This Influencer Tried to Take My Channel Down

[@Gleebydeeby]

She’s just confirming nobody called her ass Athena

[@w1ll923]

Why would someone call someones a#% a name?

[@codemancz798]

@@w1ll923 Probably cause you're one

[@DannyPerez-pj5zj]

@@codemancz798 thats a fade

[@Gleebydeeby]

@@w1ll923 I giggled

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

They call it flat

[@Tobiasberger]

Getting a lawyer involved is SO satisfying and such a power move! This is what people who misuse the system deserve

[@Unknownz000]

Nothing will happen to her. He has lawyers to appeal for him. Not to sue her. Hes literally spending money to just have the vid back up.

[@RaymondCampesino]

hopefully he takes further action, it's well deserved

[@KS-jn5pv]

@@Unknownz000literally, that and to have the strike taken away, all unneeded drama. The woman won’t get any repercussions, she just won’t have got what she wanted out of the situation.

[@mfc4afos]

​@@KS-jn5pv in a way that's good enough for me though. It's a signal that you can't just be like she is

[@w1ll923]

🤓

[@RaymondCampesino]

asked all 3k of her followers to report is wild. absolutely ego lord

[@Zorios901]

Literally, I have mates that have 1k to 5k just from having insta for a long time, 3k doesn’t make you an influencer ffs hahaha

[@minmo2288]

@@Zorios901 my ex’s insta was at just over 2k, she passed away 9 years ago and gained 1.5k over that time, if a dead girl who hasn’t interacted with any platform what so ever can gain 1.5k then 3k when trying is pathetic 😂

[@Aurora_Lightbringer]

​@@Zorios901 3k is like... 2 posts that pop off.

[@Cowboy_Frog]

Let’s go report her, all 4.5 million of us 😂

[@MC_VNM]

@@Cowboy_Froghaha yeah let’s raid her comments as well

[@trickytheclown8239]

Athena is said to be the goddess of knowledge and strategy just shows that it definitely wasn't her nickname

[@w1ll923]

What?

[@___Bruh__]

@@w1ll923 what do you not get? It's a pretty clear comment

[@markotnanatkapietruszki]

sis really told on herself with that reaction 😂

[@kingofravens215]

How did I know that crazy ass would pull shit like this lol

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yep, I see no wisdom or knowledge here. Definitely not an Athena!

[@EdwardLupus120]

A better Greek mythology nickname for her would be “Narcissus”

[@TeleportUsToMars.]

💯

[@nightwarrior6200]

If only she got stuck staring at her reflection in a pond like narcissus. It would save some many people the misery of meeting her.

[@Cowboy_Frog]

The fact he drowned from staring at his reflection (and falling in love with it) in a pool and he fell in. 😂 Very on brand for this creator. Stupid and egotistical.

[@nightwarrior6200]

@@Cowboy_Frog there are two versions of his death, one where he dies of thirst/starvation as he was so entranced by himself and another version where he kills himself. Either way the same point stands

[@ladyk3729]

@@nightwarrior6200 I had only heard the story where he drowns so thanks for adding the alternative ending, didn't know about that one :)

[@bbbrando]

For a "wannabe" Influencer, she definitely has the whole "abusing the copyright system" down😭

[@w1ll923]

Did you have a stroke while writing this?

[@InternetReview]

Under rated comment

[@maaheez]

@@w1ll923 rage bait

[@volcanicgames6830]

​@@maaheezcomment was edited, probably was different when he said that

[@vemijoev]

@@volcanicgames6830On this channel he has also commented «🤓🤓» and «didnt ask» so idk

[@hollymay6789]

watching this unfold on George’s instagram story was hilarious. glad yt actually took it seriously because it was such a bs claim

[@TomasMartinez-cx7ns]

Love how people like Durv and Craig handled these kinds of situations better than a woman in her 40s lmao

[@aokperson_]

Just shows how unappreciated they were in their time

[@Faith01841]

Fr why couldn't she respond properly and drop a diss track

[@not_lewis2649]

@@Faith01841funny

[@aokperson_]

@@Faith01841 we live in the shadow of our predecessors

[@Zorios901]

I miss that period of youtube so much hahaha. Their content was terrible but watching George, Will, Pyrocynical and a few others reacting to them was hilarious.

[@thisuserhasnoname5460]

For someone claiming to have the nickname Athena, she’s not very smart

[@mdt105]

In fairness, Athena was a vindictive, psychotic nutjob with paper thin skin. So, it's pretty on-brand I guess.

