South Korean authorities indicted an American livestreamer known for his offensive stunts abroad, accusing him of causing a “commotion” at a convenience store, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Ramsey Khalid Ismael, 24, better known by his online alias, Johnny Somali, is a livestreamer who hurls provocative and offensive insults while he travels abroad, including in U.S. allies South Korea and Japan. READ MORE HERE
He is not detained, however, the spokesperson’s office said.
South Korea often imposes travel bans when there’s a flight risk.
Somali, whose streams often involve desecrating monuments and harassing local residents, has been banned multiple times from various social media platforms and currently streams on Rumble, a livestreaming platform with looser moderation policies than Twitch, another popular livestreaming platform.
In videos Somali posted on Instagram last month, he appears to be drinking alcohol in a convenience store, where he pours instant noodles on a table before he cleans it up.
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