Welcome to the world of Russian thrash streams, where people get insulted and bullied for money
Standing in a corner for 150 rubles ($2), sucking a toe for 2,500 rubles ($34), sitting on a bottle for 3,000 rubles ($40). Participants in these...
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Standing in a corner for 150 rubles ($2), sucking a toe for 2,500 rubles ($34), sitting on a bottle for 3,000 rubles ($40). Participants in these...
Jonny Tickle Two months after a Russian livestreamer’s girlfriend died on YouTube, the country’s internet community lost another popular character. On Thursday, a man known as “Grandfather” passed away on air in front of around 150 viewers. According to Smolensk-based online outlet Readovka, Yury Dushechkin was a regular feature on ‘First Step to YouTube’ – a channel that became well known locally for live footage taking advantage of the vulnerable. It falls under the now-infamous category of ‘trash streams,’ in which people do whatever is asked of them in return for...
© (R) Screenshot from stream Mellstroy; (L) Screenshot from stream Reeflay Live broadcasting of misogyny, violence & even death: The growth of 'trash-streaming’, a disturbing Russian internet sub-cultureTwo months after a Russian livestreamer's girlfriend died on YouTube, the country's internet community lost another popular character. On Thursday, a man known as "Grandfather" passed away on air in front of around 150 viewers. According to Smolensk-based online outlet Readovka, Yury Dushechkin was a regular feature on 'First Step to YouTube' - a channel that became well known locally for l...