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Sneako
American YouTuber and online streamer (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy (born September 8, 1998), better known online as Sneako (stylized in all caps), is an American political commentator and online streamer. He gained prominence through YouTube, where he posted commentary videos and street interviews. His channels were removed in 2022 for repeated violations of community guidelines.[6]
His content evolved from gaming videos to political and social commentary. Media outlets have described his views as conservative and controversial.[2]
He has been associated with the manosphere, a loosely defined online subculture centered on masculinity and gender roles. The movement has been described by scholars and journalists as promoting misogynistic, homophobic, and antifeminist ideas.[2] Critics have also accused Sneako of promoting antisemitic rhetoric.[7]
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Early and personal life
De Balinthazy was born on September 8, 1998[8] to a Filipino mother and a Haitian father of mixed European descent.[9] He was raised Catholic by both parents,[10] but converted to Islam in mid-2023.[11][12] As of 2023, he resides in Miami, Florida.[13]
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De Balinthazy began uploading videos to YouTube in 2013.[14] His early videos were apolitical gaming and filming man-on-the-street interviews, often about dating, before briefly working for YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast.[15] His topics began to shift into right-wing trolling, such as asking White people on the street to say racial slurs for one dollar.[6][16] He would also host discussions on why men and women are not equal.[6]
In 2022, De Balinthazy was banned from YouTube[6] and Twitch, the next year.[17] The ban led him to the streaming website Rumble, where he is popular with young male viewers.[6]
In February 2024, Sneako participated in a sparring session with former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. The session, which was filmed and widely circulated online, showed Strickland delivering a series of aggressive punches that bloodied Sneako's nose. Critics argued that Strickland had gone too hard against a non-professional fighter, and the video prompted debate about the ethics of sparring intensely with beginners.[18][19] Strickland defended the session and complimented Sneako’s resilience, stating that he would have stopped had Sneako gone down.[20]
He was banned from YouTube again in October 2024 after briefly being unbanned.[21]
In late November 2024, Sneako launched a new video series titled Project X (PRJX), which he posted exclusively on X (formerly Twitter). Filmed primarily in New York City, the videos featured interviews with strangers and commentary on social issues including pornography, masculinity, and comparisons between online careers and traditional employment.[22]
In May 2025, Sneako appeared alongside Kanye West in a virtual interview with Piers Morgan on Piers Morgan Uncensored. The discussion, intended to address West’s online conduct, escalated after Morgan questioned his social media presence and past statements. West abruptly ended the interview mid-conversation, and Sneako exited shortly afterward, criticizing Morgan's approach.[23] The walkout received widespread attention and was later uploaded to Morgan’s official YouTube channel. In June 2025, Sneako appeared outside the Manhattan courthouse during Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing trial, where he confronted a reporter for referring to Kanye West by his former name instead of “Ye.” The interaction was streamed live and shared widely on social media.[24]
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Political positions
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De Balinthazy has been widely criticized for making misogynistic and antisemitic statements, including jokes about Adolf Hitler and remarks targeting Jewish people.[15] He is associated with online personalities such as Andrew Tate,[16] whom he has credited with improving his life,[25] as well as rapper Kanye West and far-right activist Nick Fuentes.[15]
In 2023, he defended sports fans who were recorded shouting homophobic and transphobic remarks at a game he attended, arguing that "they are children and obviously joking" and blaming pride flags in classrooms.[6] He later accused YouTuber MrBeast of "pushing kids into transgenderism" by supporting Ava Kris Tyson, a trans woman affiliated with the MrBeast channel.[26]
He has expressed disillusionment with electoral politics following the failure of Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, stating by 2020 that voting "doesn't matter anymore."[15] He was involved in Kanye West's 2024 presidential campaign, where he collaborated with Fuentes to produce social media content.[6][15] During an appearance at the America First Political Action Conference, De Balinthazy predicted that Fuentes would one day become president of the United States.[27]
In June 2025, De Balinthazy tweeted, "I endorse Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor," citing Mamdani's stance as "the only non-Zionist candidate" and stating that "people are tired of the Zionism."[28] Following Mamdani’s reported win, he tweeted: "Zohran won because everyone is sick of Zionists."[29] His comments drew criticism from author Douglas Murray on Sky News Australia, who argued that such statements reflected anti-Israel sentiment and questioned their relevance to a mayoral campaign.[30]
In the same month, he conducted an interview with New York City mayor Eric Adams at Gracie Mansion.[1]
Discography
Singles
Music videos
- "Curry Freestyle" – Lil Pump featuring N3on and Sneako (2023)[32]
Filmography
Film
- Unsubscribe (2020)[33]
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