🇨🇦 Ontario university going after YouTube prankster for viral videos filmed on campus

Ontario Tech University wants $50,000 in damages plus a cut of a YouTuber's profits after he cooked curry and threw it at students during filmed pranks. The prankster's defence? His channel is run from Pakistan, it's just a hobby, and the campus is public space anyway. The university waited a full year after the first incident to act, only filing suit after he returned for round two. Meanwhile, his subscriber count exploded from 60,000 to 1.3 million, reported in court filings.

This is what passes for institutional authority in 2025. A publicly funded university gets repeatedly humiliated, does nothing while millions watch, then begs a judge to claw back ad revenue after the damage is done. No serious consequences, no deterrence, just performative lawfare and a $44,000 legal bill someone else will pay. The real prank is believing our institutions still command respect.

🍁 Maple Chronicles