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"This situation makes me feel disgusted,

vulnerable, nauseous, and violated" - Maya
releases a statement following the deepfake
controversy
By Aarnesh Shrivastava
Modified Feb 01, 2023 11:53 IST
On February 1, 2023, Twitch streamer Maya Higa took to Twitter to issue a statement in response to
the recent deepfake debacle. She recalled a harrowing incident in 2018 and compared it to the
recent controversy, saying that she had been used by "hundreds of men for s*xual gratification"
without her consent.
Maya also mentioned founding the non-profit animal sanctuary, Alveus Sanctuary, when she was 22
years old and that she has since raised more than $1 million.
The streamer went on to say that she has "created zero s*xual content" on Twitch over the course of
her career, and yet her face was "stolen." The Twitter address concluded with Maya stating:
"This situation makes me feel disgusting, vulnerable, nauseous, and violated - and all of
these feelings are far too familiar to me. This is not your debate. Stop acting like it is."

Twitch streamer Maya addresses the community following the

deepfake controversy
The Twitter update posted on February 1 began with Maya recalling an incident in 2018 before
saying that the "world" was debating the validity of her experience:
"In 2018, I was inebriated at a party and I was used for a man's s*xual gratification
without my consent. Today, I have been used by hundreds of men for s*xual
gratification without my consent. The world calls my 2018 experience r*pe. The world
is debating over the validity of my experience today. The debate over our experience as
women in this is, not shockingly, amongst men. None of you should care or listen to
what any male streamer's "take" is on how we feel."

Maya discussed Alveus Sanctuary in the next section, stating that she hasn't created any s*xual
content in her three-year online career:
"I founded a non-profit animal sanctuary at 22 years old. I have raised over $1 million
for conservation work at 24 years old. I have created zero s*xual content in my three
years on Twitch. Despite this, my face was stolen so men could make me into a s*xual
object to use for themselves."

The streamer continued further, saying:

"If anyone doesn't think it's a big deal that MY NAME is in headlines where thousands
of people are commenting on the s*xualization of MY BODY against MY WILL, you
are the problem."