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This is Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore. One of the many groomers and sexual harassers protected by Twitch.tv. Here to ask for help.

Approved by the mods since this person is a “public” figure who has been in the news for sexual harassment. Example 1, Example 2, Example 3. Throwaway account for reasons that will be addressed later.
TLDR: Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore, a UK Twitch streamer, has: asked a 15 year old girl to expose her breasts on a group video call, groomed and solicited pictures from minors, made fun of the victim along with his community, sexually harassed and assaulted women (even other Twitch streamers), bragged about sleeping with a 16 year old, sent revenge porn to a victim’s mother, used racial and homophobic slurs on and offline, makes heavily misogynistic comments when rejected, etc. This is not a call to cancel him, but rather, a call for help when it comes to get answers from Twitch as to why people like this are not only allowed on their platform, but also protected. If anyone knows someone that could help please leave a comment or DM me.
Chapter I: Background
Originally a Runescape YouTuber, Ali moved on to Twitch to stream League of Legends. He was indefinitely banned in 2016 for calling a League caster a pedophile with baseless accusations, as well as being banned from attending League of Legends events for a year. For some reason, Twitch unbanned him in 2017 but was banned for 30 days in 2018 for sexually harassing multiple women at Jagex’s gaming convention “Runefest”. His actions even caused a fight outside of the event where police were involved. Now acting like a “reformed” person, Ali continues his Twitch ventures where any criticism of him and his past is shut down.
Chapter II: Coming to Light
I had heard of Ali in the past due to my participation in Twitch, but I didn’t know about his sexually unhinged behaviour until November of 2020, when someone came forward and said that she had been groomed by Ali in 2015 at the age of 16, while he was 24. This person showed Snapchat conversations between the two where she says that she was attending college (which in the UK means the person would typically be 16, 17 or 18) and later specified she was 16, but that didn’t stop him from soliciting pictures. In other statements, she says that they eventually had a Skype conversation, but quickly turned sexual and promptly ended. Because of this information going public, the victim later revealed that Ali’s community harassed and even doxed her in his Discord server, where they would share information such as name, general location and more pictures. Not only that, but to this day, Ali and his community continue to ridicule the victim by using the term “pic xx” to joke amongst them, which is what Ali said when soliciting pictures from the minor.
Shortly after, I was made aware of a community partially dedicated to bring awareness when it comes to Ali’s previous questionable actions. I was exposed to more information regarding him. It was then that I discovered the real person behind the computer screen.
Chapter III: The Crimes
This is a list of some of his known actions, some involving minors, when he was already an adult, as well as general sexual harassment. I will refer to people as “minors” since they were younger than 18 at the time of Ali’s interactions with them, as there could be some cultural differences when it comes to age.
Chapter IV: The Aftermath
If you tune in to his livestream or his social media accounts nowadays, you might find that his attitude doesn’t reflect what has been said here. According to the people who have documented most of this information, this is just an act to avoid being suspended by Twitch, as their Terms of Service got harsher as of the 22nd of January and things such as toxicity, harassment, and even making unsolicited comments about other people (streamers included) can get you in trouble, which he did in most of his previous broadcasts, and he has always been known as a problematic personality. Just a few months ago in October, he went out to parties pretty frequently, challenging UK’s lockdown rules, where he let some of his personality shine through thanks to the effects of alcohol, as he said “YOU DON’T PRETEND TO GO TO A HOSPITAL TO AVOID A DATE, YOU FAT CUNT” once again making derogatory comments towards women who reject him.
He was also under investigation by the UK version of CPS because he would have his daughter on his live broadcasts, but heavily neglecting her. After being reported and “audited” for months, he later revealed that he is not allowed to have her on camera. This makes sense since someone close to him let people know that he confessed to use his daughter for money and donations, saying things like “Twitch loves kids”.
Chapter V: Answers
As stated before, my aim is not to cancel the guy. I firmly believe that someone can have a problematic past, learn from it, and grow. This, however, doesn’t seem to be the case for Ali, as some of his recent actions indicate that his past self is still there. I also believe that someone can enjoy a creator’s content without being bothered by what they have done in the past. Up to a certain limit, of course.
This, however, is a big question for Twitch. If sexual activity with people of barely legal age, grooming, sexual assault, sexual harassment, misogyny and racism is not enough to ban someone who clearly is not fit to represent your platform, what is? Are people like this individually protected by the platform? Just how far is too far?
Does anyone have a way to contact anyone at Twitch, or knows of people who reply when contacted? Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.? I would really love to know why people like these are not only still allowed on the platform, but also protected from any harm.
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I am 23 years old, making $6,993/year in Manila as a Social Media Analyst.

