"The report added that Piker and Neff were on camera when Neff held up his phone and showed appeared to be an AI-created image showing Mao in the likeness of Piker, accompanied by the Maoist slogan Closely follow the great leader Chairman Mao forward in the revolution!' Chinese police then quickly interrupted the stream and told them to stop filming, although the audio continued."
"Piker has exploded on the national scene in recent months, garnering profiles from outlets like The New York Times and CNN, suggesting he is the left's answer to Joe Rogan. Piker was joined by another Twitch streamer, Will Neff, in Tiananmen Square for the daily sunset flag-raising ceremony in front of Tiananmen Gate and the portrait of Chinese Communist Party founder Mao Zedong, reported Newsweek."
Hasan Piker live-streamed from Tiananmen Square early Tuesday with Twitch streamer Will Neff for the daily sunset flag-raising ceremony in front of Tiananmen Gate and Mao Zedong's portrait. Neff held up a phone showing what appeared to be an AI-created image of Mao in Piker's likeness, accompanied by a Maoist slogan. Chinese police quickly interrupted the stream, instructed them to stop filming, and asked to review recent footage; the broadcast cut to black while audio continued. Piker declared he has no patriotism for America and marveled at visible support for the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese authorities strictly enforce filming at the site of the 1989 massacre.
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