Carl Benjamin
A British YouTuber who goes by Sargon of Akkad, Carl Benjamin has had a hate-hate relationship with the platforms he’s on for a while now. The right-wing vlogger got his start in the misogynistic online harassment campaign known as Gamergate. He’s since been known for his unbelievably dumb takes on subjects ranging from feminism to politics. In 2016, politician Jess Phillips said she received rape threats from men online. How did Benjamin respond? He tweeted at her “I wouldn’t even rape you.”
He was banned from Twitter for violating the platform’s rules on targeted abuse. Oh, he’s tried to return to Twitter several times under new account names, but those accounts have also been cut off because, again, using alt accounts to get around a suspension is against Twitter’s rules.
On Tuesday, the YouTuber said he’s back on Twitter. He wrote:
“Five years in exile is a long time. A lot has changed. We are in a different world now, and I am a different man. Things will be different, but hopefully, better. The tide may be turning.”
