LtCorbis / Soph
About
Soph, formerly known as LtCorbis, is a vlogger who originally gained online notoriety for delivering expletive-ridden commentaries while playing the first-person shooter games Call of Duty and Counter-Strike. Returning in 2019 under the name Soph, she began posting bigoted commentaries on Islam, the LGBTQ+ community and political correctness. Despite claiming these posts were satirical, Soph was banned from YouTube for violating Community Guidelines on hate speech.
History
In June 2015, LtCorbis[2] launched the @LtCorbis Twitter feed, gathering upwards of 11,000 followers in the next eight months. On August 10th, the LtCorbis YouTube[5] channel was created. The first video was posted on December 23rd, featuring a YouTube Poop edit of the "Here in My Garage" advertisement. On February 1st, 2016, she posted a video commenting on the controversy surrounding The Fine Brothers failed "React World" licensing program. The videos have since been removed.
On February 25th, LtCorbis uploaded a video in which she plays a surfing level in the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive while retelling an anecdote from an experience at school (shown below). On February 29th, she posted a video titled "BuzzFeed Vs. Men," in which she criticized a BuzzFeed Canada editor who was accused of discriminating against white male job applicants while playing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The video was since been removed.
On March 8th, LtCorbis published a video mocking those who refer to YouTube commentary channels as "Leafy clones". On March 11th, she posted a video criticizing vlogger Jacob Sartorius for being "cancer". The videos have since been removed.
Reception
On March 9th, Redditor Pyrocrapanal posted an LtCorbis video about originality on YouTube to the /r/pyrocynical[6] subreddit. On March 10th, 2016, YouTuber Pyrocynical praised LtCorbis in a video regarding inauthentic vloggers on the site, gathering more than 375,000 views and 6,100 comments in the next five days (shown below).
"There's a little girl here who is 11-years-old and she's already mastered the art of memes and memeing and the fact that she can say this intellectual stuff at such a young age, it's really good but really worrying at the same time. She will probably grow up and work at Reddit or something and be like a memeologist or, I don't know, whatever intelligent kids do when they're young."
The following day, The Daily Dot published an article about LtCorbis titled "This sweary, savvy, 11-year-old gamer girl is the future of YouTube." Also on March 11th, the /r/LtCorbis[4] subreddit was launched for discussions about the YouTube channel. On March 12th, an entry for LtCorbis was created on the YouTube Wiki.[1]
Anti-Muslim Statements
On April 2nd, 2019, YouTuber NFKRZ tweeted screenshots of LtCorbis making anti-Muslim and racist statements, calling for "mass genocide" (shown below).
Remember LtCorbis? The edgy 12 year old commentator from back in the day? This is her now. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/MeV0XGsNdt
β NFKRZ π·πΊ (@roman_nfkrz) April 2, 2019
On April 8th, NFKRZ uploaded a video about LtCorbis titled "The LtCorbis Racist Meltdown" (shown below).
BuzzFeed Article
On May 13th, 2019, BuzzFeed News[7] published an article by reporter Joseph Bernstein titled "YouTubeβs Newest Far-Right, Foul-Mouthed, Red-Pilling Star Is A 14-Year-Old Girl," which discussed anti-Muslim views expressed in Soph's video "Be Not Afriad." The following day, YouTuber Timcast uploaded a video titled "BuzzFeed Morality Police Write Hit Piece on 14 Year Old" (shown below).
YouTube Ban
On August 1st, 2019, @sewernugget tweeted[8] that they had been banned from YouTube. The post received more than 3,000 likes and 800 retweets (shown below).
![soph @sewernugget PRESS F TO PAY RESPECTS [give @TeamYouTube a hard time about it if you can] subscribe to my MUHFUGGIN BITCHUTE: bitchute.com/channel/soph/] donate to my PATREON: patreon.com/corbis and buy my POPPIN MERCH [6 more days!!! bonfire.com/store/soph/ Hi soph, Our team has reviewed your content, and, unfortunately, we think it violates our hate speech policy. We've removed the following content from YouTube Video: PRIDE & PREJUDICE We know that this might be disappointing, but it's important to us that YouTube is a safe place for all. If content breaks our rules, we remove it. If you think we've made a mistake, you can appeal and we'll take another look. Keep reading for more details. How your content violated the policy Content glorifying or inciting violence against another person or group of people is not allowed on YouTube. We also don't allow any content that encourages hatred of another person or group of people based on their membership in a protected group. We review educational, documentary, artistic, and scientific content on a case-by-case basis. Limited exceptions are made for content with sufficient and appropriate context and where the purpose of posting is clear LEARN MORE 10:21 AM Aug 1, 2019 Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/525/365/f15.png "Press F")
Search Interest
External References
[3] Twitter β @samfbiddle
[4] Reddit β /r/LtCorbis
[6] Reddit β Pyro β this 11-year-old girl is a better leafy clone
[7] BuzzFeed News β YouTubes Newest Far-Right, Foul-Mouthed Red-Pilling Star Is a 14-Year-Old Girl
[8] Twitter β @sewernugget's Tweet
![soph @sewernugget PRESS F TO PAY RESPECTS [give @TeamYouTube a hard time about it if you can] subscribe to my MUHFUGGIN BITCHUTE: bitchute.com/channel/soph/] donate to my PATREON: patreon.com/corbis and buy my POPPIN MERCH [6 more days!!! bonfire.com/store/soph/ Hi soph, Our team has reviewed your content, and, unfortunately, we think it violates our hate speech policy. We've removed the following content from YouTube Video: PRIDE & PREJUDICE We know that this might be disappointing, but it's important to us that YouTube is a safe place for all. If content breaks our rules, we remove it. If you think we've made a mistake, you can appeal and we'll take another look. Keep reading for more details. How your content violated the policy Content glorifying or inciting violence against another person or group of people is not allowed on YouTube. We also don't allow any content that encourages hatred of another person or group of people based on their membership in a protected group. We review educational, documentary, artistic, and scientific content on a case-by-case basis. Limited exceptions are made for content with sufficient and appropriate context and where the purpose of posting is clear LEARN MORE 10:21 AM Aug 1, 2019 Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/525/365/f15.png "Press F")
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