be delivered on February 12.
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