Abducted & Trafficked Vtuber Used as Human Ashtray For 6 Months

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Brief Summary

The video discusses the controversy surrounding Chinese VTuber, Balin Porin, who claimed to have been kidnapped and abused for six months. Her story gained initial support and popularity but later faced scrutiny and doubt. Investigations revealed her claims were fabricated, leading to her ban from Billy Billy and significant backlash. The incident sparked debates about human trafficking, VTuber exploitation, and the spread of misinformation, ultimately causing damage to her agency and raising questions about the truth behind her disappearance.

  • Balin Porin's initial claim of abduction and abuse.
  • The rise and fall of her popularity due to the controversy.
  • The impact on her agency and the broader VTuber community.
  • The role of media and public opinion in the scandal.

Introduction

A Chinese YouTuber named Balin Porin uploaded a video after a six-month absence, claiming she was kidnapped and abused. She described being taken by people posing as police officers and sold to a middle-aged woman, referred to as "Auntie," who mistreated her. Balin Porin expressed optimism despite the traumatic experience and minor injuries.

Balin Porin's Background and Disappearance

Balin Porin was a small Chinese VTuber who debuted as part of the first generation of the agency Mofu F in September 2021. She released an introduction video and a music video showcasing her singing skills. Despite her efforts, she didn't gain much traction but persevered with her dream of being a VTuber. On November 1, 2021, she posted her last message before disappearing for several months, leading to questions about her whereabouts. The agency, Mofu F, remained silent on the matter.

Sudden Reappearance and Explanation

Balin Porin reappeared on May 4th, announcing her return to streaming on Billy Billy and resuming her activities. However, fans pressed her for answers about her absence, leading her to release a video on May 21st, 2022, explaining her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and abused. She tearfully described being sold to a middle-aged woman who forced her to do manual labor and used her to put out cigarettes on her arm. She also explained how she had been cut off from the world during her abduction and how she escaped.

Initial Support and Rising Doubts

Around the time Balin Porin's video was released, news of wanted human traffickers surfaced, lending weight to her story. Her popularity skyrocketed, surpassing even Vox Akuma on Billy Billy. However, doubts began to emerge as netizens questioned the lack of evidence supporting her claims. A Billy Billy ghost animal VTuber from the Novo Channel released a video refuting Balin Porin's story, claiming it was a lie.

Novo Channel's Allegations and Agency's Response

The Novo Channel raised suspicions about Balin Porin's knowledge of a recent meme despite claiming to have been cut off from the internet. They also suggested she might have been sent to a cult-like organization similar to Yuang Academy, known for its cruel methods of treating internet addiction. A screenshot of a private chat purportedly with Balin Porin revealed she mentioned being abused by her parents in a school similar to a juvenile detention center. In response to the doubts, Mofu F, Balin Porin's agency, began moderating comments and eventually released a statement to clarify the matter, stating her absence was from October 27, 2021, to May 4, 2022.

Agency's Statement and Media Coverage

Mofu F's statement claimed Balin Porin was absent from October 27th to May 4th, but this timeline contradicted her earlier posts, causing more speculation and outrage. The agency quickly took down the post. The incident gained media attention, particularly from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and became a matter of national news. These articles were written from a critical perspective, amidst discussions about human trafficking in China.

Context of Human Trafficking and VTuber Exploitation in China

The video provides context regarding human trafficking and VTuber exploitation in China, highlighting two significant stories: the chained woman incident and the A-Soul scandal. The chained woman incident involved a woman chained to a wall who had given birth to eight children, sparking public outcry and distrust of authorities due to cover-up attempts. The A-Soul scandal involved a popular VTuber idol group where a member, Carol, revealed workplace abuse and exploitation by management. These events contributed to the skepticism surrounding Balin Porin's story and propelled it to national news.