NOTE: All currency has been converted to USD (1 PHP = 0.021 USD)
Intro: I hope this gives people an idea of what life is like on the other side of the world, in the Philippines. I’ve also included Ref29’s questions at the beginning to give you more insight into my background. Please know that writing this turned out to be much harder than I had originally anticipated since it forced me to confront several things about me, particularly about my mental health and my privilege. I’m aware that I’m incredibly privileged and have lived a very comfortable, sheltered life, when compared to most Filipinos, especially amid this global pandemic when practically half the country is starving. I’m really nervous to share this with all of you, but please be easy on me as this was not easy for me to do.
Ref29 questions:
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
Yes, education is held in high regard here in the Philippines, to the point that landing a well-paying job without a bachelor’s is extremely hard, if not downright possible. Parents are also expected to pay for the entirety of college, although, of course, this isn’t true for all. Coming from an upper-middle-class family, I was even more pressured to land a spot in one of the Big 4 universities, which is sort of like the equivalent of the Ivy League here. In the Philippines, college admission involves taking an entrance exam at each college that you’re applying to, so my senior year of high school was spent in after-class prep centers to prepare for this. Fortunately, I was able to major in a pre-law course in a Big 4 university, which my parents fully paid for.
Growing up, what kind of conversations did you have about money? Did your parent/guardian(s) educate you about finances?
My parents had the mindset of “work hard, play hard,” which meant that they worked seven days a week, but compensated for it with week-long family vacations abroad between twice to thrice a year. As I mentioned, this was a very privileged upbringing. They weren’t extremely thrifty, but they definitely instilled in us values like delayed gratification and spending money only if you worked hard for it. They also insisted that my brother and I save at least 20% of our allowances, so upon reaching first grade, we were taken to the bank to open a junior savings account.
Unfortunately, our business has taken a huge hit, due to policies that the current government has, so we’ve had to significantly tighten our belts. We don’t worry about putting food on the table or of being unable to afford basic necessities; however, we’ve had to do away with things like weekend shopping trips, impulse purchases, eating out every week, and international vacations for the past two or three years now.
Did you worry about money growing up?
It’s extremely privileged of me to say this, but no. I didn’t. I come from generational wealth on my mom’s side while my paternal grandfather owns several properties. I was always secure in the fact that if we were ever struggling financially, one of my grandparents would end up bailing us out.
Do you worry about money now?
Yes, I’m currently saving up to go to law school abroad. This will mean repeating my bachelor’s, but this program will open up so many opportunities for me. However, it also means having to save up at least $20,000 to make it work, and I’m still pretty far from my goal.
At what age did you become financially responsible for yourself and do you have a financial safety net?
I’m not yet financially responsible for myself. My 22-year-old brother, E, and I are still living with our parents, and they’ve refused our offer to pitch in with the bills. They both believe that as long as they’re still working, then it’s their duty to provide for their children. However, this also means that their kids are their retirement plans, which is a very common mentality in the Philippines.
Do you or have you ever received passive or inherited income? If yes, please explain.
No, I haven’t.
SECTION ONE: ASSETS AND DEBT
Retirement Balance: All my money right now is being poured to fund my future studies, so I don’t have a retirement balance yet. I don’t know if this is wise or not, and this has been a great cause for my anxiety these past few months.
Savings Account Balance: I have approximately $16,000 spread out across three different bank accounts right now.
Miscellaneous Debt: I bought AirPods from my friend last year, and she asked me to pay her back in installments, so she wouldn’t be tempted to spend all the money in one go. I have approximately $56 left on this, which I’ll be paying next month.
SECTION TWO: INCOME
Income Progression:
This is my first job ever. As I previously mentioned, school is extremely important here in the Philippines. In my case, throughout my elementary and high school years, I was in school from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and this was supplemented by after-class tutoring sessions and weekend advanced classes. College was basically the same since I decided to take up two minor degrees, in addition to my major, which meant that I took 8-10 classes every semester. So, I didn’t have time at all for a part-time job, which was okay, given the fact that my parents funded my education 100%.
2019-2020: I graduated from university in June 2019 and my parents asked me to start working in the family business. This didn’t turn out so good, though, since they refused to pay me a salary and would guilt-trip me whenever I’d take money from the day’s sales to pay for my expenses. When talks of a lockdown began in February 2020, I began looking for a job that would allow me to work remote since I had an inkling that our business would be shut down. Fortunately, my friend recommended me for an open position in the company that she was working at, and that’s where I’ve been since then.
In addition to my full-time job as a Social Media Analyst, I also started doing freelance work early last year.
Main Job Monthly Take Home: This varies. I’m considered a freelancer in my job, despite the fact that I’ve been with them since early 2020. I think they mostly do this to avoid paying me benefits, which is morally questionable but sort-of legal in the Philippines. So, I get paid a daily rate and am on a no-work-no-pay basis. If I don’t take any leaves for the month, then my take-home pay will be $582.79.
Side Gig Monthly Take Home: Again, this varies. In 2020, I believe I averaged approximately $1,200 per month. I don’t know if I’ll be able to hit these same numbers this year, though.
SECTION THREE: EXPENSES
All expenses below are monthly unless otherwise specified.
Phone Bill: This varies, depending on my data usage. Our WiFi doesn’t reach the second floor, so I’m forced to use my data if I’m working or staying in my bedroom. Our phone bills during lockdown were also suspended and have been amortized over six months since then, so I’m still paying this off. Currently, my phone bill can be anywhere from $52 to $83.
Subscriptions: Spotify Premium ($3) – but this is added to my phone bill, thanks to my service provider. I also pay for Babbel ($13) because language learning is my hobby, and I’m currently learning Brazilian Portuguese.
Pet Expenses: I average about $10 for my dog’s food and treats. A trip to the vet for a regular check-up is $8. My local government unit provides certain pet vaccines for free, so we get our shots from them.
Other: My brother, E, and I have privately agreed to answer for the expenses that our 10-year-old brother, L, incurs. So, we pay for his food, school supplies, etc. I budget $15 for him, but I’m not upset if I have to go over this amount. Right now, though, I’m paying for most of L’s expenses since E’s business isn’t doing too hot, due to the post-holiday slump.
DISCLAIMER: Face masks are mandatory, if you’re outside. People also aren’t allowed to go into establishments if they don’t have a face mask + face shield on. Both of these were worn at all times outside my home.
DAY ONE - SUNDAY, JANUARY 10
10:00 a.m. – My cousin and her husband are heading to the shopping mall to run a few errands. I go with them to have my eyes checked as my last prescription was from 2019. The doctor tells me that astigmatism in my right eye has been corrected (thank god) but that my left eye has gotten worse (noooo). I buy contact lenses and have them put in new lenses in my specs. $93
1:30 p.m. – My cousin is a few weeks pregnant and is craving mushroom soup from a particular chain restaurant, so we head over there. I get a burger and offer to pay for my share, but she and her husband refuse.
5:00 p.m. – My parents are very religious and require us to attend Sunday Mass every week as a family. Our church has the recommended COVID-19 measures in place (2-3 people to a pew, contact tracing, etc.), but I’m still annoyed that the Catholic Church here is trying to claim that mass is an essential service that should be allowed to continue, even when it clearly isn’t.
6:00 p.m. – Before heading home, we drop off take-out dinner for my Grandma. She lives alone, so we try to visit her at least once a week. We talk through the gate, though, to keep her safe.
11:00 p.m. – As a social media analyst, my shift is from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m. because I have to take note of all the online traction from the day before. This has worked rather well for me, mainly because I have insomnia.
Daily Total: $93
DAY TWO - MONDAY, JANUARY 11
5:30 a.m. – On Mondays, I have to analyze all social media traction from the weekend, and this has definitely cemented my deep hatred for this day of the week. Fortunately, it wasn’t too terrible this time. I chill for a bit by catching an episode of Friend Zone, a TV series from Thailand that’s sort of like Gossip Girl, except they’re middle-class and have actual jobs.
7:00 a.m. – I wake up L for his classes and begin working on my freelance job. Breakfast is leftovers from Sunday night dinner, so I have Truffle Mac and Cheese, and Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings. My parents and E usually leave very early in the morning for their respective businesses, so it’s usually just me and L.
10:00 a.m. – I send off my social media reports and watch an episode of Fairy Tail.
1:00 p.m. – My brain is out of creative juices, so I take a nap. Before doing so, I place an order to replenish my toner ($5) and AHA serum ($5). I’m also running low on my fish oil capsules, so I order that too ($6.87). My total comes out to $19.25, due to shipping. $19.25
3:00 p.m. – L wakes up from my nap and I work some more before heading out to walk my dog. It’s cold outside – 28ºC or 82.4ºF. This is how winters in Manila look like!
6:45 p.m. – Dinner is white rice, Steamed Tilapia, and Ginataang Sigarilyas. According to Google, this translates to “Winged Beans in Coconut Milk.” I don’t know if this translation is 100% legit but it’s probably one of my favorite vegetable dishes ever.
Daily Total: $19.25
DAY THREE - TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
2:30 a.m. – One of my accounts is in crisis mode, so their reports are much more finicky than usual. When I feel that my brain is about to explode from reading social media posts, I work on my freelance deliverables.
7:00 a.m. – Again, I wake up L. Tuesdays are hard for him because he has back-to-back classes, and it isn’t long before I notice that he seems a bit overwhelmed. This year has been tough for him because we moved him to a new school and this, plus online learning, meant that he’s had to adjust like crazy. It’s too much for a 10-year-old, I think. I buy him his favorite Iced Cacao milk tea (I think it’s called boba in the States) to cheer him up and order an Iced Matcha for myself ($7.89). We drink our milk teas while having a very healthy breakfast of hotdogs and rice. $7.89
11:00 a.m. – The rest of the morning goes by quickly. I send off my reports, work on my deliverables, pitch to new clients, answer e-mails, and so on. Unfortunately, two of my clients have declined to work with me again since I was a bit late with a few of my deliverables, due to the holiday season. I try to take it as a sign from the universe that I need to slow down, but I’m still pretty sad about it.
5:30 p.m. – I wake up from a nap and notice that my phone bill is due, so I pay ($53.49). I Dinner tonight is Fried Milkfish, Rice cooked with Crab Fat, and Sayote sa Sotanghon, which is basically chayote mixed with vermicelli. $53.49
Daily Total: $61.38
DAY FOUR - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
2:00 a.m. – Thank God, my account has ended its crisis mode, so work is a bit more chill. Again, social media traction and freelance work. When I was 15, I thought I’d be spending my early twenties in a high-paying corporate job, wearing cute clothes and going to parties afterward. Instead, I’m spending it in teddy bear pajamas. I blame Gossip Girl and Korean dramas for my unrealistic expectations.
7:00 a.m. – After waking up L and sending off my reports, I spend the rest of the day working on my freelance jobs.
11:30 a.m. – Our live-in helper, J, prepares fried chicken for lunch and I eat it with L. He still has some time left before his next class, so I play a few rounds of Among Us with him. I honestly don’t enjoy the game as much as I make it seem I do, but it’s his absolute favorite and I like having these small bonding moments with my little brother.
1:45 p.m. – My brain can’t take it anymore, and I pass out from exhaustion.
3:30 p.m. – L wakes me up from my nap and I try my best to get a few more things done. Thankfully, my next deadline involves a podcast script on a certain historical event. These are pretty easy to write, although researching them can be a pain in the ass sometimes.
4:00 p.m. – I take a break from work by checking out apartment listings because it’s fun, even though I have no plans to move out. I honestly want to, mainly because my relationship with my parents isn’t that great, and living back home has highlighted that even more. E has it worse, though, and his relationship with our dad has deteriorated so much that they got into a few physical fights during lockdown. While I can afford to move out, E can’t and of course, L is underage, so I can’t take him with me. Right now, I’m bearing the brunt of my parents’ stress and frustration, and if I leave, then it’s likely that they’ll start taking it out on my brothers. So, I don’t because I’m their eldest sister and a huge part of me feels like it’s my duty to protect them. But if worse comes to worst, then I’m ready to shoulder E and his expenses. He only started his business last year, so it isn’t super profitable yet. The post-holiday slump hasn’t been kind to him either.
5:30 p.m. – Dinner is Tinolang Manok, which is a dish that consists of chicken and papaya slices cooked in ginger-flavored broth. For me, it’s a must-eat during “wintertime.” While eating, my parents ask me what my plans are for my upcoming birthday. They’re trying to pressure me to treat the entire family to dinner, but I decline because a) I’m trying to save money, and b) COVID-19.
8:45 p.m. – I take a shower and catch a few episodes of a Chinese drama called “A Love So Beautiful.” Then, it’s back to work.
Daily Total: $0
DAY FIVE – THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
3:45 a.m. – I finish my main job early, so I go and work on some deliverables, but I keep getting distracted by “A Love So Beautiful” that I barely get anything done. Before I know it, it’s nearly time to wake my brother up, and I haven’t accomplished anything at all.
5:00 a.m. – My mom brought home fried chicken from McDonalds last night for L’s breakfast, but I’m so hungry that I steal it. I order the same thing ($5.50) and schedule a 6:30 a.m. delivery to hide my crime. $5.50
7:00 a.m. – I wake up L, shower, and settle in to watch the final episode in the series. I’ve accepted the fact that I won’t get anything done until I find out what happens to Chen Xiaoxi and Jiang Chen.
12:00 p.m. – I must be more torn up about losing two clients than I initially thought I was because I end up crying while working on a deliverable. I lock myself in my room and plan to have a good 10-minute crying session, but this quickly into a full-on breakdown. I never really recognized the impact that my home situation and lack of proper sleep have left on me, but it looks like the emotional toll is too much. I’m also feeling really anxious about one of my long-time clients, who I feel is a bit disappointed with my work lately, and this sends me spiraling even more. I end up crying for a good hour or so. It would have gone on longer, had it not been for L, who knocks on my door and cuddles me for a bit. He can tell that I’m upset, thanks to my swollen eyes, so he offers to treat me to milk tea using his Christmas money. It’s sweet, but I decline.
4:00 p.m. – After working and a quick nap, I put on a Korean eye mask to hide how swollen they are. My dad gets annoyed whenever we cry since he perceives it to be a sign of weakness. I know that he’s completely wrong about this, but I’m too exhausted to argue with him tonight.
5:00 p.m. – Dinner is white rice and Pork Bistek. I don’t know if that has a proper English translation, but it’s basically pork chops and onions cooked in soy sauce and calamansi juice. I’m still feeling pretty lethargic from my breakdown earlier, so I take a cold shower to feel refreshed.
10:00 p.m. – I guess breaking down uses up a lot of energy because I’m starving, even though dinner was only a few hours ago. L is also hungry, so we ask J to buy us Puto Bumbong, which is a steamed purple rice cake topped with margarine, coconut flakes, and brown sugar. This particular stall also puts cheese and condensed milk on theirs. I personally find it too sweet, but L is in love, as only 10-year-old boys who can eat a whole jar of Nutella can be. J uses the leftover money from today’s dinner to pay.
11:30 p.m. – Work is pretty chill today, so I watch an anime called “The Promised Neverland” in-between monitoring social media traction.
Daily Total: $5.50
DAY SIX – FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
12:00 a.m. – Happy 23rd birthday to me! I initially wanted to go to treat myself to a spa to celebrate my birthday, but I canceled my booking because of COVID-19. Hopefully, the Philippine government will finally get its shit together by March, which is when I had my appointment rebooked. I’m doubtful, but hopeful.
7:00 a.m. – I log off for the week and settle in to finally enjoy some no-work bliss. Kidding! I wake up L, take a shower, and work on my freelancing deliverables. Since it’s my birthday, J allows me to decide what breakfast will be and I pick chicken nuggets because I know that it’s something that L will enjoy too.
11:00 a.m. – My lack of sleep this week has caught up to me, and I pass out from exhaustion. Thankfully, I don’t have any deadlines today.
4:30 p.m. – L wakes me up, and we dress for Mass. My parents require us to attend Mass together as a family whenever it’s someone’s birthday. L isn’t allowed inside the church because of my area’s COVID-19 restrictions, so he and E sit outside. I’m jealous because the air is so stuffy inside the church that breathing through a mask and a face shield is a struggle.
6:00 p.m. – We come home and a few of my other family members are there for a...surprise birthday dinner. I’m trying not to feel annoyed at the fact that my parents went against my wishes because I know they mean well, but still. I had planned a quiet night with anime and a face mask to celebrate my birthday, but of course, this won’t be feasible any longer. I’m trying not to let my irritation show because everyone made an effort to be here, but still. Oh well, at least they kept the number of guests below 10, in line with restrictions.
6:30 p.m. – My mom ordered food from a caterer, and we settle in for a dinner of Baked Salmon in Cheese with Green Beans, Braised Chicken with Rosemary and Potatoes, and Ox Tongue with Mushrooms. They’re all pretty good, but I can’t help but dream of the face mask that I had prepared in anticipation of tonight.
11:00 p.m. – I nurse a glass of white wine, and it isn’t long before my aunt and I have managed to polish off the entire bottle. I can’t help but feel a bit sad because only two of my friends greeted me today. I know that I shouldn’t put a lot of stock into birthday greetings because they’re just words, and I know that all my friends are busy with work, and I also know that they’re going through their own mental battles right now because of COVID-19, but still. It sucks.
11:30 p.m. – A friend from Germany asks me if he calculated the timezone correctly, and he wishes me a happy birthday. As a gift, he sends me a video of snow falling out his window. I don’t know if I’m crying because I’m wine-drunk, or if I’m crying out of envy because SNOW or because I’m a teeny bit sad. Maybe it’s all of the above, idk.
Daily Total: $0
DAY SEVEN - SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
2:00 a.m. – Party’s over and all my relatives have gone home. I set an alarm for 4 a.m. because I have an early-morning deadline to meet.
9:00 a.m. – I must be drunker and more tired than I thought because I completely slept through my alarm. I apologize to my client and ask for an extension. I’m hoping that he’s kind to me because it was my birthday the day before; fortunately, he grants the extension.
12:30 p.m. – E is craving Chinese food, so I hop onto Grab (Southeast Asian version of Uber) and place an order from Panda Express. They were only brought to the Philippines in 2019, and lines have been pretty long, so it was only this year that I was able to taste their non-Chinese Chinese food. I pay for our food as a late birthday treat for my brothers and also because I know that E has been denying himself a lot of things lately to have more cash to inject into his business. With delivery, the total comes out to $13. He offers to wash the dishes afterward, which I’m really thankful for. $13
3:00 p.m. – The rest of the day passes by quickly. It’s J’s day off today, so L and I do household chores. While doing them, I catch up with some of my favorite podcasts, including Military Murder and The Asian Madness Podcast. Highly recommend the two of them. And, let me know if you have any recommendations!
4:00 p.m. – I’m trying to work out whether I should buy the new Macbook Air M1 or not. I’ve been using my 2014 Macbook Air 11 since high school, but while this has been great for school, it’s a huge challenge now that I’m spending more than eight hours a day on it. The screen is too small, so my back and shoulders hurt the entire time I’m on it, and the resolution is also too low. A few people from this sub have recommended that I get an external monitor, but I don’t have a home office or a desk. I work on our dining room table because my vanity’s too small. Since we don’t have Apple Store here in the Philippines, I have to make do with a re-seller. Right now, the lowest that a Macbook Air M1 goes for is $1,102. This is something that I can definitely afford, especially since a junk shop has offered to give me $249 in exchange for my old one. But I’m having trouble being okay with buying a new laptop when my current one is working just fine. I know I deserve it after all my hard work and I know that it’ll make working much easier, but still.
6:00 p.m. – For dinner, my parents bring home take-out from a local restaurant. We eat Breaded Tofu, Butter Buffalo Chicken Wings, and Mixed Vegetables. I do the dishes afterward, which takes a long time, because dishwashers aren’t common in the Philippines, and it’s hard to manually scrub oily food.
8:00 p.m. – I work and watch anime in-between.
Daily Total: $13
WEEKLY TOTAL: $192.13
REFLECTION
This week’s spending was unusually high, mainly because of my phone bill and rare expenses, like eyeglasses and contact lenses. I also had way too much food delivered this week, but I felt like treating my brothers since it was my birthday, so I don’t mind that all. My usual weekly spending, however, is somewhere around $10.
But aside from spending, I think that writing this money diary really forced me to confront my privilege and mental health issues, as well as my workaholic tendencies. It’s tough to admit to yourself that you aren’t happy at all, but maybe it’s time to finally face it. I feel like I also have a problem with making big splurges that will ultimately benefit me, so moving forward, I’d like to remember that while treating my brothers is totally okay, I should be kinder to myself too. There’s still a lot of issues that I need to unpack and work through, but hopefully, being 23 will give me the strength to do so.
I hope you enjoyed this money diary from the other side of the world :-) And sorry for any typos. I’d edit, but it’s 2 a.m. right now, and I’m exhausted.
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This Week at Bungie - 10/15/2020