[@Stupid_storytime]

👏👏👏 She should be Narcissus or Athena is also known for outbursts of unreasonable jealousy

[@varietychan]

Ah yes, how to make everyone instantly hate you starter kit

[@goldensloth7]

tell em Rose!

[@techspec2551]

Looks like she got the buy one, get one free and also got the deluxe 'bye-bye channel' pack.

[@leanmeanfrizzybean]

Ah yes, Athena, historically considered to be quite arrogant and experienced outbursts of unreasonable rage stemming from jealousy...I'd say it suits her perfectly!

[@Saulsucks]

Lol aracne

[@joshuaconnall4237]

Might actually be why. Some people learning about Ancient Greece and the get a description of Athena, and decide that it fits somebody they know perfectly

[@8pool449]

Yeah- just ask Arachne……..

[@HelixDrumming]

Also for being a headache (one of Athenas origin stories was Zeus ate one of his many side pieces and Athena made a lot of noise in Zeus head and Hephaestas mashed his head open)

[@YuiWrong]

It's wild to me that she has this online persona of being all about positivity and lifting others up and then she copyright claims a video that said it wasn't true that they gave her a nickname in school based on how amazing she is

[@JenNittahl]

That's just the case with 99,9% of people that do this, honestly.

[@freakishuproar1168]

That whole "toxic positivity" vibe that blights so much influencer culture makes my skin crawl.

[@skibidifortnightbabajji]

Yeah, sad how everyone in the comments was defending her, not knowing she did all this because of a single joke on her post.

[@GibsonHReviews]

I don't understand why all of a sudden people are abusing the copyright system! It's so annoying that ppl try to ruin ppls lives just because their feelings got hurt a little!

[@or6169]

From what I've seen, people have been doing it since it was really put into place on KZbin, but in fairness people are using it for stupider and stupider reasons

[@Zantonny]

It isn't all of a sudden. It's always been a heavily abused system. Now, people have a little more power to defend against them, which is why we hear more about it now.

[@GeorgeCostanza1934]

been happening for years, but for some reason a huge wave of a lot of people are doing it now.

[@Jokoko2828]

Copyright as a system is broken and straight up doesn't work, it's mostly being used by corporations and small people to make people criticizing them shut up.

[@retard_check2063]

"All of a sudden" it's litearly all I've been hearing about for the past 7 years on yt

[@pjnolan7989]

They called her Athena coz she had the personality of a statue.

[@Cowboy_Frog]

And the brain cells. 😂

[@pjnolan7989]

@@Cowboy_Frog That would make way more sense. 🤣

[@BipedAthlete851]

Hey, that's offensive to statues

[@Dirterthan]

@@BipedAthlete851 as a statue, i find this funny as we do not accept "athena" as a statue, rather a trans-statue.

[@pjnolan7989]

@@Dirterthan #NotOurStatue

[@milkroses-]

I used to have a girl classmate that she would call herself "Venus", and told others (including TEACHERS) to call her that too as a nickname. I tell you what, she was nothing close to Venus.

[@RM-ti8nf]

😂

[@splishsplashtrash417]

Venus as a planet is basically hell, so maybe it was actually an accurate name

[@Monkeyman2u]

​@@splishsplashtrash417 he means the Roman goddess of love and beauty

[@Evanz111]

Venus rhymes with penis. Food for thought.

[@Addixxtion]

​@@Monkeyman2uCome on! He knows that, he's saying maybe the real reason they (her friends and teachers) called her that could have been because Venus the planet is like hell, to match her personality and not the greek goddess meaning.

[@Kimlovecrona]

Counterclaim it. If she doesn't remove it, sue her. You got more money, we need more people to be made example of.

[@Cleo-h3x]

She is a serious example of grandiose sense of self - she should be in a case study....

[@ShigadyShigadyShwey]

I wouldn't be surprised if she was in some absolutely horrendously bad creative writing club where they gave each other pretentious nicknames while looking down on everyone else, so in that small group people did call her 'Athena', but she actually chose it herself.

[@sharnehawkins4702]

Shes apparently studying legal science, she may ask for her tuition fees back cause they arent teaching her right

[@alttext3848]

Genuinely can’t believe KZbin pushed this through. If anyone can get videos taken down that easily without evidence, why aren’t we all having a pop at videos we don’t like.

[@cursed8563]

Seeing her lie about all this was so funny

[@I_D0nt_Even_Kn0w-gt1yz]

You could say she was…caught lying on the internet

[@Officialcxnnamonroll]

Im dying 🤣

[@w1ll923]

​@@Officialcxnnamonrollholy c*** are you okay?