Police Investigation and Agency Confirmation of Fabrication

As Balin Porin's story gained attention, police launched their own investigation. On May 31st, 2022, Mofu F announced that the police confirmed Balin Porin's claim of being kidnapped was fabricated. A Billy Billy police influencer, Jin Granny, confirmed the police investigation and hinted that Balin Porin was a minor, explaining why he couldn't comment further on the case.

Banning and Platform Investigation

Balin Porin's Billy Billy account was permanently banned, and her video detailing her alleged abduction was deleted. Billy Billy issued a notice informing the public of Balin Porin's misconduct and announced a platform-wide investigation into MCN agencies. The platform condemned her actions for disrupting the community and causing negative social impact.

Aftermath and Media's Gender Allegations

Following the incident, Mofu F remained silent, halting recruitment of new virtual livers. Western content creators reported on the matter with skepticism towards CCP reports. Phoenix news media reported that the VTuber used a female voice in the video, leading to allegations that she was faking being a woman. This caused further controversy and debate on gender issues.

Legal Perspective and Final Outcome

A lawyer stated that Balin Porin violated platform regulations and could face detention or a fine for spreading rumors and disturbing public order. By the end of the controversy, there was more support to have Balin Porin banned than concern towards her alleged kidnapping. Her lies also led to the arrest of her agency owner. Ultimately, Balin Porin and Mofu F agency disappeared, unable to survive the negative scrutiny.

Conclusion

The video concludes by noting the doubt surrounding the matter and questioning whether Balin Porin lied about her abduction for views. Her channel was terminated, but her account remains available to be viewed. The story is portrayed as one of a girl who was thrust into the spotlight and quickly forgotten.

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0:00 a Chinese YouTuber by the name of porin has uploaded her first video in roughly six months her absence the result of her being a victim of human an experience she shared in her most recent video uploaded to Billy Billy and then hearing someone call out to her turning some people came up to her saying your internet IP was hacked we are police and you must come with us to make a statement and before she could do anything they took her away in a van so after that they drove to a far away Village I don't even know where it is and I was sold to a mid-age auntie that Auntie always ordered me about she beats me or scolds me if I didn't do well and then Auntie happens to smoke it's okay if she smokes the problem is that she doesn't have an ashtray so she would put her cigarettes out on my own arm they

0:47 rescued Me Maybe it's a silver lining though I lived in that place for 6 months without any contacts with the world have some minor injuries and I have no idea what happened these days I am back on streaming I am still optimistic it doesn't bother me Balin porin was a small Chinese corpal vtuber who made her entry on the scene as part of the first generation of a brand new agency called mofu f as was customary back then she released an introduction video on September 24th 2021 4 days later a music video that showcased her remarkable singing skills was released B and then officially debuted on Billy Billy on October 4th as much efforts as she put in her videos and stream she didn't get much traction though but being a vtuber was her dream and so she

1:32 persevered but on November 1st 2021 Balin poren posted her last message before suspending her activities and disappearing for several months people started to question where is byin but the agency she belonged to mofu F remained strangely silent on the matter and did not make any kind of official statement regarding her activities for nearly half a year no one hears a single word from bin for about 6 months but on May 4th of the next year things change bin bin suddenly reappears she makes a community post on Billy Billy announcing her return to streaming and resumes her activity as if nothing happened she updates her Billy Billy feed and

2:19 conducts live streams on Billy Billy for about 3 days but of course the questions didn't die down her fans kept on pressing her for answers until she realized she wouldn't be able to ignore this any longer and so on May 21st of 2022 at 5:05 p.m. she decided to drop a video where she explains where she's been this whole time and what she revealed in that video was something no one could have expected in that video Boren reveals the harrowing incidents she went through [Music] and then she tearfully explains how she got kidnapped and and ruthlessly

3:07 suffered abuse after being sold to a middle-aged woman a woman whom she refers to as Auntie who forced her to do some manual work and used her to put out cigarettes on her arm [Music] foree

3:58 speee [Music] foree spee fore fore

5:00 and then she explains how she has been cut off from the world during her abduction and how she escaped the [Music] situation for [Music]