Source: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/49649
This week at Bungie, we’re calling the shot for the next race to World First.
Destiny 2: Beyond Light is about a month away from launch. For us, this means closing out the game and getting ready to hand it off to you - with a few more fun social media moments to unveil along the way. For you, this means a final stretch of anticipating the new story and the new world you’ll experience as you aim down the barrel of your weapon of choice.
For the elite raiders in the room, this means a new shot at glory. The race to a World First completion of a raid is one of the most spirited traditions in the Destiny community. Race Day is when the world turns its eyes to Destiny to see who emerges as the hero. We have stood next to some of those legends on a stage while they claimed their titles in front of a cheering crowd. It’s almost time to fire that starting pistol again.
The next race for raid World First begins on Saturday, November 21 at 10 a.m. Pacific.
That should give you plenty of time to get ready. We see you assembling your fireteams and conspiring how to power your way up to a competitive level. We hear you asking when you should “call in sick.” Now you know, so get to finalizing your plans.
Here is what else you’ll need to know:
This year, the ritual for naming the winners will be different. Following all the immediate fanfare and bustle that follows the checkered flag, our data scientists will be spending extra time validating the finishing team's run. Expect the official announcement for “World First” to come a bit later than usual. Disqualifications can happen as per the official rules. So finish strong, even if you hear rumors of another team’s victory.
An award ceremony will take place in the days that follow the raid. We’ll crown the champions who return first to orbit after a respectable effort. Once we validate a mission completion, we’ll enter their names into history. Every member of the six-player fireteam who is certified as the World First finishers will receive a title belt as their ultimate reward. We will unveil the new belt closer to the start of the race.
Even if you don’t win World First honors, the earliest victors in the raid can claim some awesome rewards to let the world know you were among the first to fight. Everyone who has completed the raid in the first 24 hours while Contest Mode is activated will receive this very special emblem.
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For those of you who want to flex in style, we will be offering a new, Europa-ready raid jacket you can purchase through Bungie Rewards. Finish the raid before December 1 at 9 a.m. Pacific to claim your code. You can use that code to make your purchase any time before 11:59 p.m. Pacific on December 31. We'll show off a preview of the jacket closer to the launch of the raid.
For those who like to savor new content like a fine wine and not rush through to the raid experience, you will have rewards waiting on you when you get there. Along with the [redacted] weapons and armor, everyone who completes the raid will earn this emblem.
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Good luck to everyone with their sights set on the final boss!

Starside - The Next Generation

Earlier today, we announced how Destiny will perform on your next generation console devices. If you have a pre-order in hand, we want to set expectations for when the full suite of next-gen enhancements to the Destiny player experience will land. These upgrades will be delivered on December 8. Here is a preview of what you can look forward to if you’ll be one of the first to install a shiny new deck in your entertainment center.
Feature Xbox Series X PlayStation 5 Xbox Series S
Resolution 4K 4K 1080p
Framerate 60fps 60fps 60fps
Field of View Slider Yes Yes Yes
Faster Load Times Yes Yes Yes
Cross-Generation Play Yes Yes Yes
Next-Generation Upgrade Free Xbox Smart Delivery Yes Xbox Smart Delivery
Check out the article for the full explanation. There is more to know about the finer technical details.

The Key To Celebration

Ever since the Festival of the Lost began, we’ve heard your feedback about the scarcity of the Cipher Keys loud and clear. Last week, we deployed some changes to improve upon the situation.
We’ve deployed a fix that will drastically increase Cipher Decoder drop rates from completing activities throughout the game. We’ll continue to monitor the situation to determine if further fixes are necessary.
Players may need to restart their game to receive the update.
— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) October 8, 2020
We’ve further adjusted drop rates for Cipher Decoders so that two drop per activity completion when applicable. We’ll continue to monitor feedback over the weekend.
Please note, Ciphers do NOT drop from the following: enemy kills, Gambit, Forges, and non-playlist Strikes.
— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) October 10, 2020
Since these changes went live, we’ve seen many Guardians claiming their mummified Ghost, ship, and Sparrow from Eva Levante in the Tower. With candy raining down from your defeated enemies and Ciphers doled out after completed activities, we hope this event feels much more rewarding.
Festival of the Lost Bungie Rewards are also a bit more accessible, even to those who see themselves as casual gamers in the realm of Destiny. Complete the introductory quest and redeem 15 Ciphers to unlock the Shadehallow Emblem and Restless Ghost Shell Pin on your Bungie Rewards page.
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Thank you to all who sounded off at the beginning of the event. We’re continuing to watch the conversation as it evolves, and hope you’re enjoying the event since the changes went live.

