Why Do Streamers Get Swatted Reddit?
What Is "Swatting" and Why Are Gamers Being "Swatted" During Live Streams? Answered! It's When an Angry 12 Year Old Gamer Calls in a Bomb or Other Similar...
What is "Swatting" and why are gamers being "Swatted" during live streams? Answered! It's when an angry 12 year old gamer calls in a bomb or other similar threat against a person they're playing against.
Why are streamers swatted?
Twitch streamer LosPollosTV said he was raided by a SWAT team live on camera, following 'swatting' prank trend. ... "Swatting" is when a person "prank" calls the police and falsely claims that someone is dangerous. Swatting has a long history in the streaming community.
How do big streamers get swatted?
Streamers are an easy target for swatting due to their public nature. One way for streamers to protect themselves is by using a VPN to obscure their actual IP address and give themselves and extra level of security.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
