Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins has filed an apology just days after a heated round-trip exchange with Twitch streamer Natalia ‘Alinity’ Mogollon.
Alinity was caught in the crossfire during a July 1 Twitter fight between Ninja and fellow content creator Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel. While the two were arguing, she inserted herself into the drama with a joke. It wasn’t long before Ninja downloaded and pulled her frustrations out of surprised Alinity.
Days later, the Twitch streamer restarted its stream for a much shorter stream than usual. While she often plays games or relaxes with her viewers for hours, her July 3 broadcast lasted only 50 minutes.
Following the recent death from the serpentine Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein, she managed what impact can online bullying really have: “You cannot simply send accumulations of hatred towards someone without having an effect on a person. “
Shortly after this emotional current, Some key figures from the gaming community took the time to apologize, including Ninja.
Esports insider info Rod ‘Slasher’ Breslau was one of the first to publicly apologize after the Alinity stream. “I have removed my recent Alinity tweet as it contributes to a culture of online harassment and toxicity,” he said. “Sorry.”
Moments later, Ninja chimed in with a similar sentiment. He expressed his regret for his comments in the Twitter thread days before: “I kept looking at the tweet and saying that I would not have sent it if I were not a little inclined. I apologize too. “
Anyway, I kept looking at the tweet and saying that I wouldn’t have sent it if I wasn’t a little bowed. I also apologize @AlinityTwitch https://t.co/JycL15AJs6
– Ninja (@Ninja) July 3, 2020
With millions of fans on all forms of social media, Ninja has one of the biggest fans in the gaming industry. Posting an apology publicly certainly carries weight, one that others can learn from and take advantage of.
By allowing the cooler heads to prevail, Alinity also took a moment to respond. Sharing a similar regret for her rebuttal against Ninja earlier this week, she apologized for calling the former Mixer star “toxic” and revealed that she had also removed her tweet.
I also deleted my tweet. Sorry for calling you toxic
– Alinity (@AlinityTwitch) July 3, 2020
Alinity’s last broadcast hit a nerve within the broadcast community at large. She explained how hurtful online comments can have a lasting impact with truly negative ramifications.
Therefore, some of the leading figures in the industry who take responsibility and apologize for their actions may inspire others in their online behavior.
