Highlights
- SSSniperwolf and Jacksfilms have had a contentious relationship on YouTube, with Jacksfilms accusing SSSniperwolf of stealing content and failing to credit creators.
- The controversy escalated when SSSniperwolf was accused of doxxing Jacksfilms by sharing his home address on Instagram, leading to concerns for his safety.
- YouTube recently commented on the situation, but some internet creators don't believe the penalty was enough.
SSSniperwolf and Jacksfilms have built a prominent following on YouTube over the years, though prior to October 2022 the two hadn't interacted much. While Jacksfilms has made great efforts to criticize her YouTube content, the female YouTuber didn't have much to say other than a few tweets. However, after events from the night of October 13, SSSniperwolf is under fire due to allegations that she doxed the 35-year-old's home address to her millions of Instagram followers.
Due to SSSniperowlf's latest actions, the controversy between SSSniperwolf and Jacksfilms has only become more volatile. As of yesterday, YouTube penalized SSSniperwolf, but some believed it was not a hefty enough punishment. Whether this is the end of the feud between the YouTubers still remains to be seen.
SSSniperwolf Accused of Stealing Content
Jacksfilms' interest in SSSniperwolf's content began in 2022 after he saw a tweet detailing where she was getting inspiration for her videos. This appeared to strike a chord with the sketch comedian, as he explained in one of his own videos that he didn't believe it was right to react to TikTok compilations with what he thought was low-effort commentary. As such, he created a new channel called JJJacksfilms, which distinctively parodied the triple "s" in SSSniperwolf's moniker. It was here that Jacksfilms began to critique her for what he claimed was stealing content from creators and failing to credit them.
While the channel began with clips of Jacksfilms adding low-effort reactions to the content that SSSniperwolf was reacting to, he later shifted to a new format that successfully granted him more views. The drama between the YouTubers truly heightened here, as Jacksfilms began streaming "SSSniperwolf Bingo Nights" on Twitch. It seems he and his audience would watch her videos on TikTok compilations and fill in bingo squares with labels like "forgets to react" and "reading the caption word for word."
The mission of the JJJacksfilms channel appeared to be flourishing as it provided a unique format to watch SSSniperwolf's videos while finding the original creators and crediting them. It also may have been the reason that some of SSSniperwolf's videos have been edited to remove clips from creators who didn't give her permission to use them. Some Twitch users even insisted that she'd steal jokes from TikTok comments to reuse.
Though the videos declaring that her content wasn't following the fair use doctrine were likely vexing for SSSniperwolf, the accusations that she went to Jacksfilms' house without an invitation are sparking outrage. According to screenshots from her now-deleted Instagram story, she made a poll with the question: "Should I go visit @jacksfilms? He lives 5 minutes away from my shoot." The female YouTuber then posted a video outside his house with the caption: "Let's talk like adults."
Jacksfilms is Urging YouTube to Remove SSSniperwolf From the Platform
It appears Jacksfilms was live-streaming when he was alerted that SSSniperwolf may be outside his residence. In the stream, people can hear him asking his wife not to go outside to speak with her. In a video he uploaded the next morning, he noted that SSSniperwolf appeared to be making light of the situation because she uploaded a picture of her and her sister with the caption "We pull up to your house, wyd?" He then asserted that he and his wife no longer feel safe in their house.
While there are those who are defending SSSniperwolf''s decision to try and speak with Jacksfilms, others believe that there were safer avenues if she wanted to do so. After all, SSSniperwolf possesses a criminal record that charged her with armed robbery and disorderly conduct as recently as 2016. Of course, some users have commented on Twitter that Jacksfilms' concerns are laughable. For instance, SSSniperwolf's sibling tweeted in response to Jacksfilms, "...does he not know how to fight or something?" Others have postulated that if the roles were reversed more people would see this as a greater issue.
Conversely, SSSniperwolf has denied the accusations of doxxing as she stated on her Instagram story that she doesn't know how to dox someone and had "no ill intentions." She maintained that his address can be found on Google and that Jacksfilms has been harassing her for months.
Yesterday, YouTube put out a statement on its Twitter that SSSniperwolf has received a "temporary monetization suspension" due to her off-platform actions. Even though some of the comments believe this was a suitable penalty, others have voiced that they think she should have been removed from the platform. Twitter user BiackEye wrote that it felt like these actions were excusable "as long as you have a million bajillion subscribers."
Nevertheless, YouTube also mentioned that "the behavior on both sides isn't what [it wants] on YT," to which popular internet personality Jacksepticeye replied "Wait...both sides? Criticism and parody are not the same as doxxing." A few minutes later, SSSniperwolf published an apology tweet that thanked YouTube for holding her accountable.
It should be noted that this isn't the first time Jacksfilms has questioned non-transformative content. Seven years ago, he went viral after blankly watching another creator react to one of his videos. In the end, Jacksfilms sardonically says, "I really like how you played my video in its entirety and then didn't really react to it." It appears that the YouTuber that was bashed later deleted their channel. In the present day, it's still to be determined whether YouTube will penalize Jacksfilms for his critiques or do anything beyond temporary demonetization for SSSniperwolf.