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D’Amato also described assembling subpoena materials targeting channels he says are monetizing his content.
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, used a September 28, 2026 YouTube livestream to issue a takedown ultimatum directed at an unidentified channel, stating he would file copyright strikes until the channel could not be restored. He is most likely referring to this outlet’s YouTube channel @HeroNotZeroNetwork. He also described preparing subpoena materials against channels he claimed were charging for his content, and repeatedly characterized a group he called “the goons” as supporters of a federally convicted sex offender.
“Take It Down, or I’m Going to Sweep All of Them”
D’Amato stated on stream that he had previously filed copyright strikes and intended to do so again. He framed the ultimatum as conditional: the unnamed channel operator could remove the content voluntarily, or D’Amato would act unilaterally. “Take it down, or I will,” he said, “because if I keep going, eventually, they won’t let the channel back.” He then escalated: “I’m going to sweep all of them, every single one of them that’s up there at once.”
Before the strikes ultimatum, D’Amato spent several minutes connecting a group he called “the goons” to a person he identified as “Echoplex,” whom he described as “a federally convicted S offender.” He stated on stream, “They supported a convicted PDF, right? Because they were all on the same team.” He then added, “I didn’t say they were. But I don’t know. You know, birds of a feather.” That hedge followed directly on his assertion “So they are PDF supporters, the goons. That’s what they are. Plain and simple.” The accusations were not accompanied by documentation or third-party sourcing in the broadcast.
Later in the stream, D’Amato described anticipated subpoena proceedings, speculating aloud about what it would look like when targets were identified. “When those people get served,” he said, “I don’t think we’re gonna be surprised at all… they are most definitely faces and names that we know already.” He did not name those individuals on stream.
Exhibit A
D’Amato tells the live audience, “I was forced to when I did the strikes, which I will do again,” then issues the direct condition: “Take it down, or I’m going to sweep all of them, every single one of them that’s up there at once.”
Timestamps: 00:22:51 – 00:31:04 | Watch with a free account
The clip captures D’Amato’s group-association claims against “the goons,” including both the flat assertion that they are “PDF supporters” and his immediate walk-back, “I didn’t say they were.”
Exhibit B
D’Amato describes the anticipated moment targets receive legal process, saying, “when we get all the subpoena stuff together and do that kind of thing for the, you know, for the certain channels that want to charge for my content, these kind of people… I don’t think we’re gonna be surprised at all… they are most definitely faces and names that we know already.”
Timestamps: 02:00:37 – 02:02:44 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato frames the subpoena discussion around channels he claims are monetizing his content, stating a legal basis for the process. No names are disclosed on stream, though he suggests the identities are already known to him.
Taken together, both clips establish that D’Amato used this broadcast to issue a platform-enforcement ultimatum against an unidentified channel operator, assert group-level associations with a convicted sex offender while partially hedging those claims, and describe active subpoena preparation against content reposters.
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- Date: 2026-09-28
- Stream ID: YOUTUBE · Pf4EUbHPO0I
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