Patrons of the Arts

We’re excited to announce that the Bungie Store Community Artist Series is back! There are so many amazing artists in the ranks of the Guardians. From time to time, we select a few of them to partner with us in creating some loot you can collect in real life. Check out the creative people who are being featured this round.
Clinton Felker: “Ghastly Guardians”
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I got started in art at a very young age in the Philippines. We didn’t have much back then so creating things like drawing, sculpting, or constructing kept us entertained. My favorite projects to work on are group-based concept projects. I love bouncing ideas off like-minded people and creating something amazing together. I love working with either traditional or digital tools. I embrace them both. I have aspirations to retire back in the Philippines. That is my goal. Going back to where it all started. My art is a stepping stone to that goal. One thing I love about Destiny is the community. There are a lot of good people doing good things. They inspire me to create and share.
John Sirmon: “Cult of Nokris”
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My name is John, also known as Pherian online, and I’ve been creating art since I could hold a crayon. I actually put art on hold for more than a decade after college but picked up the pencil again after seeing the first bits of concept art for Destiny. The mixture of genres, the complimentary stylistic choices, and the character designs really reignited my passion for art. I have been drawing peoples’ Guardians ever since the game came out. When I’m not at work or drawing I can generally be found playing video games, reading a good graphic novel, or coaching my kids in sports. Thanks for the chance to be a part of your lives!
Brandon McCamey: “Blade in the Dark”
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Hi! I'm Gammatrap and I've been an artist in the Destiny community since D1 drawing art based on the lore and stories for Myelin Games. I've spent the better part of the last five years learning and practicing various styles so that I can be as flexible as possible in order to tell these stories. Along with making art for the community I also like to go to the D2 directory on Twitch, start from the lowest view count, and look for newer streamers and surprise them with free art or graphic assets they might need for their streams to help encourage them because I like seeing people grow.
These items are live in the store right now. Remember, when you help yourself to these offerings, you are supporting these excellent artists from our community.

Doing Their Part

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When the Community Team gathers, it’s the Player Support Specialists who are the smartest people in the room. They know this game inside and out. They are the investigators when issues arise. They serve us all with information and updates on our process to keep all willing and able Guardians online and in the fight. Our solar system depends on them.
This is their report.

CIPHER DECODERS

Last week we introduced two fixes to increase the drop rates of Cipher Decoders upon activity completions. Players should note that these fixes will not provide an increase in Cipher Decoder drop rates from the following:
  • Enemy kills
  • Gambit Matches
  • Forge Completions
  • Non-playlist Strikes
Players who continue to observe issues with Cipher Decoder drops should report to the #Help forum.

END OF THE SEASON PREPARATION

We are updating the end of the in-game Season timer to reflect that Season of Arrivals will conclude at 7 p.m. Pacific on Nov 9 [0300 UTC Nov 10]. Players will have until this time to complete any Season of Arrivals quests, activities, and triumphs before they become unavailable.
A full list of items being removed at the Season’s end can be found here.

KNOWN ISSUES

While we continue investigating various known issues, here is a list of the latest issues that were reported to us in our #Help Forum:
  • The Unbridled Enthusiasm Emote is missing its initial sound effect on trigger.
  • Gear can sometimes drop at 750 Power from chests at the end of the Haunted Forest.
  • The Canis Luna Hunter vest ornament clips into certain gauntlets.
For a full list of emergent issues in Destiny 2, players can review our Known Issues article. Players who observe other issues should report them to our #Help forum.

Reel to Real

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Ahhhh, the Movie of the Week! What a wonderful endcap to a restocking of news you can use. It’s always a pleasure to see the works of art and feats of strength that Guardians share with the world. Excellence in creativity must be shared with the world. These creators just won a rare and coveted emblem they can lord over their friends and opponents.
Darkness Rap
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When Zavala isn’t home
When Zavala isn’t home (ft @SierraX07) pic.twitter.com/YQ658m13Sh
— Sp00ky Flair 🎃 (@SolarFlairYT) October 11, 2020
Want to see your work honored in this space? A great way to get our attention is to share it on our Creations page. Include the hashtag MOTW. Please remember, we reserve the right to choose our favorites!

One Last Time

When the business of this weekly ritual is done, the author usually closes on a personal note, so gather ‘round and let me tell you a story.
Once upon a time, on November 7, 2011, after telling my family that I was running away from home to join the circus, I started my very first day at Bungie. I was starry-eyed, terrified, and in no way prepared for the triumphs and trials that awaited us all. Fast forward to now, past dozens of events, hundreds of deployments, thousands of patch notes, and millions of spent shell casings from my Suros Regime…
My last day at Bungie will be November 6, 2020, thus closing out a full nine years in the service of the player. It has truly been an honor. I’ll never forget having the chance to see this community come together and create its own movement. The next destination on my professional journey lies down another path, but I’ll always enjoy retracing the steps we’ve taken together.
I’ve made a lot of stops in a career that has spanned many different lives. One of my earliest mentors gifted me some wisdom that has proven true time and time again. “Always be engineering yourself out of a job and replace yourself with someone better” he insisted. “The truest measure of success is building something that can thrive in your absence.”
Bungie has been a very special place where I could do just that. The teams that I’ve had the privilege to work with will carry the conversation forward from here, as they have for years now. They are a fine group of people who care about you as much as the awesome developers who work so tirelessly to create these worlds that we explore together. In so many ways, the Community Managers who are here to succeed me are better than I ever was at anticipating your curiosities. Stick close to them and they’ll keep treating you like the heroes that you are.
I’m proud to say that I’m leaving Bungie even more a fan than when I arrived those nine years ago. Whoever warned that you should never meet your heroes didn’t have the chance to work in a place like this. I’m taking with me a lifetime of incredible memories of Guardians I would have never known otherwise. Destiny will continue to be an amazing game, in part, because of you. The people who play Bungie games together are the pride and joy of this company. It has been my pleasure to keep our community traditions strong during my time up front.
Let us not say goodbye, my friends. Beyond Light is an experience that I’ll share in with each of you. You’ll still see me around for the weeks leading up to the launch, and then I’ll be reverting back to my original role as a passionate member of this community. See you on Europa.
Thank you for everything! And please do be excellent to each other.
DeeJ, out.
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The Crypto Project AMA with Verasity Founder, R J Mark

Read full story: medium.com/verasity
On the 9th of February, The Crypto Project hosted an AMA with Verasity Founder R J Mark.
Thank you to everyone who joined, we are pleased that we are able to introduce ourselves to groups who may have not heard of us before, potentially bringing in a new wave of Verasians!
Following is the transcript.
R J Mark
Hi everyone, good to be here
JR
Good afternoon Mark,
Thank you for being here. I know its a very busy day for you today, so I won’t take much of your time
May I ask for a brief introduction to others who don’t know you
R J Mark
Thanks JR, I have been working in the technology sector for the last 25 years building products and running dev teams. My largest interest has been in streaming video where I worked to build streaming platforms and ad stacks and am now bringing this knowledge and experience to Verasity.
JR
Some investors are new to Verasity, and would like to know what is Proof of View and what purpose does it solve
R J Mark
The biggest problem for advertisers and brands are fake views. Over 50% of the spend on online advertising is for views that are not seen by people. As you can imagine this is very expensive in a $250B industry where half the spend is fake. Companies have been trying to fight this for years with little success. We developed Proof of View over the last 3 years and were granted a US patent the other day for it. What this means is that all views will be available for advertisers and brands to see on the blockchain and our technology will be able to differentiate between real views and fake views. For real views advertisers pay as much as 10x then for views where they buy them via a programmatic engine and have no idea their value.
For more about what is the value of a view and PoV read:
Proof of View - What's the Value of a View?
We have 17 ad networks that will join this standard
JR
Looks good, Yes the patent news was a great one indeed
R J Mark
Yes, it means we can protect the technology for 17 years and be the only ones with the technology
JR
As you know covid had affected the roadmap and Verasity had to move to the gaming platform, Esports Fight Club. Does this mean we heading back to the advertisement platform as well?
R J Mark
Yes, we decided because of covid and the success of gaming that we would add the video player and ad stack to our esports fight club platform so that we could monetize the millions of views that come from esports. This is significant because the ad revenue will be high especially given the addition of proof of view which will increase the CPMs to the highest in the industry. We plan on releasing the video platform at the end of Q1, so in about six weeks.
JR
How big is the adoption of verasity looks like and are there any upcoming partnerships which you could share?
R J Mark
After creating mass-scale events around the world, we are focusing on adoption and community this year. The largest event we launched had over 8.6m viewers. We are now sponsoring streamers and influencers, who each have thousands or even hundreds of thousands of fans.
For the past week, for example, we’ve been running a Valorant Community Tournament with Esports Fight Club’s first partnered streamer, Mika Daime. The turnout has been massive! Qualifier 1 was filled up with the max slots so quickly, that we had to create a Qualifier 2 just to fit all the teams in.
To know more about our marketing, adoption and tournaments for 2021, please see:
Marketing, Adoption, Tournaments 2021 (Updated)
JR
I am impressed with everything verasity is doing…thanks Mark
R J Mark
Adoption and scale are key to the success of Esports Fight Club. We’ve made a lot of progress on the platform and are confident we will continue to see further growth in terms of users and a lot more exposure to the platform, and our token $VRA.
On the partnership question just wanted to add our ad partners:
Advertiser Partnership Update
JR
Our next question is Tokenomics. Some investors are asking if there was any buyback happening as well as staking extension for holders?
R J Mark
Right now, the staking reward rate is 0.1% per day (36.5% per annum) until 31 March 2021 when it becomes 0.07% daily (25.55% pa) until 31 December 2021. Liquidity mining is very much in play and could replace staking after Dec 2021. We have not made that decision yet but will announce as soon as we do. We have some time for this to announce
On buybacks and tokenomics please see our lengthy and in-depth article:
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
Some of the tokenomics will be affected by the swap and after the swap is completed we will update the tokenomics
JR
Thanks Mark. Few more questions
Exchanges… Verasity $VRA is listed in major exchanges like KuCoin, Bittrex. Will there be anymore upcoming exchanges and if yes, which tier are we looking at?
R J Mark
We are working on both Tier 2 and Tier 1. Exchanges will announce as soon as they list. After the OKeX CEO was in custody, OKeX had to change their entire listing model. So that was postponed but not off the table. We are very aware that we need more exchanges and liquidity and it is our top priority. You can be sure of that.
JR
That sounds great. Yes OKeX exchange and KuCoin hacking was unfortunate timing. but now everything is moving great.
My last question as I don’t want to take much of your time…
Would you tell us how the revenue of verasity and also if there is funding available for the project to carry on achieving the roadmap?
R J Mark
Thanks JR. The tokenomics article details that we have at least another 12 months of runway even without any revenues but actually with the revenues coming in at the end of this quarter from the ad stack, the runway is infinite. Not to worry, Verasity has been around for 3 years and will continue long into the future:
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
Verasity has something that most projects don’t and this a hybrid model. We support esports for both crypto and non crypto so that non crypto esports fans can join esportsfightclub.com with either fiat or crypto. Fiat via Stripe and Paypal (we are the only crypto company providing this payment system for an application). As we scale users will be able to utilize Stripe, Paypal and VeraWallet. VeraWallet already has a built-in payment system that provides BTC, USDT, ETH, BNB and fiat payments. The combination of our payment system with adoption growth and the video player with the ad stack is an entire ecosystem that brings together both worlds: crypto and non crypto. To be successful we believe that adoption can only come from the combination of both. Verasity earns from ad revenues, subscription fees and from the tournament fees of Esports Fight Club so we have various revenue models from which to grow and prosper.
JR
Honestly speaking I believe verasity is one of the best projects out there with a very strong community. And it was an honor to have you here. Would you like to add anything from your side?
R J Mark
Thank you very much for having me and for your trust and confidence in the Verasity project.
JR
Thanks Mark, hope you have a great day
R J Mark
Thank you and speak soon.
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This is Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore. One of the many groomers and sexual harassers protected by Twitch.tv. Here to ask for help.

