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Nicolas "Nico" Kenn De Balinthazy (born 8 September 1998) better known online as SNEAKO, is an American political commentator and online streamer. He started his YouTube channel in 2013 and gained popularity through his commentary and street interview videos. However, he was terminated from YouTube in October 2022 after repeated community guideline violations.[1]
Sneako | ||||||||||
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| Born | Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy[2] September 8, 1998 New York City, U.S. | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2013–present | |||||||||
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YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Channels | Sneako | |||||||||
| Years active | 2013–2022[5] | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.28 million[5] | |||||||||
| Total views | 98.08 million[5] | |||||||||
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Last updated: September 4, 2022[5] | ||||||||||
Following his ban from YouTube, Sneako continued to create content on alternative platforms like Rumble. He maintained a presence on social media through collaborations with other influencers.
Sneako is well-known for homophobic, transphobic, and anti-semitic content and has praised white supremacists like Nick Fuentes.[7][8][9] Sneako is generally considered to be part of the "manosphere", an ideology promoting masculinity and an opposition to feminism.[10][3][4] His commentaries have been deemed controversial and considered to be encouraging misogynistic views amongst young males.[11] Sneako had amassed over 1.28 million subscribers on his main channel on YouTube before he got banned.
As of October 2023, Sneako was the seventh most-watched channel on Rumble with 1.37 million hours watched,[12] maintaining popularity among young male viewers.[13]
- ^ Johnson, Stephen (2023-09-22). "The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: Who Is Sneako, and Why Is He so Dangerous?". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Starr, Michael, ed. (11 April 2024). "Social media streamer Sneako: 'Down with the Jews'". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Whalen, Eamon (9 August 2023). "Boy Problems". Mother Jones. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b Tan, William; O'Connor, Clare; Cox, Peter; McRoberts, Clare (22 February 2023). "Falling into the manosphere pipeline". U-High Midway. University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "SNEAKO's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats".
- ^ @Sneako (30 December 2018). "30k to 100k in two days. I've been doing Youtube for six years. You can literally do ANYTHING if you work hard" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Social media streamer Sneako: 'Down with the Jews'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Petrizzo, Zachary (2022-11-29). "Racist YouTuber Joins Kanye West's Campaign". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Horowitz, Justin (2024-05-02). "Pro-Nazi streamers laud "groyper" takeover of Turning Point USA". Media Matters for America. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Hodapp (2017), p. xv; Lumsden (2019), pp. 98–99; Jane (2017), p. 662; Marwick & Lewis (2017), pp. 9, 13
- ^ Ritchie, Vander O.B. (6 November 2023). "How Education Is Failing Young Men". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Iyer, Ravi (2 November 2023). "Rumble October 2023 results — platform hits new record for monthly watch time". Streams Charts. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Feinstein, Naomi (18 September 2023). "Kid Yells "All Gays Should Die" During Encounter With Far-Right Streamer at Marlins Game". Miami New Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024.