APEX Legends, ZDT COFFEE HOUR, JUST WOW / 316521583479 / Twitch / May 7, 2026 /
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, delivered a sustained monologue about planned legal action against anonymous online critics during a May 7, 2026 livestream. D’Amato stated he intends to file lawsuits for slander and described John Doe-style subpoena actions as a mechanism to strip anonymity from accounts. He closed the segment by thanking a viewer named Coco before moving on.
“The Only Way to Take Care of It Is to Start Suing People”
D’Amato opened the remarks by framing lawsuits as an unavoidable next step. He claimed that people using nicknames to refer to him were committing slander and said they would face legal consequences. He stated: “if someone thinks that because they give me some cute little nickname…that they’re not talking about me and slandering me, you’re going to get fucking sued.” He then described the legal path forward: “since people don’t want to respect the line, I’ll show them what the fucking line is.” D’Amato went on to reference John Doe lawsuits, a category of legal action used to compel platforms to disclose the identities of anonymous account holders. He stated on stream that such suits are “quite common” and that “judges are approving them left and right,” characterizing anonymity as insufficient protection. His framing, “these dumb shitheads think that they’re invisible and they ain’t,” presented the litigation strategy as already underway in his planning. No chat data was available for this stream.
Exhibit A
D’Amato states that John Doe lawsuits to reveal anonymous accounts are “quite common” and that “judges are approving them left and right,” situating the claim within a broader statement of intent to sue people he accuses of slander. He adds that while the legal process is “all just paperwork,” targets “are going to have to go and deal with it.”
Timestamps: 00:02:47 – 00:04:36 | Open clip in new tab
D’Amato does not name specific targets or identify particular accounts in this segment. The clip establishes that he described John Doe subpoena actions as a planned method for identifying anonymous critics and stated his intent to file suits for slander over the use of nicknames. The documented segment establishes D’Amato’s stated intention to pursue litigation against anonymous critics and his on-stream description of John Doe-style legal actions as the mechanism he plans to use.
Sources
- Date: 2026-05-07
- Stream ID: 316521583479 · (Twitch)