Draft:Alinity

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Alinity
Mogollon in 2022
Personal information
Born
Natalia Mogollon

(1988-01-10) January 10, 1988 (age 36)
Colombia
NationalityCanadian
Other namesAlinity Divine[1]
Occupations
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genres
  • Gaming
  • Reaction
  • IRL
Games
Followers1.5 million
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Subscribers183 thousand[2]
Total views10.55 million[2]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: May 4, 2024

Natalia Mogollon (born January 10, 1988), known online as Alinity, is a Colombian-Canadian[3][4] Twitch streamer and YouTuber. She is mostly known for her controversies in the online space.

Early life[edit]

Natalia Mogollon[5][1][6] was born on January 10, 1988,[7][8] in Colombia.[8] As a child, Mogollon said that she's fortunate enough to have access to a few games on an old computer and then later a Game Boy and Super Nintendo console, which is what makes her interested in video games. She moved to Saskatoon, Canada, in 2010 after her then boyfriend, whom she met online, convinced her.[8]

She studied nursing at the University of Saskatchewan in 2012.[8]

She had worked as a secretary and in nursing clinicals.[9]

Career[edit]

2010–2018: Early online presence[edit]

Mogollon created her Twitch account, Alinity, on December 23, 2012,[10] and started streaming there while enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan before becoming a full-time live streamer at the end of 2014.[8] She predominantly streams World of Warcraft content at the beginning of her Twitch career.[8]

Mogollon created her YouTube account, Alinity, on January 16, 2013. At the beginning, she mainly uploaded highlights of her livestream content such as World of Warcraft videos.[11]

2018–2020: Controversies[edit]

Copyright-strike feud with PewDiePie[edit]

Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie

In May 2018, Swedish YouTuber Felix Kjellberg, known online as PewDiePie, uploaded a YouTube video of him testing out a device called the Tobii Eye Tracker, which is able to show in real time what a user is looking at on the computer screen.[12] He used the device while watching a video compilation of female Twitch streamers, which featured Mogollon, and began a challenge to try not to focus on the streamers breasts. At one point in the video, he "jokingly" referred to the women as "stupid Twitch THOTS", a derogatory term that's an acronym for "that ho [whore] over there".[12] Mogollon saw the video while she was streaming and jokingly responded by saying "Yo, can we copy strike PewDiePie's latest video?", in which later someone would filed a copyright claim towards Kjellberg's YouTube video.[5][12][13] In response, Kjellberg assumed that Mogollon was the one who submitted the claim and scolded her, implying that she deserves the harassment she receives online for wearing revealing clothing. After the backlash from Kjellberg’s response, Mogollon apologized and claimed that CollabDRM, the company that manages copyright claims for her, did it all without her knowledge.[5] Kjellberg would later cut Alinity out of the video after she complained on her broadcast.[12]

After the feud, Mogollon faced an intense amount of backlash in the online community, to the point where she received doxing threats. She states that she had to call Saskatoon Police to warn them about the possibility of a swatting attempt, which involves calling police and making a false report with the aim of causing a large, armed police response. She also explained that she had to cancel a trip to Las Vegas, where she planned to livestream in public, because she was afraid someone would jump on camera and do something that would get her banned from Twitch, such as yelling offensive language or showing nudity.[5] The incident would later raise awareness about harassment towards women in the gaming community.[12]

Animal abuse allegation[edit]

Mogollon faced backlash after a video clip of her from a livestream on July 18, 2019, picking up her cat Milo from beneath the camera and tossing it over her shoulders went viral. The video blew up the next day on Twitter and Reddit,[14] and people around the internet have been calling for Mogollon to be banned permanently from Twitch over claims of animal abuse on her stream.[1][6][15] Animal rights and welfare organizations such as PETA and the Saskatoon SPCA weighed in on the incident, demanding a Twitch ban and an investigation into Mogollon. Critics towards Mogollon also surfaced in other clips, including one from 2018 in which she drank vodka from a bottle and then had her cat lick it from her mouth and a clip of her kicking her dog.[6][16] Later that day, Mogollon apologized on Twitter, stating:

Alinity Twitter
@Alinity

Hey everyone, I understand the concern and I am sorry for my lapses in judgement. I shouldnt have gotten frustrated with Milo, but I dropped him on the floor behind my chair. I'm not that strong :P . The Vodka thing was well over a year ago but it was also a stupid thing to do.

July 19, 2019[17]

I shouldn't have gotten frustrated with Milo, but I dropped him on the floor behind my chair. I'm not that strong :P. The Vodka thing was well over a year ago but it was also a stupid thing to do.[6]

On July 26, 2019, Mogollon revealed that she had reached out to the Saskatoon SPCA to investigate her alleged animal abuse allegation.[18] The Saskatoon SPCA revealed the results, in which they assessed each animal and determined that all appeared to be in good health and had friendly dispositions.[19][20] The organization also states that the actions in the videos were "not malicious in nature" and that Mogollon had been "educated" about how to be a responsible pet owner.[21][20]

A massive Change.org petition was started to draw attention to the alleged double standard on Twitch regarding her incident. It has been signed by more than 25,000 people.[18] Mogollon revealed that the incident has resulted in people in her neighborhood now recognizing her and following her home while she's out taking her dog for a walk.[22][18]