Approved by the mods since this person is a “public” figure who has been in the news for sexual harassment. Example 1, Example 2, Example 3. Throwaway account for reasons that will be addressed later.
TLDR: Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore, a UK Twitch streamer, has: asked a 15 year old girl to expose her breasts on a group video call, groomed and solicited pictures from minors, made fun of the victim along with his community, sexually harassed and assaulted women (even other Twitch streamers), bragged about sleeping with a 16 year old, sent revenge porn to a victim’s mother, used racial and homophobic slurs on and offline, makes heavily misogynistic comments when rejected, etc. This is not a call to cancel him, but rather, a call for help when it comes to get answers from Twitch as to why people like this are not only allowed on their platform, but also protected. If anyone knows someone that could help please leave a comment or DM me.
Chapter I: Background
Originally a Runescape YouTuber, Ali moved on to Twitch to stream League of Legends. He was indefinitely banned in 2016 for calling a League caster a pedophile with baseless accusations, as well as being banned from attending League of Legends events for a year. For some reason, Twitch unbanned him in 2017 but was banned for 30 days in 2018 for sexually harassing multiple women at Jagex’s gaming convention “Runefest”. His actions even caused a fight outside of the event where police were involved. Now acting like a “reformed” person, Ali continues his Twitch ventures where any criticism of him and his past is shut down.
Chapter II: Coming to Light
I had heard of Ali in the past due to my participation in Twitch, but I didn’t know about his sexually unhinged behaviour until November of 2020, when someone came forward and said that she had been groomed by Ali in 2015 at the age of 16, while he was 24. This person showed Snapchat conversations between the two where she says that she was attending college (which in the UK means the person would typically be 16, 17 or 18) and later specified she was 16, but that didn’t stop him from soliciting pictures. In other statements, she says that they eventually had a Skype conversation, but quickly turned sexual and promptly ended. Because of this information going public, the victim later revealed that Ali’s community harassed and even doxed her in his Discord server, where they would share information such as name, general location and more pictures. Not only that, but to this day, Ali and his community continue to ridicule the victim by using the term “pic xx” to joke amongst them, which is what Ali said when soliciting pictures from the minor.
Shortly after, I was made aware of a community partially dedicated to bring awareness when it comes to Ali’s previous questionable actions. I was exposed to more information regarding him. It was then that I discovered the real person behind the computer screen.
Chapter III: The Crimes
This is a list of some of his known actions, some involving minors, when he was already an adult, as well as general sexual harassment. I will refer to people as “minors” since they were younger than 18 at the time of Ali’s interactions with them, as there could be some cultural differences when it comes to age.
Chapter IV: The Aftermath
If you tune in to his livestream or his social media accounts nowadays, you might find that his attitude doesn’t reflect what has been said here. According to the people who have documented most of this information, this is just an act to avoid being suspended by Twitch, as their Terms of Service got harsher as of the 22nd of January and things such as toxicity, harassment, and even making unsolicited comments about other people (streamers included) can get you in trouble, which he did in most of his previous broadcasts, and he has always been known as a problematic personality. Just a few months ago in October, he went out to parties pretty frequently, challenging UK’s lockdown rules, where he let some of his personality shine through thanks to the effects of alcohol, as he said “YOU DON’T PRETEND TO GO TO A HOSPITAL TO AVOID A DATE, YOU FAT CUNT” once again making derogatory comments towards women who reject him.
He was also under investigation by the UK version of CPS because he would have his daughter on his live broadcasts, but heavily neglecting her. After being reported and “audited” for months, he later revealed that he is not allowed to have her on camera. This makes sense since someone close to him let people know that he confessed to use his daughter for money and donations, saying things like “Twitch loves kids”.
Chapter V: Answers
As stated before, my aim is not to cancel the guy. I firmly believe that someone can have a problematic past, learn from it, and grow. This, however, doesn’t seem to be the case for Ali, as some of his recent actions indicate that his past self is still there. I also believe that someone can enjoy a creator’s content without being bothered by what they have done in the past. Up to a certain limit, of course.
This, however, is a big question for Twitch. If sexual activity with people of barely legal age, grooming, sexual assault, sexual harassment, misogyny and racism is not enough to ban someone who clearly is not fit to represent your platform, what is? Are people like this individually protected by the platform? Just how far is too far?
Does anyone have a way to contact anyone at Twitch, or knows of people who reply when contacted? Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.? I would really love to know why people like these are not only still allowed on the platform, but also protected from any harm.
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This is Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore. One of the many groomers and sexual harassers protected by Twitch.tv. Here to ask for help.

Approved by the mods since this person is a “public” figure who has been in the news for sexual harassment. Example 1, Example 2, Example 3. Throwaway account for reasons that will be addressed later.
TLDR: Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore, a UK Twitch streamer, has: asked a 15 year old girl to expose her breasts on a group video call, groomed and solicited pictures from minors, made fun of the victim along with his community, sexually harassed and assaulted women (even other Twitch streamers), bragged about sleeping with a 16 year old, sent revenge porn to a victim’s mother, used racial and homophobic slurs on and offline, makes heavily misogynistic comments when rejected, etc. This is not a call to cancel him, but rather, a call for help when it comes to get answers from Twitch as to why people like this are not only allowed on their platform, but also protected. If anyone knows someone that could help please leave a comment or DM me.
Chapter I: Background
Originally a Runescape YouTuber, Ali moved on to Twitch to stream League of Legends. He was indefinitely banned in 2016 for calling a League caster a pedophile with baseless accusations, as well as being banned from attending League of Legends events for a year. For some reason, Twitch unbanned him in 2017 but was banned for 30 days in 2018 for sexually harassing multiple women at Jagex’s gaming convention “Runefest”. His actions even caused a fight outside of the event where police were involved. Now acting like a “reformed” person, Ali continues his Twitch ventures where any criticism of him and his past is shut down.
Chapter II: Coming to Light
I had heard of Ali in the past due to my participation in Twitch, but I didn’t know about his sexually unhinged behaviour until November of 2020, when someone came forward and said that she had been groomed by Ali in 2015 at the age of 16, while he was 24. This person showed Snapchat conversations between the two where she says that she was attending college (which in the UK means the person would typically be 16, 17 or 18) and later specified she was 16, but that didn’t stop him from soliciting pictures. In other statements, she says that they eventually had a Skype conversation, but quickly turned sexual and promptly ended. Because of this information going public, the victim later revealed that Ali’s community harassed and even doxed her in his Discord server, where they would share information such as name, general location and more pictures. Not only that, but to this day, Ali and his community continue to ridicule the victim by using the term “pic xx” to joke amongst them, which is what Ali said when soliciting pictures from the minor.
Shortly after, I was made aware of a community partially dedicated to bring awareness when it comes to Ali’s previous questionable actions. I was exposed to more information regarding him. It was then that I discovered the real person behind the computer screen.
Chapter III: The Crimes
This is a list of some of his known actions, some involving minors, when he was already an adult, as well as general sexual harassment. I will refer to people as “minors” since they were younger than 18 at the time of Ali’s interactions with them, as there could be some cultural differences when it comes to age.
Chapter IV: The Aftermath
If you tune in to his livestream or his social media accounts nowadays, you might find that his attitude doesn’t reflect what has been said here. According to the people who have documented most of this information, this is just an act to avoid being suspended by Twitch, as their Terms of Service got harsher as of the 22nd of January and things such as toxicity, harassment, and even making unsolicited comments about other people (streamers included) can get you in trouble, which he did in most of his previous broadcasts, and he has always been known as a problematic personality. Just a few months ago in October, he went out to parties pretty frequently, challenging UK’s lockdown rules, where he let some of his personality shine through thanks to the effects of alcohol, as he said “YOU DON’T PRETEND TO GO TO A HOSPITAL TO AVOID A DATE, YOU FAT CUNT” once again making derogatory comments towards women who reject him.
He was also under investigation by the UK version of CPS because he would have his daughter on his live broadcasts, but heavily neglecting her. After being reported and “audited” for months, he later revealed that he is not allowed to have her on camera. This makes sense since someone close to him let people know that he confessed to use his daughter for money and donations, saying things like “Twitch loves kids”.
Chapter V: Answers
As stated before, my aim is not to cancel the guy. I firmly believe that someone can have a problematic past, learn from it, and grow. This, however, doesn’t seem to be the case for Ali, as some of his recent actions indicate that his past self is still there. I also believe that someone can enjoy a creator’s content without being bothered by what they have done in the past. Up to a certain limit, of course.
This, however, is a big question for Twitch. If sexual activity with people of barely legal age, grooming, sexual assault, sexual harassment, misogyny and racism is not enough to ban someone who clearly is not fit to represent your platform, what is? Are people like this individually protected by the platform? Just how far is too far?
Does anyone have a way to contact anyone at Twitch, or knows of people who reply when contacted? Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.? I would really love to know why people like these are not only still allowed on the platform, but also protected from any harm.
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AMA with Verasity Founder, R J Mark

