People Make Games, a YouTube channel founded by former Eurogamer video maker Chris Bratt and animator Anni Sayers, has concluded a year-long investigation into Bachir Athene Boumaaza, a YouTuber who got his start with troll-y video game antics but went on to form a pseudo-religion called Neuro-Spinozism and is now the face of an organisation called The Singularity Group.<\/p>\n
The investigation alleges that Boumaaza is responsible for manipulation, misogyny, emotional abuse, and a lack of accountability at the top of the organisation. Anonymous ex-members of the group discussed emotional manipulation and gaslighting behind the scenes, while Boumaaza made statements like girls have evolved to be emotional manipulation machines with cameras rolling.<\/p>\n
The video culminates with a lengthy conversation between People Make Games and Boumaaza, in which the latter calls the investigation a hit piece among other things, denies some of the allegations, and offers his view of others.<\/p>\n
The investigation is an extremely compelling piece of reporting. The full video is lengthy, complicated, and at times deeply frustrating, but well worth a watch.<\/p>\n
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Investigative Report Digs Into the Strange Story of a YouTuber Who Founded a Religion - Kotaku UK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" People Make Games, a YouTube channel founded by former Eurogamer video maker Chris Bratt and animator Anni Sayers, has concluded a year-long investigation into Bachir Athene Boumaaza, a YouTuber who got his start with troll-y video game antics but went on to form a pseudo-religion called Neuro-Spinozism and is now the face of an organisation called The Singularity Group. The investigation alleges that Boumaaza is responsible for manipulation, misogyny, emotional abuse, and a lack of accountability at the top of the organisation. Anonymous ex-members of the group discussed emotional manipulation and gaslighting behind the scenes, while Boumaaza made statements like girls have evolved to be emotional manipulation machines with cameras rolling Continue reading