[@Connor-Colyer]

George is completely within fair use. KZbin is broken

[@greece327mouro5]

she is the epitomy of "pick me attitude"

[@nish3603]

She does I saw a few of her posts and one was like when you realise it’s more fulfilling to go to a museum than a disco. Very not like the other girls energy.

[@danm8004]

*epitome

[@greece327mouro5]

@@danm8004 thankss

[@Jakethedawgfinnthehuman]

@@nish3603the video about not stopping at the Mona Lisa was cringe too

[@giraffeparty0]

​@@nish3603her recent insta story is her at a bar. unless she considers bathroom graffiti to be fine art, she's a hypocritical pick-me 😭

[@RoseEver-o3k]

Athena was the goddess of war tbf she definitely felt attacked enough to even attempt a strike bit mental 🤣

[@enzoforgets9456]

Shes the goddess of wisdom and war strategy, not entirely war Ares governed the violent side, athena the tactical side

[@RoseEver-o3k]

@@enzoforgets9456 okay?

[@enzoforgets9456]

@@RoseEver-o3k sorry my inner demons obsessed with mythos won there

[@jacksharkey2696]

You're thinking about Artemis, aren't you?

[@enzoforgets9456]

@@jacksharkey2696 no, thats the goddess of hunting and the moon Ares is the male god of war for violence, athena the female and for tactics

[@railrunners]

I'd like to see KZbin apply the same copyright logic to people who actually steal content (cough cough sssniperwolf)

[@jeremypnet]

Ssniperwolf makes lots of money for KZbin.

[@didikanttour]

Lmao she blocked me on insta because she had some post saying that she's 34 but people mistake her for being 20 so I said "why lie?"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BigShminguss]

😂

[@bewitchedia]

i think she has turned her comments off now 😭

[@andrewvannan1714]

​@@bewitchediaif I could have commented on Athena, it would be queef

[@Elriuhilu]

I just don't get how someone can be that sensitive. I look much younger than I really am, but if I mentioned it online and someone didn't believe me I wouldn't really care. Some person I will never meet not believing something inconsequential really doesn't affect me in any meaningful way, so why would I get all pissy about it?

[@helvete983]

Are you absolutely sure she wasn't referring to her IQ?

[@S3BBYXp]

dude theres a girl named Athena in my grade and she runs around with her sister acting like cats...

[@watulookinat]

FUUUUUURRRRYYYYY

[@avelione]

better than whatever this one has going on :D

[@Naptosis]

I hope to the Greek gods they don't wear tails at school. 🤢

[@watulookinat]

@@Naptosis Yeah the tail thing caught me off gaurd

[@alfect]

@@watulookinatTherians, Furrys don’t actually act like animals lmao

[@GcubePlayer8]

The only human at that review process is someone turning on the computer

[@draibat]

mental how this is allowed

[@w1ll923]

I agree.

[@grahvis]

Streisand effect comes to mind. What would have been soon forgotten now has extra publicity.

[@jessodepresso]

what’s that?

[@zazabrown]

​@jessodepresso so Barbara S sued some company over having aerial footage of her house (they had aerial footage of the whole area, not targeted at her). No one knew it was her house, but because she made a huge deal of it, she attracted attention to something she wanted to remain forgotten

[@themarvelchickenxd9285]

I love the fact that she is probably watching this video right now and is probably shocked about the situation

[@JunjiDorito]

Probably trying to find a reason to strike this one too

[@drcocbloc1615]

She is a serious example of grandiose sense of self - she should be in a case study...

[@chudwick6516]

Unreal that the "Athena" chick will falsely strike someone's channel, fits too well

[@lunar7991]

Being a fan of memeulous is like being a fan of george M before the videos get taken down

[@TextbookSadass]

Sorry this happened to you George, I hope this all ends well and she receives consequences. Can't stand these types of people

[@admiralcue]

delusion is the most powerful drug on earth

[@Jokoko2828]

No human checked this, count on it.

[@blackcountryme]

I had a post removed for "Political hate speech" for saying don't vote

[@JunjiDorito]

@@blackcountrymeI got a 30 day ban on fb for saying ‘dry crackers are crap’

[@leoultimaupgraded9914]

@@blackcountrymeYou hurt the government’s feelings I guess? Good on you if thats the case though

[@Musicboi2003]

And in her bio its says she studied legal science lmao think she needs to go back XD

[@Musicboi2003]

@Samkainsta ah thanks for the info, makes it more tragic lmao

[@seaj_94]

On her 3rd post she told someone to avoid commenting if she's going to be sour as it doesn't make her better than her........Just made me laugh after this video 😂😂

[@tomwest514]

Ngl guys I don’t think she was called Athena at school

[@markotnanatkapietruszki]

Her ego isn't through the roof. It's through the atmosphere.

