The claims⁠, which were mainly shared on X (formerly Twitter) but also popped up across Reddit and Facebook, range from Vanguard preventing startup programs from firing correctly to other programs crashing when the anti-cheat software loads, and some have even suggested Riot's kernel program has been “tampering with unrelated files.” Others simply dubbed it “malware” and declared they would be quitting League until the program stopped breaking PCs.

One high-profile example came from famed League creator LS, who reported both his computers breaking after Vanguard was installed on May 1. He said he fixed one by taking out the CMOS battery and forcing BIOS access, but suggested his other computer is “still bricked.”

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Several user posts on the purported Vanguard issues have also been shared to the main League subreddit but they have since been deleted.

While Riot has yet to address any of the early backlash directly, tech staff have been active in the “Patch 14.9 Bug Megathread” on /r/LeagueOfLegends. One Riot reply suggested some of today's alleged issues “wouldn't be related to Vanguard” and offered up a simpler solution⁠—restart impacted devices and run PC troubleshooting.

The same Riot staffer also suggested any aggrieved players could upload Riot Vanguard logs to the League support page to help “isolate what the issue is.” All the Reddit comments from that Rioter have since been removed.

https://twitter.com/aniwilc/status/1786075565419630899

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/normal-kids-get-fricked-columbia-cornell-protests-fraternities

This is the Edgar (with a hard R). Mexican TikTok addicts love it and pretty much every criminal in San Antonio California does too (because they're all 14 year old mexicans). Antoniocels have started to notice this, and make comments on it in every post, so naturally, jannies have decided that dropping the hard R is racist and remove every comment using this disgusting slur. Por ejemplo:

HE DOESN'T EVEN GO HERE

https://old.reddit.com/r/sanantonio/comments/1ci1lwa/teen_killed_at_market_square_fiesta_event_was_out/?sort=controversial

More removed comments:

https://old.reddit.com/r/sanantonio/comments/1ci4q41/private_sale_gone_wrong/?sort=controversial

And now Antoniocels have started rioting:

https://old.reddit.com/r/sanantonio/comments/1cil980/the_mods_removed_my_crosspost_for_a_bogus_reason/?sort=controversial

They're calling jannies gringo pandejos too:

And it's completely true, they are a bunch of gringos:

They've decided that it's time for jannycide:

https://old.reddit.com/r/sanantonio/comments/1cihhff/with_all_the_infighting_between_mods_and_folks_we/?sort=controversial

everybody remember to check your privacy settings before you open the linkedin profile of the guy who tried to murder aella pic.twitter.com/alRYk8o9o1

— 🪑 Chair (@chairsign) May 2, 2024

Aella, the neurodivergent lesswrong prostitute that is now kinda Twitter famous for her r-slurred polls and for organizing an orgy for her birthday, is now in danger because some insane guy that tried to kidnap her is allegedly now out of jail lmao

https://twitter.com/aella_girl/status/1785808555695616264

Stuff from when he was originally imprisoned:

https://madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/madison-man-charged-in-texas-with-impersonating-fbi-agent-stalking-adult-internet-performer/article_8b70b0bc-0c8a-540d-9ef2-703995a65b86.html

Destiny subreddit has a copy of him trying to get into her house

https://old.reddit.com/r/Destiny/comments/1ci7wus/jack_mcquestion_yes_lol_the_schizo_who_tried_to/?sort=controversial

Aella's blogpost

https://aella.substack.com/p/the-attempted-kidnapping-at-my-house

This shit ACTUALLY pisses me off

Whats the purpose of doing that pic.twitter.com/dqIaSOuQGZ

— 🍉🤍ЯΣX🤍🍉 (@ThatRabidDog) May 1, 2024

36 yr old white man tasered after murdering 14 year old boy in England. Very lucky he was white.

A black man or Muslim would have been shot dead! pic.twitter.com/5z8DAhlKHb

— T. Bernadetti (@MrsRoyKeaneo) May 1, 2024

Another sad victim of America brain disease

!britbongs

Turns out he was a !macacos so everyone now gets to claim he was their preferred racial group

https://twitter.com/ryan1mcq3/status/1785640624722514328

https://twitter.com/MarkMcC57046578/status/1785734668882506171

https://twitter.com/ParkBoundary/status/1785946683630620846

https://twitter.com/MarkMcC57046578/status/1785734436060840054

It's extra stupid because the Met infamously did shoot a Brazilian in 2005 and he was innocent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jean_Charles_de_Menezes

I'm surprised you're not reporting on this.

The Sharty has uncovered an extremely well established p-dophile and animal s*x abused material trading ring hiding in open sight on YouTube.

I have gone through the thread and investigated for myself, and I can confirm that links lead to both beastiality and child abuse materials. I have purged the VM that was used to investigate for obvious reasons. I never want to see shit like that again in my life.

The original thread links to a channel called Mister Kopi (Archive link) that appears innocent enough from the video content, however as highlighted by the OP of Sharty, when viewing the thumbnails of the channel:

The following is the best way to describe how they are distributing these materials without being caught by safeguards put in place to prevent linking to illegal materials.

Password text flashes randomly throughout video

Linking to a secon video

Posting another link to Pastebin

Leading to the Pastelink requiring the password. I will not be accessing or showing what is contained behind this after the VM was purged for obvious reasons however multiple people - unfortunately myself included - can confirm that the materials contained in such are fricking horrendous.

I also theorize why they post the password in such a cryptic manner aside from hiding from the AI and automatic screens and I believe they are doing this as to improve any potential revenue and exposure by YouTube. The passwords appear to be intentionally framed in such a way as to avoid someone getting it from previewing the timeline, and as such it makes the viewer go from start to finish. These channels are potentially monetized and making direct income from doing this.

Speaking of income, another entirely fricking horrendous fact is that these channels appear to have monetisation from other sources - in this channel alone there are links to paid click-through advertisements meaning that this individual is making direct income from people accessing child s*x abuse materials.

It doesn't stop there, however. There is an entire fricking economy of these channels - mostly appearing from Indonesia, however a common trend pops up. This is from one video.

When accessing channels such as the above you will find that they are using the exact same method.

This is a well established and highly operational p-dophile ring that is potentially making money directly from YouTube and other websites for doing so. It is entirely out in the open and appears to be operating for at least a year if not longer.