“I’m Coming for Everything You Have”: ZeroDarkTony Announces Civil Suit Against Critic JB

ZeroDarkTony is live [ZeroDarkTony] / October 30, 2026 / YouTube / b81saRz7B5w

D’Amato also threatened to use obtained account data to put JB “on the public record.”

Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, announced during an October 30, 2026 YouTube livestream that he had sent a cease-and-desist letter to a person he identified as “JB the sperg.” He stated his intent to pursue civil litigation, including subpoenas for metadata and IP addresses, and said he aims to identify JB’s employer as a potentially liable party. D’Amato repeatedly characterized these steps as lawful civil action rather than threats.

“I Can’t Wait to Subpoena Your Metadata to See If You Did Any of This Shit from Your Job”

D’Amato described the cease-and-desist as the opening move in a civil case he said he is prepared to litigate personally, with an attorney brought in as co-counsel for key phases. He claimed on stream that the letter was served through a third party, stating, “in the legal and true spirit of proper service, I’m not the one who sent those, I had someone else send them, so I will not be replying to anything that’s sent to that email.” He also addressed JB directly: “you better get a lawyer, and then when the lawyer sees the evidence, they’re going to go, you don’t have a chance.” D’Amato stated that if JB used a work connection to engage in the alleged conduct, “now your boss is liable.” He also referenced a prior action against a person he called Jared as a precedent, framing the current case as more consequential: “what happened to Jarred is gonna look like a box of fucking girl scout cookies by the time I get done with you in court.”  

D’Amato stated he may already know JB’s identity: “I have a little feeling that we already know who you are, but you’re just too much of a chicken shit to come out.” He was also critical of Scott Hochstetter, known online as DOA, who streams on YouTube at @thelordofthegadflies, though the remarks directed at Hochstetter in this segment were derogatory rather than tied to the litigation discussion.

D’Amato stated his intent to obtain JB’s “dumb little accounts” and IP records through subpoena, and to surface whether any activity originated from a workplace. He repeatedly described the steps he plans to take as civil and legal, inserting explicit disclaimers: “there are no threats here” and “that’s not a threat.” Those disclaimers are themselves audible in the clip and form part of the documentary record. The clip establishes that D’Amato publicly announced a cease-and-desist letter, stated a civil litigation intent, and described a subpoena strategy aimed at identifying and exposing JB’s online accounts and employer, all on a livestream captured in full.

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• Date: 2026-10-30
• Stream ID: YOUTUBE · b81saRz7B5w