A popular streamer and content creator was left mortified after spotting a man apparently taking pictures of her at a public beach.
Twitch, the popular streaming platform, often showcases the unpredictable and wild side of the internet during IRL (In Real Life) streams. While unexpected events are not uncommon, a recent incident has divided social media users after a Twitch streamer accused an older man of secretly filming her on the beach during one of her live broadcasts.
The incident occurred during a stream by 'ibabyrainbow,' a Twitch streamer and OnlyFans creator, who was enjoying some beach time while broadcasting her experiences to her followers. However, the seemingly peaceful scene took a disturbing turn when she noticed an older man holding his phone in her direction.
Upon spotting the man, he quickly changed course, as if he was innocently recording the beach scenery. However, a mortified ibabyrainbow voiced her displeasure by exclaiming, "Excuse me!" - before relocating her beach towel and streaming equipment further along the shore.
Check out the moment unfold below:While ibabyrainbow hasn't publicly addressed the situation on her social media accounts, and the video-on-demand (VOD) of the broadcast has since expired, that hasn't stopped social media users from sharing their thoughts on the situation online.
As a debate regarding public privacy expectations ensued, some people defended the man, emphasizing that he was within his rights to record in a public area like a beach.
"Understand she is on a public beach. This is creepy and degenerate behavior, but he doesn’t need consent to record in a public area for personal use unless it’s an area that has an expectation of privacy (which a beach does not have)," one X user commented.
Another person pointed out: "Trust me I get that he’s being creepy, but isn’t she recording him too?"
"If you are in public, anyone can record you. It is their first amendment right. You are welcome to record him back... which she was doing. She can't be mad he recorded her while she was doing the same thing," a third wrote.
Others felt that more context was needed before drawing conclusions. "Feel like we need to see 5 seconds before this clip begins to know if he was actually creeping. Looks like he’s just panning across recording everyone," remarked another.
Despite the varying opinions, some viewers sided with ibabyrainbow, condemning the man's actions as disrespectful. "This world is full of perverts unfortunately… people should learn what respect is," one defender commented.
Notably, this isn't the first time ibabyrainbow has encountered such a situation. In 2022, viewers alerted her to an older man secretly taking photos of her while she was at a self-checkout in a grocery store, Dexerto reports.