[@NeonVisual]

Contest it, it's then up to the complainant to provide a court order for removal.

[@OrnaSwanson]

Being a fan of memeulous is like being a fan of george M before the videos get taken down.

[@opheliababooram5740]

I saw this beef on twitter 😂

[@marioborgen]

I’ve seen plenty of false copyright videos from different channels talking about it. But this is the first time I’ve seen it in live time

[@lazy2335]

Poor girl, such a fragile ego and now she's going to court against Britain's most notorious landlord

[@ok.8312]

By jove, Memeulous posted!🤩

[@mushroomsoupv2.060]

it's almost funny seeing this unfold on insta story, just got me like: "how insecure you have to be lmao" you're right in saying no one gives you a positive nickname in high school, unless I should consider that calling me a witch in high school and ppl refusing to even touch things I was previously holding a good thing.

[@shinyeevee1314]

I got called transgender Justin Bieber, high school nicknames are not kind 💀💀

[@kuromi730]

@@shinyeevee1314fr i got called emo f*g 😭😭

[@js8qp2pwisos]

Highschool?! Some kid used to call me a demon and scream when i got close to him but that was in elementary 😭😭

[@Djevepwvelsvwdbke]

​@@js8qp2pwisos The fuck did you do bro💀

[@ki.44524]

i got called ebenezer scrooge ☠️

[@ShwappaJ]

So, let's chalk off her feats. 1. Abused the copyright system 2. Has a weird name 3. Uses Instagram 4. Generic content 5. "My nickname was Athena" 6. Replies to comments over-dramatically 7. Literally asking her own fans to harass someone 8. Thinks she's the big cheese when she doesn't even have that many followers to begin with All in all, yeah, she is definitely an influencer.

[@CardsImDealt]

Athena. The Greek goddess from Italy.

[@Joseph-pz5bo]

​@@CardsImDealtthe ancient Greeks did settle Italy and there are still Variations of the greek language unique to Italy

[@MysticHarlot]

“Uses Instagram” you know George does as well right? Not defending her but that is a brain rot take lmao

[@JunjiDorito]

George is the big cheese. She’s a cheese single

[@breezywinter4646]

Can’t wait for the streisand effect to kick in and see this info spread like wildfire.

[@Big_Bad_Gammon]

They probably called her Athena because she was a right headache.

[@reydecangrejos7087]

Oof that's good, fair play

[@RubyKkitty]

glad to say i watched it before it got taken down, and glad to hear it's been brought back!

[@00KiryuZero00]

Her responses are so weird, kinda reminds me of that weirdo that keeps stalking Primink

[@abbyelectric]

Lillee Jean, or however it's spelt? yeah she's fuckin UNHINGED

[@Imamarat]

Since the first situation George spoke out about he's been more comfortable to speak on more and more too and it makes me almost feel inspired In general I think most people are nervous about internet backlash even if they know they're in the right to be frustrated about something going on and I think that mindset is the main way most people online are ABLE to get away with stupid stuff, is by intimidating and silencing people It's nice to see that starting to change a lot online now ❤

[@sugondese5497]

Nah back in the day George was always like this

[@tee-ee1ow]

she was definitely lying if she tried to go get your video taken down

[@meowaria]

seeing george in a white t-shirt feels like a fever dream

[@Brocen]

What you said about sending all of the info is especially scary when your someone like Vintage Vince who had a stalking trying to delete his channel. KZbin needs to sort this issue

[@Clown300]

"In high school they used to call me the basher, cause I used to bash people's heads"

[@sidequest_studio]

Just reported her account for "bullying/harassment". Since she seems to enjoy abusing the report function.

[@beckjane5765]

streisand effect in action

[@protestifications]

And George strikes back with the fury of Nemesis.

[@uno_revers]

I really want George to make an insta post with a similar caption just to take the piss

[@CallsignReaper_]

I giggled at this

[@Shadow_Microwaive]

she definitely demands free foor because "I can post it for my followers"

[@ultimatejigglypuff5675]

Can Twitter just do its thing and find something absolutely abhorrent in her backlogs?

[@giraffeparty0]

fr. I wish she was smart enough to go to college 😢 then she could get expelled and lose tons of money

[@JunjiDorito]

@@giraffeparty0 funnily enough she is studying legal sciences so she’s already losing a ton of money cause she clearly ain’t learning shit

[@Woahufoundme]

KZbin SUCKS when it comes to protecting its creators. It’s so disgusting and I wish more eyes were on it. They know how terrible their copyright system is but they just can’t be bothered

[@Majosephine04]

George tripling down there at the end was the best possible way to finish the video 😂

[@roseflood1612]

Classic KZbin, telling you to supply extra information, but then leaving out what they actually need from you.