6:01 around the time this video drops another shocking news story of a-level Wanted list of six human starts going around three of them have already been arrested and the other three are still on the run which ends up giving a lot of weight to porin story and even though she didn't provide any evidence in her video people rallied behind her in support of the traumatic event she went through during that time her populari skyrocketed making her the most popular vtuber on Billy Billy surpassing even Vox Akuma the video's popularity soared rapidly with views reaching 800,000 in a short period in a matter of days her follower count surged from less than 1,000

6:47 subscribers to an impressive 25,000 after the video was released most netizens expressed sympathy for balin's Misfortune offering comfort and consolation in the common section of her post however the next day nison start to Harper doubts after all Balin had not provided any evidence to her crazy story and many started to question the claim that violence's born six-month absence from broadcasting was actually due to her being no on May 21st Billy Billy's ghost animal vtuber from the novo Channel released a video directly refuting by Lyn porin claiming that her self-proclaimed traing was a complete lie after the video's release Novo Channel raised two more points of

7:34 Suspicion first that some post from March were liked and this was supposed to be in the period where she was kidnapped but this could also be due to them being pin posts secondly how could someone who claimed to have been cut off from the outside world for half a year be so familiar with the winter flower meme which only became popular in February and March of this year and so for context the winterflower meme that popped off in February to March is from a song that became highly popular and Balin had came back and made a joke referring to that tweet on her very first return Stream So if bin truly did not have access to the internet how did she know about that Meme following this

8:19 Novo channel was criticized and reported by Bin's fan and some passer by this video sparked a massive internet conflict and divided the fan base between the skeptic and the Believers the ones who mistrusted her were victim blaming after this girl had went to very traumatic events and the Believers were easily convinced individuals who blindly believed anything soon after though the novo Channel claimed that the video was deleted by Billy Billy and the channels goes completely silent however the automatic reply message left on their Billy Billy account was stopped provoking I cannot provide screenshots of the chat history at this time if necessary AR please try contacting me again for a manual response she was not but was sent to a cult-like organization

9:06 similar to yuang Academy the suicide attempt shown in the video is stag but it is true that she was completely isolated from the outside world for 6 months the blurry QQ chat records are authentic the time stamps embedded in QQ chat history cannot be fabricated with photosop my questioning of her story is valid but her actual experience is indeed distressing and she should not be subjected to further pressure please remain calm and objective and wait for the release of a new video with further information neither site should be driven by a self-righteous sense of justice there's a lot to impact here but basically yuzong Academy is a Chinese school that faced allegations of using cruel and inhumane methods to cure internet addiction in teenagers former

9:53 students that went there have reported being beaten with iron rulers whipped with steel cables and locked naked in windowless cells for extended periods the camp charges a hefty fee and targets parents desperate to address their children's internet addiction the academy was shut down in 2017 after several reports of abuse and detention and a perpetrators got sentenced for a meager 2 years in prison with a 5-year ban from the education sector so what the novo channel was alleging is that porin was sent to a similar Academy to yuang Academy which would expl explain her loss of internet access and abuse allegations but not that she was technically abducted to add another layer to this a screenshot of a private

10:40 chat purportedly with viin porn herself had gone viral on Billy Billy it details a conversation between violin and one of her friends I was abused by my parents it's like a school similar to a juvenile detention center 6 month of mental torment I don't want to go back repli on desite she attempts to lighten the mood with a laugh the other question that was raised is why did the kidnappers not take her phone away immediately they let her send a single text message according to the retelling of her story that doesn't really make sense and another point of contention that neens raised is that the quote unquote Auntie she was sold to was described as a really stingy

11:25 woman who wouldn't even bother to purchase an as but she decided to splurge on purchasing what is essentially a human SL mate in response to the nzen doubts mofu F her agency started heavily moderating their's and balin's account any comments in the comment section that questioned the authenticity of violence trafficking or even demanded a thorough investigation of the matter were promptly deleted finally on May 22nd mofu F decides to drop a statement to clar verifi the matter violin's last offline period was from October 27 2021 to May 4th 2022 when she resumed online activity after discussions with viin we decided to

