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YouTuber Tyler Oliveira Cancels India ‘Poop-Throwing’ Festival Documentary After Doxxing, Threats

He says doxxing with threats to his family forced the decision.

Overview

  • Oliveira announced on Nov. 6–7 that he will not release his planned documentary on Karnataka’s Gorehabba after two weeks of online harassment.
  • He reported being doxxed and threatened by thousands of users and described attending the event as the worst decision of his life.
  • Clips and photos from his visit, including an image in a hazmat suit, spread widely and drew accusations that he disrespected Indian culture.
  • He asked people to leave his family alone and told Dexerto the cancellation is not a stunt.
  • Gorehabba takes place after Diwali in Gumatapura, where villagers throw cow dung as part of a local tradition linked to a village deity.