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On the 4th of February, we hosted an AMA with Verasity Founder R J Mark. Thank you to everyone who joined, we answered a lot of community questions in depth (39 in total!). If you missed it, below is the complete transcript. Exciting information in this, make sure to read it all. 👀
Hello Verasians. I am Bhav, the marketing manager at Verasity and I’m joined by R J Mark, the founder of Verasity. Thank you for joining us for this AMA! :smile:
Mark: Hello everyone.
We will be answering all of the pertinent questions that the community have sent in throughout the week. Once these questions have been answered, I will open up the chat so you can ask further (non-repetitive please) questions, the chat will then close once more for Mark to answer. The transcript of this AMA will then be posted on our Medium.
Let’s get straight into it!
Q1) There will be no deadline on the swap so there is no rush and no fear of losing your tokens. They can be swapped at any time. Is that right?
Absolutely right. There is no deadline on the swap For more details read:
VRA Token & PoV update
Q2) Regarding the ERC777 Token Swap, you don’t need to withdraw to VeraWallet on the day of swap? Can I do it later?
Correct, take your time, there is no rush. You can do it at any time. There is no deadline or end date for the swap. We are making this as seamless and easy as possible for everyone.
Seamless and easy. That’s the way forward ✅Q3) Will we see more movements from the Foundation wallet. What is this about? The Swap?
That is correct. In anticipation of the swap company wallets’ tokens are being swapped via VeraWallet. See the article about this:
VRA Token & PoV update
New Foundation wallets will be created to replace the old ones.
Q4) Any plans to keep staking beyond the 31/12/2021 deadline?
We have not made a decision yet but liquidity mining is very much in play and could replace staking after Dec 2021. We will announce mid-year.
Q5) All the tournaments are free to join. How does that help the company to generate revenue? Is there a place or example where users/players are actually using the VRA token to get a product/service?
_Great question!_The tournaments are free to join since we are focusing on adoption and scaling the number of users we have globally. Bringing as many people to the platform is our priority right now. As we expand and offer user-generated prize pools we will take a commission on the total jackpots as a revenue stream. In addition, other revenue flows will become available to us as we build our user base and launch our video player this Q1.
We will monetize our esports content through our video player within Esports Fight Club by serving ads from our ad partners:
Advertiser Partnership Update
Esports Fight Club will require players to use VRA to purchase subscriptions via several payment systems: VeraWallet, PayPal and Credit Cards (although some tournaments are free for promotional purposes). Winners receive VRA for winning tournaments. Soon players will also be rewarded VRA for watching ads. Verasity profits from the purchase of game credits, subscriptions, tournament prize pools and ads. This is an entire ecosystem all within Verasity.
See our revenue forecast here:
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
Adoption and scale are key to the success of Esports Fight Club. We’ve made a lot of progress on the platform and are confident we will continue to see further growth in terms of users and a ton more exposure to the platform, and our token $VRA.Talking about adoption and scale… the next question will answer that!~Q6) What is the current Marketing Strategy? How do we differ from other tournament websites?
After creating mass-scale events around the world, we are focusing on adoption and community this year. Spending $10,000 on a big one-time prize pool to attract 1000 teams sounds good in theory. But, after careful planning, forecasting and testing, the results show that the best way is to spread the tournaments out so we reach a larger number of audiences. This consistency and large reach will attract much more than just 1000 teams over a period of time. The best place to do this is by sponsoring streamers and influencers, who each have thousands or even hundreds of thousands of fans.
For the past week, for example, we’ve been running a Valorant Community Tournament with Esports Fight Club’s first partnered streamer, Mika Daime. The turnout has been massive! Qualifier 1 was filled up with the max slots so quickly, that we had to create a Qualifier 2 just to fit all the teams in.
  1. Most streamers we aim to partner with can easily bring in 64 or 256 teams to a community tournament hosted by Esports Fight Club, for a fraction of the price
  2. With the same budget as a big tournament, of the $10,000 we would have spent on a single tournament, we can obtain approximately 540% more users by repurposing that budget for the influencer and streamer tournaments.
For a full list of upcoming features such as the Marketplace and VoD section read our full Marketing and Adoption post:
Marketing, Adoption, Tournaments 2021 (Updated)
It’s key for people to understand what we aim to do with the tournaments in terms of marketing. We read a lot of comments about the “low prize pool” when we announced the Mika Daime tournament, hopefully the answer Mark provided sheds light on that!Everything we do at Verasity is calculated. 😊Do check this out if you wanted a full read on our Marketing and Adoption post for 2021. 👍🏼If you think you’re good at some of the games we have available on Esports Fight Club, join in! The partnered streamers we have will be hosting a lot of community tournaments, such as Mika Daime!Q7) How often shall the revenue estimates (status update) be updated and is there any new estimation?
We will update the community every six months on revenue forecasts. There are no updates from our last announcement which can be found here
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter with notifications turned on, so you can get all the updates as they come through!https://twitter.com/verasitytech
Q8) Have you changed your business model? Because at the beginning it was mainly about publishers.
Our fundamental model has not changed: Video publishers attract audiences to watch video content and ads. Users are rewarded for it, thereby increasing engagement and monetization.
This model has not changed. What has changed is the type of video publisher we are pursuing. Prior to COVID-19, we pursued traditional publishers. With COVID-19, we saw the opportunity to pursue gaming publishers and more specifically esports publishers. More importantly, we created our own tournament platform: esportsfightclub.com. This allows us to control our own environment, launch our own proprietary video player, own our video content, run ads on our player, and charge subscription fees as well as take tournament fees.
But actually publishers and content are publishers and content whether it’s gaming or news.
It’s great to see how Esports Fight Club will have it’s own video content up on the website so that users will be able to watch the content to earn $VRA by using our own video technology, then use the $VRA to join tournaments, or buy hardware from trusted partners 👀Exciting stuff!Q9) Where can I find info about the Founders token unlock schedule?
Tokenomics and Founders token unlock schedule can be found here:
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
Q10) Does VeraWallet speed handling withdraws scale up painlessly when user amounts boom? And shall there be enhancements to user experience if we for example have tens or hundreds of small reward withdraws daily?
We are adding automated withdrawals for small amounts to the roadmap but first have to complete the swap and add the security protocols. We won’t risk our users’ investments.
We simply don't want to risk our secure environment.
Q11) Are there any plans for compounding rewards for the VeraWallet staking?
No, absolutely not. The simple interest we are paying now is already high.
Q12) Bit confused about the VeraWallet staking rate after March. Can you clarify?
The staking reward rate is 0.1% per day (36.5% per annum) until 31 March 2021 when it becomes 0.07% daily (25.55% pa) until 31 December 2021.
Q13) When can I instant stake with BTC?
Good news, BTC is already available in VeraWallet for Instant Stake together with ETH, BNB and USDT.
Try Instant Buy and Stake out for yourself here:
VeraWallet - Official VRA Wallet
Instant Buy and Stake has been a really popular update to VeraWallet. Great to see the community loving it. 👍🏼Q14) With the recent developments on Cardano, and the ease in which ERC-20 tokens can migrate to this superior to Ehereum platform, are you considering following suit of great projects like Celsius to move VRA over to Cardano? I know we are still a bit hurt with Binance VRAB. I understand it is not an easy decision. Just interested in what you think about the future on Ethereum.
We gave this a lot of thought and investigation and as the community knows we have experience with token migrations :)
Please see our latest update on the VRA token swap to ERC777 and Proof of View:
VRA Token & PoV update
As to Cardano — the liquidity is really small compared to ETH alts. For example on Kucoin it’s volume is less than $2m per day. Even on OKEX it’s only $3m. 50% of Celsius’ volume is on Uniswap which is the majority of the liquidity and is not on any Tier 1 exchanges. Aside from the lack of features that we need for PoV, after our last experience, we are very reluctant to join with mainnets that are generally illiquid. Celsius’s solution is to provide the liquidity themselves through Uniswap which is limiting in our view. We believe sticking with Ethereum is the right way to go and the market seems to agree with this as well.
Q15) The new VOD platform, when is it going to be finished and in use?
We are working on it now and expect it to meet the roadmap target of Q1: see verasity.io for the roadmap.
Can’t wait for it to be released! 🚀> Yes, this is a huge milestone for us and opens us up to so many possibilities.Q16) Is liquidity mining still in play? Will this replace the staking rewards after December 2021?
Good question. Yes, liquidity mining is very much in play and could replace staking after Dec 2021. We have not made that decision yet but will announce as soon as we do.
Q17) Are there new partners/publishers in the trend of gaming for the ad stack?
Yes, FB, Google and others. Please see:
Advertiser Partnership Update
In total 17, many specializing in gaming.
I don’t think today there are many ad networks that are not into gaming. It's such a huge audience sitting at home during Covid.
Q18) Micro tournaments: could you arrange tournaments yourself, like a national tournament for example?
The Esports Fight Club platform is fully self-managed, so yes, you could set up large tournaments and be the admin and sponsor. We would definitely like to see this happen by our community members. This quarter, our admins and developers are focused on A/B testing different tournaments with multiple communities to see if we are missing any critical features demanded by gamers. An article will be coming next week about micro and partnered tournaments. We will explain how these increase platform adoption which benefits both influencers and Esports Fight Club.
If anyone does host some tournaments, message me! I’d be happy to join a few… dust off my skills. I heard Rob (Our Finance Director) was a bit of Counterstrike wizard in his day… 😂Q19) Why are the tokens bought via the instant buy taken from a pool which dilutes the total supply? This is like raising new capital for $VRA at every buy instead of us token holders getting a price increase.
These are not purchased from a pool. If you mean that Foundation tokens have been transferred to VeraWallet, see the article:
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
In the Total VRA Supply, line 9, this VRA is already taken into account as part of both total supply and circulating supply. It does not increase either. I think this is really clear.
Q20) Asking about the “Instant buy and stake feature”. If someone buys $VRA using this system, there is no transaction on the blockchain. You say you buy directly on exchanges but no proof.
Buy backs of VRA do not happen instantly and we don’t announce buy backs in advance to avoid speculation. We don’t share our VeraWallet addresses as we have stated before. We are not going to provide speculators with tools to make a margin on each purchase.
Q21) Do we stay on the Ethereum network?
Yes, see the article:
VRA Token & PoV update
We are swapping our current ERC20 tokens to ERC777 which is essentially an upgrade to a more modern and fuller feature set Ethereum token.
For anyone just joining the chat, make sure you read the article above! Tons of important and exciting information.Q22) From the Foundation wallet tokens have been unlocked in the last 50 days and added to the circulating supply. How is our token deflationary?
If you mean that Foundation tokens have been transferred to VeraWallet, see the article:
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
Foundation tokens are not locked and the article clearly states they are unlocked. In the Total VRA Supply, line 9, this VRA is already taken into account as part of both total supply and circulating supply. It does not increase either. We specifically provide for ALL Foundation tokens, allocated and unallocated, as part of the current circulating supply so this is NOT adding to the circulating supply.
Q23) Asking about adoption figures. You claim to have had 8M people looking at your gaming videos (mostly fakes views as the counter earned millions in hours).
The adoption figures were not fake or exaggerated, it is important to understand that this number is a combination of different metrics, all of which ensure one thing: People viewed our live tournament page. This number includes:
Although it was difficult to collate all the viewer statistics we believe them to be accurate and fair.
To see the full statistics of Ultimate Warrior Showdown 1, read here:
Ultimate Warrior Showdown Tournament Round-Up and Adoption
Hope that clears up some FUD! 👍🏼Q24) Asking about partnerships. You say you have partnerships with
Stripe, Tencent Games, PayPal. The truth is any website can integrate these payment/connexion modules without partnership. You just need to read their website and implement it on your website.
Of course, you can add Stripe and PayPal to any website, but try adding them to a crypto-based website and see how far you get. There are no crypto products websites or related services (other than specific financial services) that are supported by Stripe and PayPal because they are not allowed. To obtain these payment services, you need to have special permission and follow a rigid protocol. And Stripe expressed interest in working with Esports Fight Club to reach out to video publishers with EFC to give us access to video publishers worldwide.