[@_MaddMaxx_]

How do people think they can get away with this

[@andrewpyrah]

Thank you for not apologising to the mob mentality and standing your ground. Honesty is important

[@TeraChad23]

Wow, 3 copyright strike events in a month! Penguinz0 is having a field day 💀

[@breazy832]

average American Memeulous fan

[@TeraChad23]

@@breazy832 i'm british mate

[@Amosus2]

​@TeraChad23 "You say something I disagree with. Therefore, you have to be American!!!"

[@TeraChad23]

@@Amosus2 💀

[@TeraChad23]

@@breazy832 what makes you think im American anyways? Is it because i said Field Day? If so, it's just a saying

[@COREYTROOPER12]

I swear to god if she takes this video down I will lose hope in humanity

[@ericdpeerik3928]

She WAS called Athena, because she smelled like the aftermath of going to a Greek restaurant

[@thathorneyhorse1586]

The double down at 5:39 is why I love this channel

[@Schmalfonzo]

She's turning off the comments for all her posts 😂😂😂

[@rosiedollface]

Even if she can give KZbin details… you have Fair Use Act 65’ behind your videos, the greatest little law that can help fight back haha ! But the 3 strikes killed off fan video editors from YT. Glad your video is back up + I hope it stays that way ❤

[@lordjzargo7940]

George wearing a white shirt is cursed af

[@theomacer3094]

He just got back from Mount Olympus

[@djahman8501]

So assuming that they really did call her ''Athena'' in highschool, and she is now 34YO it only took her like 16 years +/- to understand why...🤯🤣

[@scorchik11]

Why do all incidents like this get more ridiculous over time

[@bucky2295]

Never in a million years was she called Athena, now and forever she will be called "A Liar" 😂😂😂

[@edi.-]

seeing this on insta was wild

[@jochoy8681]

People have abused the system for a while,YT needs to use actual people to check this shiz rather than bots

[@loganfrench7582]

thats just fucked up, if a content creator can't take criticism, they should change who they are

[@giraffeparty0]

or start filling out job applications cuz influencing isn't the right career path

[@loganfrench7582]

@@giraffeparty0 its really a great career path man

[@septimusxv9668]

What a wonderful insightful post, my dear. Best wishes to you George.

[@chocolatte-bx6bp]

I’m fuming by these news 😡

[@pumacatmeow]

I can’t believe people are so childish, I’ve unfortunately met people like this (thankfully online) and they will lie, cheat, gaslight and do anything to not seem like they did anything wrong because if someone DARES to even question them their pride would not be able to handle it

[@generaljae_]

It's giving Alinity saying "Did he really just say that? I'm gonna copystrike this guy" while eating her bowl of spaghetti

[@Hannah-ij2qx]

I'm so embarrassed for her, if she's not embarrassed then she needs a reality check

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

Traits of the goddess Athena: confident, clever, wise and prone to unreasonable fits of jealousy and anger. Traits of this influencer: Prone to unreasonable fits of jealousy and anger.

[@Potatolad-tr2uf]

Some people just abuse the copyright system, it needs to stop.

[@dazzlethestar151]

The irony of her claiming to be nicknamed Athena when she's the exact opposite of the goddess. What an egomaniac.

[@zackestin1368]

Athena’s main flaws was being prone to bouts of anger at people who disrespected her and being extremely jealous towards other people, surprisingly fitting.

[@dazzlethestar151]

@@zackestin1368 I was mainly referring to Athena's wisdom but that's fair enough.

[@Nexusspeeth]

Glad I watched that video before it was taken down! Some people just can’t appreciate good content smh, even if it does “violate copyright”

[@codemancz798]

""Athena"" gave me a happy end behind an Arbees

[@giraffeparty0]

once she gets bullied off social media she'll likely be doing this way more often

[@panda_Anna]

Lmao the fact that she actually did that 😂😭

[@The-big-boy]

And guess what? Athena is the goddess of wisdom, ironic isn’t it….😂

[@optimisticgambler3616]

You're getting the war side, I'm sure the wisdom will kick in eventually.

[@olstar]

literally watched this the other day, glad i did when i could smh

[@BiggISRaeL1]

Loved looking at her account and you can deadset see she curates her comments to suit her. 60 odd comments on most posts and you can only see 30

[@M0NK33E]

Many men, wish copyright upon George. Claims on the computer and he can’t see. “Athena” tryna take my vids away

[@nevrmynd9635]

SHE'S 32?! What a bloody childish adult