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Coverage dated August 4, 2023

Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC | News Channel 3-12

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Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC

  2. Berkshire Eagle

    Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers,

  3. Gothamist

    Influencer Kai Cenat charged with inciting a riot after chaotic crowd stormed Union Square (opens Gothamist)

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    Cenat was released from police custody and will have to appear before a judge.

  4. The Guardian

    Influencer faces charges of inciting riot after New York giveaway causes chaos (opens The Guardian)

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    Kai Cenat drew thousands to Union Square with promises of giving away new PlayStation, leading to dozens of arrests

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Influencer Kai Cenat faces charges after thousands cause mayhem in NYC (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises of giving away electronics, including a new PlayStation.

  6. Forbes

    Social Media Influencer Kai Cenat To Be Charged With Inciting Riot In New York (opens Forbes)

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    Kai Cenat, a social media influencer known for his video game streams, will face charges for allegedly inciting a riot and unlawful assembly in Manhattan on Friday.

  7. Avclub

    Twitch streamer facing charges of inciting a riot after threatening to give away PS5s (opens Avclub)

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    21-year-old Kai Cenat, one of the planet's biggest streamers, is now facing charges of inciting a riot after trying to hold a giveaway event in New York

  8. Fox News

    Who is Kai Cenat? Twitch streamer charged with inciting riot, unlawful assembly after New York City chaos (opens Fox News)

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    Kai Cenat, a Twitch influencer, caused chaos on Friday afternoon when he announced a Playstation giveaway on Twitter causing at least 1,000 kids and teenagers to show up.

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