The misery of swatting incidents for streamers doesn’t seem to end. Following a thread of unfortunate incidents, another streaming phenomenon has made the headlines for being subjected to a similar incident. While the internet world is no stranger to such reports, this new addition may just top the long list. Apparently, the Valorant Pro was attacked by internet trolls during a vulnerable time, amplifying the implications of the stunt. 

The streaming culture’s handsome rise in the past few years has also opened up new opportunities for internet trolls. Despite there being strict regulations against cyber crimes and privacy breaches, swatting as a crime has only witnessed an uprising. In fact, the swatting incidents have been one of the most common headlines in the streaming community lately. The concerns only worsen with this Valorant streamer’s story. Here’s what happened. 

Trolls cross limits as the Valorant streamer gets swatted at 6:30 in the morning! 

Sam Oh, popularly known as sOm, is a professional Valorant and CS: GO player. While the Twitch streamer is known for his standout gameplay skills, this time things aren’t pleasant. The internet trolls have targeted the streamer with a swatting incident and what’s even worse is how the incident unfolded. According to the NRG eSports superstar, the incident happened at 6:30 am while his whole family was asleep. Thus, the latter took to Twitter and wrote, “To whoever did this you are genuinely a horrible person, swatting is not a joke and puts people’s lives at risk. Ill be back later for a normal stream, stay safe everyone.”

Quite evidently, this couldn’t get any worse for the Valorant Pro. For those unaware, swatting is the act of a vindictive individual phoning the police and reporting that there is a serious enough situation there to warrant the arrival of an armed, heavy-handed response. Recently, a similar incident occurred with the GTA V actor Ned Luke during a live stream. Now, the unfortunate crime against sOm only adds fuel to the ongoing debate around the swatting issue. 

The streamer’s post sparked discussions about the cyber safety of streams again. Of course, with technology making so many advancements, it isn’t hard for cyber criminals to track down their targets. Furthermore, streamers are more prone to such mishaps due to their exposure to the web. But creating trouble for one’s family and loved ones just for the sake of fun, is it worth it? Well, the fans of the Valorant champ completely disagree. 

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One user sympathized with the streamer while blasting the swatters as, “cringe f*ckin losers.”

Former Counter Strike streamer Tarik tweeted “Dang that’s terrible,” standing with the streamer.

A user lashed out at the sections seeking fun by swatting and putting streamers through so much trouble. 

Could it get any scarier? This user thinks this may have a negative impact on the family. 

Another user was furious, calling swatters “actually f**ked up.”

What do you think about the increasing cases of swatting? 

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