As you will be aware if you read our first article regarding the Artesian Builds ambassador giveaway scandal, Noah Katz the now formed CEO of Artesian Builds drew a name for the giveaway winner from a pool of all Artesian Builds ambassadors (content creators or influencers who have an agreement with Artesian Builds to advertise their company). When he discovered that the winner of the draw (Kiapiaa) had only been an ambassador for 3 months and had not had any clicks on her ambassador link, Mr Katz refused to honour the draw and insisted on a re roll. Far from stopping at this which seems to be at the very least in bad taste, he went on to belittle Kiapiaa, and by association any other ambassadors who share a smaller following or shorter time affiliated with the company.
What followed.
Often reporting on the content creator world, gaming scene and drama that happens within mean bringing toxicity and negativity to light. While the initial incident between Artesian Builds and Kiapiaa certainly kept to this rule, what has happened in the wake of this scandal has been a breath of fresh air.
Over the few days it has been since the infamous prize draw, Kiapiaa has gained around 21,000 followers on both her Twitch account and Twitter account! This level of support from the community is heart-warming to see, it really shows that the gaming community can have a massively positive effect on people when they feel the person is deserving.
In contrast to Kiapiaa's huge gains on both Twitch and Twitter, Artesian Builds have seen a decrease of around 18,000 followers on Twitch and approximately 14,000 followers on Twitter. While it would generally be a toxic attitude to wish for someone's downfall in such a way, there is a sense of poetic justice about this.
“dude... one of my vods has 100k views... what the f*ck”
on top of the increase in followers it would also appear that Kiapiaa has noticed an increase in views, with one of her Twitch VODs hitting over 100,000 views!
Support from creators
Beyond her incredible growth on social media, Kiapiaa has also received a multitude of offers from content creators and companies wishing to endorse her, and in a few cases build her not only a PC, but a better one than she should have won in the giveaway. She appears to have had multiple offers of computers, but JayzTwoCents is the guy who provided Kiapiaa with a PC, and what a system it is!
I hope there is more news of this nature to report in the near future, it has been truly inspirational to see the level of support and care shown to Kiapiaa, and from myself and everyone at BBB Gaming News, i hope this positivity and upswing continues for Kiapiaa.
To everyone who followed, supported, or even consoled Kiapiaa, pat yourselves on the back. You guys make this scene and this world much a better place!
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