12:12 publicly clarify the reasons for her absence on May 21st we entrusted byin to explain the situation due to the unexpected surge in online discussion and the agency's initial lack of preparation we sincerely apologize to everyone for any concern concerns caused by this incident we are deeply grateful for everyone's concern for by Linn and other parties involved considering the mental health of those involved we have decided to take a temporary break bin is a kind and passionate girl which is why she returned to the vtuber industry we are very grateful for everyone's support for byin and hope that everyone will not dwell on this matter our entire team sincerely hopes that bin can bring her dreams to life soon but the statement

12:58 had a problem problem her agency claimed she was absent from October 27th to May 4th but if you look at vience boren's post she posted on September 1st 2021 which is after the supposed last contact with her agency so the timelines didn't add up it actually caused even more speculations and more outrage internet sloof started asking questions rats started forming and the agency quickly took down the post after bin released a video on May 21st the incident of the virtual streamer being attracted media attention particularly from Hong Kong and Taiwan media outlets at first and then slowly it became a matter of

13:45 national news on May 23rd and May 25th Yahoo Taiwan and Hong Kong's Oriental Daily News respectively reported on the incident raising public awareness of human trafficking in China which had become a Hot Topic at the time now it would be an understatement to say that Taiwan and China have had political tensions and baggage in the past and so it's no surprise to find these articles written from a highly critical lens specifically this event took place at a critical juncture amidst the ongoing discussions about con hysteria in China and this is reflected in this Chinese article that showcases diverse reactions from netizens ring from complete belief

14:30 in her story to skepticism and surprise that worse did not occur to her to provide some context Regarding why was a prominent issue in China and why the country was perceived as dangerous let me share two stories that received national attention during that time the first one was theu chained woman incident which was also a case of human TR but also of false imprisonment and severe mistreatment this story gained attention on January 22nd after a video of a woman chained to a wall and who had given birth to eight children went viral in China sparking a significant public outcry due to strict political control and censorship media in China many of the country's stop

15:17 investigators had left and netizens who demanded answers had to dig up into the story themselves some were even arrested during their investigation but what really had lasting impact into the audience's skepticism from law enforcement Services was when local authorities attempted to cover up the human TR claims on January 28th by saying that the woman had actually been married to a local man and was just mentally ill they basically tried to dismiss the case however Mountain pressure forced them to conduct a second investigation which led to several incarcerations including her alleged husband the story really put a Limelight on the issues of humaning of rural woman and children in China and this topic was

16:04 at the center of discussion around that time it also made it so people mainly distrusted what was presented to them and felt like authorities could not be trusted to tell them the truth secondly a story of a vtuber exploitation faced public scrutiny around May 10th the most popular vtuber Idol group in China asol experienced a sudden departure of a group member named Carol saddening viewers howevers as nzen slowly learned the truth this sadness turned into widespread outrage as they learn more about the whole story when Carol started to post on his personal account about workplace abuse and bullying from management they allegedly weren't even paid 1% of their revenue but a mere

16:54 0.5% of their subscription base that's insane if you guys want to know more about the story let me know in the comments below and I will probably release a video about it in the next few weeks anyway the whole point of all of this is to Showcase that vtubers very rarely made the news in China but the combination of the asol Scandal and a chained woman human cover up controversy made it so violent story was propelled to the Forefront of national news attaining unprecedent prominence and resonating far beyond the initial scope anyone would have anticipated so now that the story is getting foreign attention China also wants to look into it after all this is putting a negative light on both vtubers and the country itself so police

17:41 launched their own investigation and as the story gains traction day by day it gets put under intense scrutiny but mostly nens start to question why are vtuber agencies so bad why do so many awful things happen to vtubers as the rare occasions they heard of about virtual Idols were these two stories more questions and theories arise people start pointing out that the agency actually never made an announcement when violin disappeared in fact they had ignored it and they didn't seem worried at all until she came back it was only then that they finally decided to post an announcement that was pretty suspicious another theory that surfaced around the time was that the quote unquote Auntie was just a Transit point

