Sneako

Overview

Sneako is the username of Nico Kenn De Balinthazy, a YouTuber who initially rose to prominence for his gaming, commentary and motivational videos. Sneako began posting to YouTube in 2013 and gained a significant following throughout the late 2010s for content including man-on-the-street segments like "Would You Say the N-word for 1 Dollar" and "Why Men and Women Aren't Equal." He also started a second channel, "One Minute Podcast," where he would ask people for hot takes on often controversial subjects in public. Throughout the 2020s and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sneako's content became increasingly controversial and was perceived as sexist, antisemitic and hateful by many. He also started to associate with figures like Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate and Nick Fuentes. In October 2022, his YouTube account was then terminated. In November, he met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago alongside Kanye West and Fuentes, who he also went to InfoWars with in December.

History

Sneako was born on September 8th, 1998, describing his upbringing as middle class, and attended private school during his youth. Sneako posted his first video to his now-deleted YouTube channel on April 9th, 2013. The majority of his early content featured Sneako ranting while playing video games like Call of Duty. Sneako claims he got his first YouTube AdSense check when he was 14 years old. In November 2015, Sneako uploaded a video titled "How People View You," a motivational video where he talks about people's perceptions while cutting his hair. This was his first viral video (reupload shown below).^[1][2]

After the success of the video, Sneako largely stopped making gaming content and started posting rants and videos about cultural, political and motivational topics. Sneako also became friends with MrBeast, who was purportedly a fan of his content. Sneako worked with MrBeast in 2018 but was fired after working on a single YouTube^[3] video, "I Built A Working Car Using Only LEGOS," leading to their falling out (shown below).

One Minute Podcast

After the falling out with MrBeast in 2018, Sneako began the series "One Minute Podcast," where he set up a table in public spaces and asked random passersby their opinions on controversial opinions, such as, "do white lives matter?" (reupload shown below).^[1]

"We Broke Up" Video / D'angelo Wallace Feud

In early 2021, Sneako uploaded a video titled "We broke up" to YouTube^[4] where he interviews his ex-girlfriend and talked with her about why she broke up with him (reupload shown below). The two were in an open relationship but his ex-girlfriend seems unsure of that fact in the video. She says they broke up because of distance and because he cheated on her. Some commenters thought the video crossed a line and was too personal.

YouTuber D'Angelo Wallace commented under the video, "he's for the streets." Shortly after the comment, Sneako uploaded a video to YouTube^[5] titled "FORCING MYSELF TO WATCH D'ANGELO WALLACE" in which he rants against Wallace while watching his video "Influencer-19," where Wallace criticizes influencers for publically partying during the COVID-19 pandemic (reupload shown below). In the video, he makes fun of Wallace, derogatorily calls him gay and says Wallace is just jealous he wasn't invited to the parties. Prior to the video in late 2020, Sneako had made numerous tweets^[6][7] downplaying the seriousness of the pandemic. D'Angelo never responded to Sneako's response. On March 18th, 2021, YouTuber Kuncan Dastner posted a video detailing the feud.

Sneako Cucked By Ex-Girlfriend

In November 2021, Sneako appeared on the YouTube^[8] podcast Peer to Peer Podcast and talked about his open relationship with his girlfriend. During the podcast, he describes a situation where he was cucked by his girlfriend, saying it felt like "somebody was taking something" from him as he watched her have sex with another man (shown below). Some people have joked and hypothesized that this contributed to his increasingly sexist opinions.

Reaction Content / Andrew Tate

Throughout 2022, Sneako started delving more into livestreaming and reaction content. He also grew a liking for Andrew Tate and would frequently react to his content and parrot his claims on his second channel, SHNEAKO, where he posted most of his reaction content (now deleted). Sneako started to grow a following on TikTok^[9] for compilation videos similar to those posted by Tate fans where he makes controversial, often sexist claims about women (examples shown below). He also started to regularly make fun of content creators with liberal beliefs.

Chad Chad Controversy

In mid-2022, Sneako reacted to a video by creator Chad Chad. During the stream, he makes fun of Chad Chad's looks and blames her feminist viewpoints on the assumption that she hasn't had sex in a long time, making mock humping motions and a choking motion as he says, "shut up with your feminist viewpoints."

Sneako inspired controversy for the motions he made, with some saying they implied sexual assault. Sneako defended himself by calling the claims "kink-shaming," saying that he likes rough sex and that he said she needs that, not that he wants to do it to her.

The Creativity Kit

In 2022, Sneako started a business called "The Creativity Kit"^[10] that has been compared to Andrew Tate's "Hustlers University." Essentially, The Creativity Kit offered paying members access to a course on how to make money online. YouTuber BSOLZ posted a video in August 2022 where he tries the Creativity Kit, criticizing it, garnering over 128,000 views in a year (shown below).

YouTube Channel Termination and Move to Rumble

By September 2022, Sneako had two strikes on his YouTube channel. He began reacting to increasingly controversial, right-wing media figures, including people like Tucker Carlson, Steven Crowder and Nick Fuentes, also reacting to the documentary What Is A Woman. He also started creating content with Fuentes, inviting him on his stream where he pushed back against none of his anti-semitic or racist claims. On October 3rd, he was banned from YouTube.^[11] On October 19th, he appeared on YouTube^[12] on No Jumper with Fuentes to have a "race debate" (shown below).

Following his ban from YouTube, Sneako moved his livestreams and content to Rumble.^[13]

2022 Mar-a-Lago Visit

On November 25th, 2022, Sneako posted a photograph to Twitter^[14] where he is seen with Kanye West and Milo Yiannopoulos before their visit with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago (shown below).

Feud With Cr1TiKaL

Sneako vs. Cr1TiKaL Beef refers to an online feud between social media influencers and streamers Sneako and Cr1TiKaL. Started by a stream in which Sneako criticized Cr1TiKaL over him making fun of his friend, the conflict escalated in March 2023 after Sneako threatened to shoot and fight Cr1TiKaL.

Online Presence

Sneako is currently active on Twitter^[15] @TheSNEAKO and Rumble at sneakouniverse.

Retrospectives / Calls for Ban

Throughout 2022, YouTubers posted numerous videos calling for Sneako to be banned from the platform and making videos explaining how he had been delving more and more into controversial topics (examples shown below). Sneako was then banned in October of that year.

Search Interest

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