As to TencentGames, you need to get their specific permission for certain tournament events and follow their rules. We would be unable to use their logo and name in our marketing material without this. It’s not simply signing up for them. So yes we consider this a partnership because they plan on additional events with us which they now support.
Working with major brands including PUBGM, Tencent, Athena Gaming and Warmania gave us the clout to include major esport teams in our tournaments who will participate in future tournaments as well: FaZe Clan, Orange, T1, Elementrix, Nova, Onic and others. And now because of the history, Blizzard is prepared to provide licenses for all their major games.
We are also in discussion with peripheral manufacturers to support our marketplace launch later this year. As soon as agreements are reached, we will jointly announce sponsored product peripherals that will be rewarded in our tournaments.
Q25) Some things on your roadmap get pushed forward. Why did do you do this?
Our development team has been together doing projects for over ten years. This is normal in large scale development projects. For example, we decided after the large Esports Fight Club tournaments we put on that we needed to finalize and launch the Video sharing platform prior to some other features on the roadmap because without it we would not be able to take advantage of many opportunities including monetization opportunities of the exclusive VOD content that only we could re-publish and add ads to. This pushed certain product features into Q2. Another example is PoV. Initially we thought we would go with proprietary blockchain because there was no other solution that would allow us to support PoV. That changed with the release by Ethereum of ERC777. As a result PoV timeline targets changed so that it corresponds to the release of ERC777 as well as the ability to use it for the Video sharing platform. So in effect, the video-sharing platform came in _much earlier than expected_which pushed out other features/products to accommodate this change. Business decisions and external events impact on the roadmap and it would do Verasity and the community an injustice if we just blindly followed a roadmap that becomes slightly outdated every quarter and greatly outdated every year. It is this flexibility that allows Verasity to take advantage of new information and technologies in real-time. And to push out new products earlier in the roadmap such as the video-sharing platform.
Q26) Proof-of-View™️ so nice!
When will it be a Patented POV?
The average time for a patent to be granted is 3 years. We’ve just started our third year as a pending application so we hope it will be in 2021, however our patent lawyers have told us to expect further delays due to covid. Fortunately this won’t stop the release of Proof of View which can go ahead with ‘patent pending’ protection.
Update: The patent was granted a few minutes after the AMA ended!
— @verasitytech
Q27) Will there be an app for download on your phone soon? For Staking. Feeling a little insecure have it online on your website
Actually, our mweb and web applications are much more secure than a mobile app. Mobile apps are much easier to hack. Although we have not been hacked, some users have been hacked via their mobile phones but because we have a manual delay, we were able to stop the loss of tokens. The good news is that now with the swap to ERC777 we can disable any wallets that have stolen VRA and return the VRA to the original user. We do have mobile apps on the roadmap but won’t likely support staking because of the security issue and it is not a priority for us.
Q28) Not try to fud here, but would like to get an answer in AMA to suppress all fud in the future 😁
Financial status company. There have been coins sold for listing on an exchange (still to come?). Was this something that was not planned (like extra opportunity to get listed) or are funds becoming empty?
Current resources held by Verasity fund the project roadmap for the next 12 months. We forecast reaching profitability in 2021 which will finance the continuing runway thereafter. As you point out not all listing opportunities were included in the forecast and we stated that: “In the future, additional listings and expenses may require sales of VRA from the Foundation Reserve”. See the funding update here:
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
Q29) The VoD update is a little bit unclear for me. Maybe you can tell some more about it. To the looks of it, it is a mix between YouTube and twitch but with PoV to earn $VRA.
PoV on VODs is a key feature for us and for our large ad-stack network. While we are growing our partnerships with community tournaments and adding more games and influencers on EsportsFightClub: we want our reruns to be monetized, available at all times on our proprietary platform and browsing page. Think of it the way Twitch highlights previous streamer’s lives automatically but on a larger and customizable library for viewers to earn VRA and for Verasity to monetize via its ad stack.
And we own several terabytes of gaming and esports video content which will launch with the new video platform in Q1. This is actually massive, because on launch we will have a ton of video content to monetize!
Q30) You seem to have many products but I don’t understand how they work together?
Q31) What games does Esports Fight Club support now?
PUBG mobile, Free Fire, Counter-Strike GO, Valorant, PUBG and Ludo is about to be launched.
🚀🚀🚀 Great game selection, so far.Q32) Any near-future plans to expand your marketing?
At Verasity, we have a large marketing team that devotes itself behind the scenes to increase our awareness in the cryptocurrency community and reach as many people as possible.
Although we have community groups in more than 10 languages, our local group managers translate all the news, updates into their own languages and publish them in local forums and groups in real time. Thus, we significantly increase our chances of reaching communities that do not speak English. Verasity Spanish, Verasity Korea & Verasity India are already large groups and growing.
We will continue to use media sites, influencers, and all other advertising sources to spread our news in the future as in the past. Gamification marketing opportunities are very important to us as can be seen in LunarCrush.
In return for these efforts, we have gained a great community support that grew slowly but surely. Our marketing efforts will continue to scale. Our goal in this regard is to continue without stopping until every individual in the cryptocurrency community speaks about Verasity.
Our social media metrics have seen a consistent and phenomenal increase over the past year due to our marketing efforts, read here to find out more in detail:
Verasity Social and Adoption Metrics
For us the most important metrics to see how we are doing in socials is LunarCrush:
VRA - VERAsity Insights | LunarCRUSH
LunarCrush Altrank is the best stats measure of Alts social marketing success out of 2100 popular Alts. We tested many marketing ploys to rank highly. When something works, it’s clear in LunarCrush. Competitions like AltWars simply work. This is the meaning of crypto exposure when the Altrank increases in LunarCrush which measures all social volume, % change per 24 hours, and social score. Even with our volume which only ranks 550 out of 2100 Alts, our Social Volume pushes us in front of much bigger tokens such as OMG, DOT, LINK, CHSB and others. Clearly our marketing is working.
The community support has been phenomenal. It’s been great to see how supportive the Verasians have been. We wouldn’t be anywhere without you guys! So thank you from the team.Especially during the AltWars contest recently… we owned! 👍🏼 Power of the Verasians. 🤝Q33)Have you heard about gaming projects Exeedme and Crowns and how can you compare them to Verasity?
We did! Exeedme is an exciting project revolving around gamers personal skill and players betting against themselves (user-centric) that is just at its very inception. They are not competitors as our model (Community, content and tournament centered) has broader purpose and we dont and wont support betting because it will be rejected by many of our partners.
Crowns Token, from Seascape, is a DeFi economy blockchain made for developers building their own online games but who cannot/don’t want to focus on the technical transactional side. Although they are very promising for simple browser and other types of games, they are just not targeting the Esports market and offer, at best, support for upcoming indie-browser games studios.
We would not be able to partner with Exeedme because of betting restrictions but Crowns could be interesting if the games developed are popular with our viewers.
Q34) Are there any plans in the near future (next several months) to list on an exchange that allows full KYC trading for US citizens (e.g. Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Binance US, etc.)?
This is hard for us. The regulatory environment in the US is not friendly. Since we are not regulated in the US, the risk of listing on a US exchange and the SEC bringing a claim is quite high. At this time we are avoiding this. Lets see what happens with the new SEC Chair who is quite familiar with blockchain. Should he articulate straight forward rules that can be followed and which will not be changed every couple of months, we will consider it then.
Q35) What is:
1. Business structure
2. Marketing plan for next year
3. Customer acquisition costs
4. Execution plan on tech side to deliver
Business structure of Verasity:
Development team structure is flat with these functions:
Blockchain developers, Backend developers, highload & security developers, Full stack Developers, web/mobile frontend developers, mobile only devs, Testing & QA, Finance.
For more about the Verasity business model and forecast see:
Tokenomics , Forecast, News Update
Marketing plan for next year can be found here:
Marketing, Adoption, Tournaments 2021 (Updated)
Customer acquisition costs
We will provide CAC when we are profitable.
Execution plan
See the roadmap on verasity.io
And finally. the last question on the list…🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁Q36) Do you have an update on exchanges? The one that was hinted end of last year and more to come?
Very important issue for us and the community. We fully appreciate the necessity for additional volume and liquidity. After the last exchange hack and issues with OKEX, we were thrown off balance but had expected to list on a new exchange by now. Mistakenly we announced prematurely and then ran into the necessity of completing the VRA token swap before we list on a new exchange. Obviously, we want to now avoid having to swap tokens on a new exchange. So right after the majority of the current exchanges we are listed on complete the swap (this month), we will continue with our listing plans. We are well on the way with 2 exchanges but don’t think it’s prudent to provide more information until they announce the listing themselves. The expectation is still for at least one exchange in Q1. Please bear with us on this. We will get there.
Been a great AMA so far. Cleared up a lot of questions and hopefully made you all as excited for the future as we are. Tons of great new updates to Esports Fight Club coming this year and a prosperous year for Verasity is definitely ahead.Thank you Mark!Will be now opening the chat for the Verasians to ask some additional questions.Will be closing the chat shortly after and we can get some more answers out. The gates are opening! 😁
Additional questions
Q37) When the Verasity Game Jackpot price will be held again? We are waiting for so long.
New jackpots are coming onto the platform but for upcoming games like Ludo which will be announced later this month.
Q38) Is it possible to create something like a create your own tournament where I can play a 1vs1(or 2v2 5vs5) against another player(s) in any game anytime (like in 30 minutes) and where I can set for example a winning price of 100k VRA. and both players have to send 50k before the game to a smart contract and afterward it automatically gets sent to the winner?
Esports Fight Club allows users to create their own tournaments choosing from the available games list. We are constantly working on expanding the list of available games and are open for suggestions. The players deposit VRA to the Esports Fight Club account and use these funds to send money to the prize pool. It's quite simple to set up and you can do it for any amount and any number of players and as admin, you have complete control of the size of the pot, how it is shared in % for winners when to start, etc. Its a fully self managed platform that works now. Just go in and set it up today!
Q39) Hi Mark, regarding the plans for in-game advertising and in-game rewards this year, could you describe your vision on this? Is Verasity currently discussing this topic with certain game companies, and how exactly would it work in practice once achieved? Any details you can share with us would be highly appreciated!
The way we view in-game ads is our ability to provide our logo or some other image that would be part of the game interface, such as the floor or walls. This already exists and is popular. We are in discussions now with game developers to add Verasity/VRA. This is a high powered marketing tool that will get our name into many gamers’ faces. These are native images in effect. For advertisers that want to use native images inside our broadcasts or VOD, they get stitched into the ad server in parallel to the stream and we get paid for the ad inventory. In-game rewards are still in development but the vision is for users to be able to click on an object in the game and get rewarded for doing so, not dissimilar to clicking on an add and getting a higher CPM.
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Verasity provides proprietary technology uniquely rewarding gamers, viewers and publishers. Verasity is a crypto-based platform with the VRA token that aims to revolutionise the online advertising business. With its innovative Proof of View system, advertisers are able to guarantee their video ads are seen and not ignored thanks to smart contracts on the Ethereum chain, while viewers are able to earn VRA simply by watching the content they already consume. Verasity has a focus on gaming publishers and esports.
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How To Set Up Your MetaMask for VRA

