Fans and foes alike were surprised on Sunday when the YouTuber known only as DJDrkLntrn returned to YouTube with a new channel after his previous channel was apparently taken down due to copyright strikes imposed on it by Zachary “Liberty Troll” Kueker.
Kueker’s actions have widely been seen by the public as an attempt to collect a “bounty” for DJDrkLntrn’s information that was apparently placed over the past month and that some are attributing to the MindCraftFAFO YouTube channel, which has been doxing supporters of David “Dr. Dave” Coulter in the past few weeks.
That channel has attempted to dox DJDrkLntrn’s information in the past and incorrectly lists the YouTuber as “John Conner” since the mysterious YouTuber once made a joke that referenced John Conner, hero of the popular Terminator movie franchise.
While it is Kueker’s right to defend his works using the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, his demands to DJDrkLntrn to drop the copyright claims seemed more focused on silencing his critics rather than enforcing copyright protections.
DJDrkLntrn has stated that he refused to file YouTube’s counter notifications to have his channel restored due to the fact that he would have to expose his identity and home address to Kueker as part of the process.
With Kueker’s extensive ties to the MindCraftFAFO channel, long associated with Shade George ‘Audit Them’ Ghanayem, and the reported bounty out for his information he did not feel comfortable sharing that information.
Appearing on the Sunday night ReallyCoolNews Hangout, DJDrkLntrn offered little details on the origins of his new channel, which has over 300 members as of press time. He claimed that he would be livestreaming on the channel in mid-week and was preparing to resume operations fully by the weekend.
The MindCraftFAFO channel is believed to be serving the last days of a one-week suspension from YouTube after having one of its videos removed for violating YouTube’s policies.
Links to that livestream, entitled “This is NOT Free Speech: The Cyber Terrorism of Dr. Dave and His Followers,” now state “Video unavailable This video has been removed for violating YouTube’s Terms of Service.”
Before it was suspended, one of the last community posts by the channel promised vengeance towards those who supported Coulter’s efforts or donated to his GoFundMe campaign:
Look closely at these 2022 emails, because this is exactly where David Coulter’s documented racism began. This is where he coined the degrading slur “goat f******” “goatboy”to attack innocent people, making his absolute hatred for Muslims and anyone different from him crystal clear in black and white. Anybody who uses that racist term today, or who financially supports and enables this predator, needs to understand a harsh reality: you are actively participating in a five-year campaign of terror. Make no mistake, the digital footprints you leave behind while funding his GoFundMe and echoing his slurs are permanent evidence. You will eventually be identified, investigated, and brought to justice alongside him for aiding and abetting this reign of harassment.
That channel also recently released a video attacking popular YouTuber Flat Derp in which it made unfounded accusations that Derp was involved with the abuse of children. It also promised that the FBI would be acting in Canada along with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to apprehend Derp for his supposed crimes against humanity.
Derp remains out of FBI custody as of press time and has released an extensive reply video to MindCraftFAFO’s accusations on his channel.
Coulter also addressed MindCraftFAFO and his on-going legal problems with Ghanayem in a statement released to his various YouTube channels on Saturday that was intended to promote his GoFundMe campaign.
Hey good people, Dr. Dave here. Hope everyone is well out there in YouTube land or wherever you may be watching this from. Anyway, I stopped on here to give an update on the GoFundMe. It’s doing quite well. But I still need just a little more to get over the top. Now let me tell you, because a lot of people are asking me what I’m charged with. I can’t get into details because the judge has forbidden me From talking about this case online.
I don’t know why he can talk about it, but I can’t. And I’m referring to audit them, by the way. I wrote some things down here. He’s accused me of making death threats and because I tell him to go jump in the lake, that’s considered a death threat. He has fabricated emails to back that up. He says that I’ve sexualized his mother and sister by saying that I love them long time.
That’s a line from Full Metal Jacket. If you’ve ever watched that movie, you’ll agree it’s a great movie
Coulter would go on to make controversial claims about the Muslem faith before continuing:
Anyway, he’s gonna take everybody in my circle to court, and he’s gonna have us charged with cyberstalking and terrorism. murder and death threats, having sex with his 13-year-old sister, and being KKK members and white supremacists. Now imagine all that. Anyway, good people, I implore you, if you can, if you can afford it, don’t don’t donate if you can’t afford it. But if you can afford it, please donate. I need to return an attorney. By the end of next week, the week after, at the very latest, we have to put a stop to this.
Hmm. Anyway, I’m thinking good tasks, good people. Thank you so much for listening. Cheers
Coulter would then return to posting first amendment auditing related videos on his three YouTube channels Saturday night, focusing on auditors other than Ghanayem. It’s unclear if he will be returning to his regular publishing schedule.
Both Coulter and Ghanayem are divisive figures in the First Amendment Auditing community. For nearly five years the pair’s squabbles and infighting have strangely divided the lines among followers of the first amendment auditing community.
Ghanayem’s strange auditing style and his attacks on Coulter and those who he perceives as supporting Coulter has left many to question his sanity. His recent change in style, using his channel to portray himself as an innocent while the MindCraftFAFO channel doxes and harass those who he is at odds with are troubling at best.
Coulter’s abrasive style often defies what some would consider good taste and social norms. His attacks on Ghanayem and his own critics are often brutal takedowns for which he has offered little to no apologies. He has often been described as a figure who is stuck in the 1980’s, which attitudes about society clearly reflecting another time.
Ghanayem has both civil and criminal protective orders against Coulter. A warrant was issued in October in Illinois for Coulter’s arrest for violating the civil protective order. Despite attempts by Kueker to have Ohio authorities carry out the warrant on Coulter, Coulter remains free as of press time.
Coulter’s GoFundMe took in $5.00 in new donations for Monday, placing fifth in the race for the crowdsourcing title.
Our own Ongoing Expenses campaign took the day with $839.00 in new donations. It was followed by Aidan “Turtleboy” Kearney’s GiveSendGo campaign, which took in $670.00.
SeanPaul “Long Island Audit” Reyes placed third with $110.00 in new donations to his Support The Fight Against Tyranny & Corruption campaign.
Lane Myers rounded out the top five with $25.00 in new donations to his GiveSendGo campaign.
No other campaigns that we follow saw new donations for Monday.