18:27 because of the quote unquote stock pressure that happened at the time either due to co lockdown or because of police investigating human traffic no but on May 31st 2022 around 8:00 p.m. things were going to drastically change mofu FS account posted an update stating that after an investigation by them and the police it was confirmed that violence for's claim of being was fabricated and they issued a clarification regarding in the false information on May 21st 2022 the account bayin porin released a video titled about my disappearance for half a year and being trapped no after police verification the content of the video is untrue this has occupied public

19:14 resources and brought negative social impact we sincerely apologize that same day a popular Billy Billy police influencer by the name of Jin granny who usually waits in on different topics involving police investigations as he's also part of the naning police posted on weeo as an Insider revealing more info on the investigation he reposted the update confirming the police investigation was indeed true and added no need to overthink this you don't have to worry about whether it's true or not the police investigated immediately and even provided assistance it was quite a hassle involving many different locations in the end there was no such case as for other matters let's leave it

20:00 at that tomorrow is children's day everyone enjoy the holiday and let's end this here at the end of the statement when users commented will there be any arrests shall we expect any official announcement janning Granny's reply was mysterious he said please really consider what my last sentence means he was indeed hinting that Corin was a minor that statement attracted more than 3,000 comments in just one day this this also explains why he couldn't comment further on the case and why he didn't say anything about bailin facing charges it also kind of corroborates the whole juvenile School Theory speculations swirled even further with these new revelations in China you are allowed to

20:46 hire minors to work in V tubing agency as long as they're 16 years old but in foren introduction video she introduces herself as a 15-year-old character was she really 15 or just just canally 15 we don't really know but if that was the case people now wondered if it was actually the agency who had hidden her away for half a year until she did turn 16 so she could resume her broadcasting activities Bin's porin Billy Billy account was then permanently banned by Billy Billy and porn's video detailing her published on May 21st was promptly deleted and that was the fall of the first Domino setting up a chain reaction that would bring the end of bn's rise in popularity on June 1st 2022 Billy

21:33 Billy's official account issued a notice informing the public of violence misconduct and fabricating her experience to gain traffic they also announced the launch of a platform wide investigation into MCN which is what most vtuber agencies are constituted of and with a statement that rangs so strangely similar as her agency's corrective statement with for such as disrupting the normal order of the community and negative social impact they strongly condemned her actions recently the up porin fabricated a story about being trapped in a video which caused widespread concern among users and a great deal of social discussion on May 30 first her Affiliated MCN agency confirmed through other channels that

22:18 the up had fabricated the story and used deceptive methods to gain traffic violating the basic principle of authenticity for UPS disrupting the normal order of the community and causing serious negative social impact according to community rules we have permanently banned her account we will also launch a platform-wide investigation into MCN agencies regarding issues of false content once any violations are found we will take actions and impose corresponding penalties furthermore the community will continue to crack down on related content including fabricating stories spreading rumors and malicious hype which will gather and investigate related content and permanently ban accounts that create and spread

23:04 unverifiable information the community will also participate in and support relevant investigations by law enforcement agencies to help maintain order and healthy environment within the community following the incident apart from the announcement issued on May 31st her agency remained silent the planed recruitment of new virtual liers has been halted among its vtubers beside bailing porin who was now permanently banned and Sakura Cano who had previously announced a long-term Hiatus due to internal disagreements the live streaming activities of the other two vtubers within the agencies have also been completely suspended without any notice Western content creators who had been following the story also reported on the matter but of course after the

23:51 recent events that had transpired in China they showed a little bit more skepticism towards the CCP report reports which is fair and that's where the Western coverage of the story pretty much ends but things don't stop from escalating in Asia after the video was proven to be fabricated on June 1st Phoenix news media's video Department reported the incident on its official weeo account as well one segment in particular caused another set of controversy amongst the communities it said it is reported that the vtuber owner used a female voice in the video the video is 5 minutes and 53 seconds long because of the wording of the article claiming she was using a female voice this caused a whole new set of