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VeraWallet has an ongoing swap with no deadline. MetaMask and Trust Wallet have completed their swaps and are now available for VRA tokens.
Please note:
MetaMask is not endorsed by Verasity. There are other ERC wallets out there that you may prefer to use — please make sure you do your own due diligence and research. MetaMask is an application that allows users to access a secure Ethereum compatible wallet directly from their browser.

How to set up your MetaMask wallet

1) Download the plugin
In order to install MetaMask visit the Chrome web store:
MetaMask
Click “ADD TO CHROME” and agree to add the MetaMask extension into your Chrome browser.
2) Activate the plugin
When the Chrome extension is installed you’ll see the MetaMask (fox) icon in the top right corner of your Chrome window. Click the MetaMask Icon and a new page will open which will prompt you to “Get Started”.
3) Create your account and Password
Now you need to create a password for your MetaMask account — this is what you’ll use on a daily basis to log into it.
If you have a seed phrase already — you can import your existing wallet using a 12-word seed phrase. If you are new, then click “Create a Wallet”.
Now set yourself a password using a minimum of 8 characters.
4) Save your seed words
MetaMask will now provide you with a list of “seed words”. Seed words are also known as a Recovery Phrase. You’ll use this random list of words if you lose your password and need to recover your funds and wallet.
It is highly recommended that you write these words down and keep them in a safe place or save the seed words as a file and then password protect it.
Many people skip this process and end up losing access to their wallet entirely.
Ideally keep multiple copies of your seed words in different places. It’s not advisable to take pictures of your seed words or make digital copies of them.
You should not store them in your email, cloud storage, or your phone’s photo library as if you are hacked you could lose your wallet and funds. If you must keep them in email or cloud storage make sure they are encrypted with at least an 8 character complex password.
5) Congratulations! You’ve made your MetaMask wallet.
Once you’ve confirmed your seed words are saved securely your wallet is ready!
6) Adding VRA to your MetaMask
With the account screen open, click “Add Token”, then “Custom Token”
Input the Smart Contract Address that is listed below, the rest should automatically fill out — however if it does not, it is provided below also.
Smart Contract Address: 0xf411903cbc70a74d22900a5de66a2dda66507255
Decimals: 18
Token Ticker: VRA
7) You’re ready to receive VRA
Once the token has been added, you will be able to see VRA as a token within your wallet. You will now be able to receive VRA with ease.
8) How to receive VRA tokens in MetaMask
Click “ETH”, then click “Buy” and click “Directly Deposit Ether”
The following screen will pop-up, with your Deposit Address. Use this as your VRA deposit address when sending your tokens.
After sending your VRA tokens to your MetaMask, they will appear shortly.
And that’s it! You now have your VRA tokens on MetaMask.
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This is Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore. One of the many groomers and sexual harassers protected by Twitch.tv. Here to ask for help.

Approved by the mods since this person is a “public” figure who has been in the news for sexual harassment. Example 1, Example 2, Example 3. Throwaway account for reasons that will be addressed later.
TLDR: Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore, a UK Twitch streamer, has: asked a 15 year old girl to expose her breasts on a group video call, groomed and solicited pictures from minors, made fun of the victim along with his community, sexually harassed and assaulted women (even other Twitch streamers), bragged about sleeping with a 16 year old, sent revenge porn to a victim’s mother, used racial and homophobic slurs on and offline, makes heavily misogynistic comments when rejected, etc. This is not a call to cancel him, but rather, a call for help when it comes to get answers from Twitch as to why people like this are not only allowed on their platform, but also protected. If anyone knows someone that could help please leave a comment or DM me.
Chapter I: Background
Originally a Runescape YouTuber, Ali moved on to Twitch to stream League of Legends. He was indefinitely banned in 2016 for calling a League caster a pedophile with baseless accusations, as well as being banned from attending League of Legends events for a year. For some reason, Twitch unbanned him in 2017 but was banned for 30 days in 2018 for sexually harassing multiple women at Jagex’s gaming convention “Runefest”. His actions even caused a fight outside of the event where police were involved. Now acting like a “reformed” person, Ali continues his Twitch ventures where any criticism of him and his past is shut down.
Chapter II: Coming to Light
I had heard of Ali in the past due to my participation in Twitch, but I didn’t know about his sexually unhinged behaviour until November of 2020, when someone came forward and said that she had been groomed by Ali in 2015 at the age of 16, while he was 24. This person showed Snapchat conversations between the two where she says that she was attending college (which in the UK means the person would typically be 16, 17 or 18) and later specified she was 16, but that didn’t stop him from soliciting pictures. In other statements, she says that they eventually had a Skype conversation, but quickly turned sexual and promptly ended. Because of this information going public, the victim later revealed that Ali’s community harassed and even doxed her in his Discord server, where they would share information such as name, general location and more pictures. Not only that, but to this day, Ali and his community continue to ridicule the victim by using the term “pic xx” to joke amongst them, which is what Ali said when soliciting pictures from the minor.
Shortly after, I was made aware of a community partially dedicated to bring awareness when it comes to Ali’s previous questionable actions. I was exposed to more information regarding him. It was then that I discovered the real person behind the computer screen.
Chapter III: The Crimes
This is a list of some of his known actions, some involving minors, when he was already an adult, as well as general sexual harassment. I will refer to people as “minors” since they were younger than 18 at the time of Ali’s interactions with them, as there could be some cultural differences when it comes to age.
Chapter IV: The Aftermath
If you tune in to his livestream or his social media accounts nowadays, you might find that his attitude doesn’t reflect what has been said here. According to the people who have documented most of this information, this is just an act to avoid being suspended by Twitch, as their Terms of Service got harsher as of the 22nd of January and things such as toxicity, harassment, and even making unsolicited comments about other people (streamers included) can get you in trouble, which he did in most of his previous broadcasts, and he has always been known as a problematic personality. Just a few months ago in October, he went out to parties pretty frequently, challenging UK’s lockdown rules, where he let some of his personality shine through thanks to the effects of alcohol, as he said “YOU DON’T PRETEND TO GO TO A HOSPITAL TO AVOID A DATE, YOU FAT CUNT” once again making derogatory comments towards women who reject him.
He was also under investigation by the UK version of CPS because he would have his daughter on his live broadcasts, but heavily neglecting her. After being reported and “audited” for months, he later revealed that he is not allowed to have her on camera. This makes sense since someone close to him let people know that he confessed to use his daughter for money and donations, saying things like “Twitch loves kids”.
Chapter V: Answers
As stated before, my aim is not to cancel the guy. I firmly believe that someone can have a problematic past, learn from it, and grow. This, however, doesn’t seem to be the case for Ali, as some of his recent actions indicate that his past self is still there. I also believe that someone can enjoy a creator’s content without being bothered by what they have done in the past. Up to a certain limit, of course.
This, however, is a big question for Twitch. If sexual activity with people of barely legal age, grooming, sexual assault, sexual harassment, misogyny and racism is not enough to ban someone who clearly is not fit to represent your platform, what is? Are people like this individually protected by the platform? Just how far is too far?
Does anyone have a way to contact anyone at Twitch, or knows of people who reply when contacted? Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.? I would really love to know why people like these are not only still allowed on the platform, but also protected from any harm.
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