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D’Amato also described ongoing civil action and stated his intent to pursue criminal referrals against chatters he identified as participants in alleged harassment.
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, spent a substantial portion of a June 22, 2026 YouTube livestream naming individuals by handle, announcing plans to subpoena their accounts, and describing ongoing civil litigation against what he characterized as a “hate group of harassers.” The stream was framed around an anticipated court ruling. D’Amato also described conduct he attributed to third parties, including an alleged proximity-based threat against his mother by a person he identified as Jasmine.
“I’m Going to Sue Them Because They Hide”
D’Amato stated on stream that he had identified viewers in his chat whom he characterized as members of an opposing party’s audience and announced he intended to subpoena their accounts. He named handles including Jen, Sunshine, and Riddle, and stated each was “getting subpoena.” He framed the subpoenas repeatedly as a civil, not criminal, action, saying, “That’s not illegal.” He also told viewers that subpoena records would include watch-time data, stating he could establish which specific statements of his they had heard based on their viewing behavior and subsequent posts on other platforms. D’Amato described a separate incident in which a person he identified as Jasmine stated she would visit his mother, whose proximity to Jasmine’s aunt D’Amato said he was aware of. He responded directly to Jasmine on stream: “If you want to go to fucking jail, go ahead and do it.” He then stated Jasmine’s account was also being added to the subpoena list for the civil action. Later in the stream, a user appearing under the handle “kill shelter” entered the chat. D’Amato told moderators to remove the user and, after the user was banned, stated: “They’re going to get subpoenaed. So you just bought yourself a subpoena.” He then told the remaining audience that any alt account entering the chat without his noticing would also be added to his subpoena list, adding, “Or else. Okay? Which means subpoena.”
Exhibit A
D’Amato distinguishes between what he calls harassment and what he is doing, saying, “But to harass people is I’m not harassing anybody,” then states that identified individuals including Jen and Sunshine would have their accounts subpoenaed: “I’m going to sue them because they hide.” He adds that in 2026 “you can’t hide online, especially if you’re going to commit these malicious acts.”
Timestamps: 00:12:13 – 00:14:07 | Watch with a free account
This clip establishes D’Amato’s framing of the subpoena announcements as civil legal process, not harassment, while naming Jen and Sunshine as targets. He also characterizes other chatters he identifies as members of the opposing party’s audience as “stalker scumbags,” naming them publicly to his live audience.
Exhibit B
D’Amato states that whatever the court decided that day would not affect his plans: “And regardless of the outcome today, that lawsuit is still happening.” He describes the civil action as targeting an individual and what he calls “his hate group of harassers,” and acknowledges that some viewers have financially contributed to the case.
Timestamps: 00:16:13 – 00:18:40 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato confirms the lawsuit is proceeding independently of the day’s anticipated ruling and describes discovery as the mechanism through which he expects to obtain communications, phone records, and DMs from the opposing parties. He states the civil action could subsequently escalate to a criminal referral.
Exhibit C
Addressing the stream’s audience and apparent opposing parties he believed to be watching, D’Amato describes the conduct he attributes to them: “See, that’s free speech. When I call someone a name, that’s free speech. But if I call someone a name and then I go and put my image in front of that person’s address and post it online, that’s not okay.” He then responds to the reported Jasmine incident: “If you want to go to fucking jail, go ahead and do it.”
Timestamps: 00:20:48 – 00:26:49 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato describes what he characterizes as doxxing conduct by the opposing parties, contrasting it with his own name-calling as protected speech. He also lists categories of damages he intends to pursue, including mental damages, punitive damages, reputational damages, and tortious interference, and states the court will issue a stay-away order.
Exhibit D
D’Amato states his intent to report conduct to the presiding judge and to seek criminal prosecution referrals, telling the stream: “Some of these people are going to go to jail for what they’ve done to me.” He also states that all chatters present when a threat was made against him are accessories to a felony: “Every one of those chatters that was in that chat when that threat was made to me, you’re all an accessory to a crime, to a felony, because you’ve conspired to harass against me.”
Timestamps: 00:33:15 – 00:39:35 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato again names Jen, Sunshine, and Riddle as subpoena targets and characterizes content he says was posted about his religious background as a hate crime, adding: “I’m going to sue you for hate crimes because you can.” He closes the segment by stating, “They say they see it’s threatening them. No, it’s not,” and explains that his subpoena announcements constitute civil paper-filing, not threats.
Exhibit E
After a user D’Amato could not see entered chat under what he suspected was an alt account, he told the audience: “But they’re going to get subpoenaed. So you just bought yourself a subpoena.” He then stated the rule going forward: any alt account that enters the chat would have its channel name added to the subpoena list, adding “Or else. Okay? Which means subpoena.”
Timestamps: 00:47:34 – 00:50:49 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato states he has roughly 40 John Doe slots remaining on the subpoena filing and invites further engagement with “anybody else? Like feel free,” directing moderators to screenshot any additional entries. The clip shows him treating chat participation by suspected opposing-party viewers as evidence to be preserved and fed into the civil action. Across the five clips, the June 22 stream documents D’Amato publicly naming Jen, Sunshine, Riddle, Jasmine, and an unidentified user as subpoena targets, stating a civil action is proceeding regardless of the day’s court outcome, and asserting that chat presence during an alleged threatening incident constitutes criminal accessory liability.
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- Date: 2026-06-22
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