Using a livestreaming site called Dlive, Mr. Gionet — known by the online alias “Baked Alaska” — broadcast his actions inside the Capitol. They also tipped him with “lemons,” a Dlive currency that can be converted into real money, through which Mr. Gionet made more than $2,000 on Wednesday, according to online estimates. Mr. Gionet operates one of at least nine channels that used Dlive to share real-time footage from the front lines of Wednesday’s rampage. In 2017, Mr. Gionet was kicked off Twitter; last year, he was barred from YouTube. Livestreaming is also benefiting — especially as a way to communicate live with followers and to earn money by spreading hate.

Source: International New York Times January 08, 2021 21:25 UTC