24:38 allegations against sporing through a game of telephone multiple news articles also started reporting on this topic and the story Focus changed now it was not only that she faked her kidnapping but she also faked being a woman her aunties went even harder at her they wanted to see her punished this article States the kind of man pretending to be a woman drama is undoubtedly more interesting than a scam related to human no as a result another group of netizens were attracted to pay attention to this matter after that there was also a debate on gender issues in the comment section of weeo which is common eventually an article sets the record straight according to weeo users Corin

25:23 is indeed a woman even the so-called voice changer is just a common way for vtubers to make their voice sounds more appealing during live broadcast similar to turning on the beauty filter when taking photos throughout this whole Saga Horn's gender had changed several times from female to male and then from male back to female this one incident had given rise to countless opposing views and conflicts between different camps as the story was initially centered around human tra The Narrative unexpectedly transformed into a tale of deception gossip and lies something that brought a whole new wave of onlookers to join the discussion For Better or For Worse amidst the backlash of people calling

26:08 out for Balin to get punished for fabricating lies a lawyer speaks out on the matter and told reporters that since the account fabricated false content violated the platform regulations and more the platform should strengthen the management and maintain the atmosphere and environment of the platform also in the case of spreading rumors intent Ally disturbing public order the public security organs May impose on the perpetrator a Detention of 5 days or more than 10 days and may also impose a fine of up to 500 Yu on if the circumstances are less serious the perpetrator shall be sentenced to less than 5 days of detention or a fine up to 500 Yuan by the end of this whole controversy there was more support to

26:54 have foreign ban than concern towards kid no attempts to give you a scope of the amplitude of this as of July 10th 2022 the related hashtag up disappears for half a year and reveals being and abused had 8.36 million views and the hash Billy Billy permanently bans up for fabricating experience had 10.56 million views people and priorities IND the end poren claims caused some serious damage according to this article on 1818 her lies caused the arrest of her agency owner after she was released she lied to the head of the society and said she was abducted the identity information she provided was also false she provided an identity of a

27:41 college student but in fact she was under rage in 2001 the head of the association was persuaded to help produce and release the video of the alleged because the video received so many views someone called the police causing the group leader and the person in charge of making the video to be arrested the society leader is still in custody the police also asked the society leader to take down the video today my friend deleted it the family of the head of the association is also looking for a new lawyer to prepare for a lawsuit this matter has already happened serious consequences have occurred it is really hard to see many people blaming the community for being irresponsible the club tried to contact her during the half year she was out of touch but they couldn't get through so they thought she was dead the police are

28:28 still handling this matter and the final result will definitely be reported by the police yes but since it is not an important case it may take quite some time but today porin and mofu F agency are gone and disappeared their tenure was short and they were not able to survive the disastrous barriage of negative scrutiny this controversy had brought them after all the whole country was upset at them for disrupting public order and blamed them for causing significant social impact obviously foreign actors have had their own incentive to criticize China and cast suspicions on her authorities so there's still a large amount of Doubt around the matter outside of the country but who is really telling the truth is this just another coverup story or did

29:14 foren really lie about her Abdu we may never know but what is certain is that there were several details in her story that did not add up did she do it for views it was the biggest growth she's ever had after all in her career but it also got the opposite result with getting her Channel terminated her account is not suspended but weirdly enough it's still there available to be viewed like a Snapchat stuck in time in the end this is just a story of another girl who was trusted into the spotlight and just as quickly immediately forgotten if you enjoyed this video don't forget to give a like a comment and subscribe and make sure to head on to U market.com for my 2.0 merch drop

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30:46 800,000 um with view reaching I can't say numbers with views reaching 800,000 in a short period in a matter of days her follower count divided the fan base between the Skeptics and the Believers is it Skeptics and divided the fan base between the Skeptics and the Believers Skeptics oh it is Skeptics for

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