On May 22, 2019, during a Twitch livestream, Mogollon accidentally showed pornographic images after someone hosted her streams. She was later banned for three days.[23]

2020–present: Twitch bans and other ventures[edit]

In March 2021, Mogollon announced that she had started posting on OnlyFans, where she focuses on "artistic body expression". She revealed that she has made more money in two months on OnlyFans than in her 10-year career on Twitch.[24][25][26]

On May 23, 2021, Mogollon revealed on Twitter that she had filed an incident report with the police after fans showed up at her house.[27]

On September 20, 2021, Evolved Talent Agency announced that they would begin representing Mogollon.[28]

Twitch bans[edit]

On April 24, 2020, Mogollon had a wardrobe malfunction during a livestream in which she accidentally showed her nipple. The next day, April 25, 2020, Mogollon revealed on Twitter that she'd been temporarily suspended from Twitch for three days.[29][30]

On May 30, 2023, Twitch banned Mogollon for three days for allegedly "twerking" during her stream. In response, Mogollon posted a dance clip, claiming that the ban was unjust and highlighting the presence of more severe violations on the platform. Twitch would later lift the ban on Mogollon's Twitch account after a mere one day, two hours, and thirty-six seconds.[31]

On April 23, 2024, Mogollon received a DMCA strike and was banned from Twitch for breaking copyright laws. Mogollon was watching episodes of the CBS show Survivor on her Twitch channel, which netted her a copyright strike that can now only be removed from her channel by going through a series of training endeavors known as “Copyright School.” She received an email from Twitch in which it explained that Mogollon has until May 21, 2024, to complete the Copyright School training program to remove the strike from her Twitch account.[32][33][34]

Personal life[edit]

Mogollon has been very open about dealing with her mental health issues. Mogollon revealed that she has been struggling with depression and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In summer 2016, she said that she had contemplated taking her own life. She also revealed that she had an eating disorder when she was a teenager in Colombia.[8] In July 2020, Mogollon opened up during a livestream about how hateful and hurtful comments during her cat incident in 2019 had affected her mental health and that she had contemplated suicide.[35]

She has one dog and two cats. A dog named Luna, a cat named Milo, and another cat named Maya.[36]

She currently resides in Austin, Texas.[37]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Stephen, Bijan (July 25, 2019). "Twitch has to figure out what to do with its biggest stars". The Verge. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "About Alinity". YouTube.
  3. ^ Duckworth, Joshua (September 13, 2022). "Alinity Will Be Returning to Twitch Soon". Game Rant. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Flavius, Lou (July 26, 2019). "Alinity Apologizes For Throwing Her Cat". TheGamer. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Shield, David (May 30, 2018). "Sask. internet celebrity Alinity targeted online after dispute with YouTube star PewDiePie". CBC.CA. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Streamer Apologizes For Throwing Her Cat". Kotaku. July 22, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Mogollon, Natalia [@Alinity] (January 10, 2023). "Birthday today 🥳" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Olson, Matthew (June 2, 2017). "Video games "literally saved my life," says Saskatoon Internet personality". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Mogollon, Natalia [@Alinity] (March 13, 2021). "I worked 8 hour shifts as a secretary, and did 12 hour shifts for nursing clinicals. Although I agree with you, it is exhausting, I think you are underestimating the energy required to be "on" and entertain an audience for 8 hours. Not the same" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
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  11. ^ "Alinity - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e Cole, Samantha (May 25, 2018). "Pewdiepie Is Teaching His Audience that Women Are Asking For It". Vice. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  13. ^ Stephen, Bijan (July 25, 2019). "Twitch has to figure out what to do with its biggest stars". The Verge. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  14. ^ Switzer, Eric (July 23, 2019). "Twitch's Rules About Cat Throwing Are Either Too Vague Or Unenforced". TheGamer. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
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  16. ^ Rodriguez, Jeremiah (July 21, 2019). "Canadian video game streamer Alinity apologizes for throwing cat in video". CTVNews. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  17. ^ Mogollon, Natalia [@Alinity] (July 19, 2019). "Alinity on Twitter: "Hey everyone, I understand the concern and I am sorry for my lapses in judgement. I shouldnt have gotten frustrated with Milo, but I dropped him on the floor behind my chair. I'm not that strong :P . The Vodka thing was well over a year ago but it was also a stupid thing to do." / Twitter" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ a b c Chen, Tanya (July 24, 2019). "A Popular Gamer Threw Her Cat Live On Twitch, Sparking A Very Messy Drama". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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  20. ^ a b Byers, Preston (July 27, 2019). "Saskatoon SPCA concludes Alinity investigation, says "there was no malicious intent in any of the reported incidents"". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  21. ^ Cooper, Dalton (July 27, 2019). "Alinity Reveals Results of Animal Cruelty Investigation". Game Rant. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  22. ^ Cooper, Dalton (July 27, 2019). "Twitch Streamer Alinity Says She Was Stalked After Cat Incident". Game Rant. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
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  28. ^ Miceli, Max (September 20, 2021). "Alinity joins Evolved Talent Agency". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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  35. ^ Weiss, Adelaide (July 3, 2020). "Alinity breaks down, says she's contemplated suicide due to hateful comments". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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  37. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (June 23, 2022). "Alinity ominously says she can't return to streaming due to reasons outside her control". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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