#publicnuisances — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #publicnuisances, aggregated by home.social.
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Reuters: New Mexico seeks $3.7 billion, changes to Meta platforms in youth harm trial. “The U.S. state of New Mexico on Monday asked a judge to declare Meta Platforms a public nuisance, order the company to pay $3.7 billion and overhaul its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms to protect young users.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/05/reuters-new-mexico-seeks-3-7-billion-changes-to-meta-platforms-in-youth-harm-trial/ -
BBC: South Korea jails American YouTuber for public nuisance. “American livestreamer Johnny Somali, who caused outrage in South Korea by kissing a statue representing World War Two sex slaves, has been sentenced to six months in jail.” The statue-kissing is just the start of his nonsense.
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/16/bbc-south-korea-jails-american-youtuber-for-public-nuisance/ -
DC News Now: Woman who pulled TikTok prank arrested, charged in Montgomery County. “A woman in Montgomery County is facing charges after officials with the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said she used artificial intelligence (AI) to falsely report that someone broke into her home earlier this month. Police said it’s a viral prank on TikTok.”
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Tubefilter: Some streamers think breaking Twitch’s rules guarantees them big money on Kick. Kick’s CEO says nope.. “Now, it’s clear that some streamers look at Kick as a safety net, believing that if they’re kicked off Twitch, they’ll have a guaranteed big-money spot over there, just because it wants to get a shot in at its Amazon-owned competitor.”
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Tubefilter: Some streamers think breaking Twitch’s rules guarantees them big money on Kick. Kick’s CEO says nope.. “Now, it’s clear that some streamers look at Kick as a safety net, believing that if they’re kicked off Twitch, they’ll have a guaranteed big-money spot over there, just because it wants to get a shot in at its Amazon-owned competitor.”
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Unseen Japan: Japanese Girls Charged Over “Food Terrorism” at a Sukiya . “The incident occurred at a Sukiya beef bowl store in Osaka on February 1st. Two 16-year-old girls went to the restaurant with the intent of causing controversy for the ‘gram. One girl downed tea directly from a pitcher on their table rather than pouring it into a glass as her friend filmed her and egged her on.”
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Korea Times: American YouTuber Johnny Somali sparks outrage in trial, calls Korea a US vassal state. “Somali, who is standing trial on charges including obstruction of business, appeared an hour late to his hearing at the Seoul Western District Court on March 7. He responded to questions with his hands in his pockets and maintained an uncooperative attitude throughout the session, Yonhap […]
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Dexerto: Japanese citizens create ‘wanted’ list for nuisance streamers. “[Johnny] Somali is currently awaiting trial in South Korea, but he’s promised to return to Japan and continue his chaotic streams. However, Japanese citizens are attempting to prevent this ahead of time. As seen by fellow streamer Ice Poseidon in a February 2025 Kick broadcast, Somali is on a list of ‘wanted’ […]