Controversial US streamer threatens in South Korea due to inappropriate behavior

Controversial US streamer threatens in South Korea due to inappropriate behavior

A controversial American live streamer in South Korea faces a prison for his insulting actions. This throws a skill light on the increase in so -called "Nuisance influencers" that want to generate clicks abroad. Ramsey Khalid Ismael, 24 years old, known as the online name "Johnny Somali", was charged by the public prosecutor's office in a convenience store because of the causation of a "restlessness". In the event of a conviction, a prison sentence of threaten.

travel ban and public reaction

A travel ban was also issued against Ismael, which prohibits him to leave the country while the authorities continue their investigations. CNN asked Ismael for a comment. It is unclear whether he has a lawyer.

provocations and punishments on social media

Ismael has developed a call for its provocative and often offensive video stunts and was blocked by several social media platforms after being accused by critics of harming locals in various Asian countries to increase their online viewers. The live streamer has a summarized supporter of several thousand users on Instagram, Tiktok and Rumble. CNN contacted all three platforms regarding Ismael's content, but did not receive any immediate feedback.

aroused public outrage in South Korea

At the beginning of this month, Ismael published a public apology after he had been accused of having desecrated a South Korean monument for women who were exposed to sexual slavery during the Second World War, which was leading too widespread in the country. Angry locals threatened him in online contributions with retaliation. shots, which was then broadcast , which was followed while a group followed. A man was arrested separately last month in Seoul because he had hit Ismael in the face, reported the Yonhap " News agency . The Seoul police declined a comment.

cultural challenges and social media effects

The public reaction in South Korea reflects a broader feeling of frustration in the region over foreigners that exploit local customs for their online fleece. Ismael is an extreme example of bad behavior. According to Japanese news reports, foreign content creators have recently been accused of having committed a number of violations in the country, from to trick to pull-ups at a torii-tor and "nuisance dancing" in the subway trains.

increasing concern about mass tourism

These incidents coincide with an increasing negative mood compared to mass tourism in Japan, while the country Record vision Reports on the bad behavior of tourists. At the beginning of this month, a 65-year-old American tourist in tokio , Because he supposedly carved letters into a Torii goal, just two months after a 61-year-old Austrian man was arrested because he had sex on the grounds of a shrine.

controversy around Ismael's travel abroad

Ismael's last stay in Japan was also accompanied by controversy. Last year the live streamer in Osaka was on a construction site according to the Kyodo news agency arrested . Ismael also caused outrage in Japan by publishing videos in which he mocked and insulted commuters about the atomic bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

cultural limits

John Lie, professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, described Ismael as a warning story about the risks of ignoring cultural boundaries in a networked world. Although he may have deeper motifs, the behavior of the provocateur mainly seemed to be aimed at gaining attention in a "striving to be a social media promi", said Lie. "There is nothing important there, except for his provocateur person: a standard figure in today's social media landscape," he added.

CNNS AVA KO contributed to reporting.