**Updates and FAQ** I want to start off by clarifying a few things from my video. For starters, while I appreciate everyone’s kindness and support, as well as everyone keeping me in check and being honest with their negative opinions (it is very insightful and I appreciate it all,) please don’t accept my apology on the behalf of people you don’t know. **I** don’t even know the victims by name, and I didn’t call this an apology video for a reason. There IS no apology to accept, because this isn’t something I can apologize for. It would be disingenuous to say it is because an apology implies a mistake, this was intentional. FAQ “How did you get caught?” I applied to the jambassador program, for which they do a deep search into your account. I had suspicious trading history on my account which led to a further search, then a ban. At least this is what I assume happened. “Why did you heart *insert weird comment here*” I have always, for every video I make, hearted every single comment in order to keep my RUclips Studios Dashboard clear. However, yesterday (the 19th) I was out for some late birthday festivities, and did not properly read comments before hearting. As a result I ended up hearting a pretty gross comment that I didn’t read. I should have waited to get home so I could read the comments properly but I didn’t. That’s on me. I deleted the comment in question. “Why was Asteralium still on your buddy list?” Quite frankly, I forgot to remove them. Since everything came out about them, my main focus had been on gathering information on them from various sources and making the video I did on them. I had blocked them on their socials (insta, discord) but I didn’t think about unfriending them on Animal Jam itself, and I didn’t notice them when scrolling through buddies because it wasn’t like I was reading each name and thinking ab it. Now that it’s been pointed out, they’re unbuddied and blocked, thanks for pointing out that I missed it. Lastly, I want to let everyone know to please not go after anyone talking about this. I’m actually incredibly happy to see people being critical about me and my video, and for the most part I agree with a lot of what many people have to say. It WAS grossly hypocritical and downright scummy of me to post stuff against cracking and hacking whilst doing it myself. It IS weird that so many people are literally praising me for coming out about this, when they probably wouldn’t have if it was any other old jammer. While you are entirely free to disagree with them, and others, everyone here is welcome to feel however they wish about this. It’s a awful thing that I did and I DO deserve all of the hate and backlash, no one needs to go out and “defend me” it IS the consequences of my actions and I’ve been going to therapy and know I am able to take it. That being said, I encourage anyone here who has been taken off guard or who feels unwell after all of this to please take time for yourself. You are all entirely valid in your feelings of me and the situation and I wish you all the best. Until next time- see y’all around ❤ Update (taken from reply to another comment) : I’m struggling with the wordage. What I mean is like this isn’t an apology video because I don’t “just want to apologize” if that makes sense. Usually when I see an apology video it’s a “I’m sorry, find it in your heart to forgive me” nonsense. I don’t want to be forgiven, and I don’t want to ask for forgiveness I don’t think I deserve to be. I can’t *apologize* because I don’t know the individuals I cracked. I can apologize to the community for lying, which I do wish to do, but since I can’t apologize to the people I cracked since I don’t know them, I can only really move forwards and be better.
Eek, now I kinda feel weird making the comment I did on Lala's video, I was kinda upset though because I had gone through something similar a few years ago so I just felt I should defend someone who went through something like I did
Your welcome kijjikon for the info and I'm sorry if I sounded rude but no one should go through that though it was unnecessary for Lala to make a video about you like that behind ur back but I'm glad your standing up and dealing with it. We all are here for you no matter what.💖
I had my house raided by the police back in march of 2022. I completely understand the trauma that comes with such an event happening, but i'm glad to see you're doing better now. Thank you for being honest about your previous ban
Didn't pull out a ukelele, valid apology (In all seriousness, despite being shocked, I'm glad you matured and realized your wrongs. I always thought your ban was because of the hackers who targeted people like Leamon and BanditsAJ, learning about this is eye-opening. I'm so sorry you went through this and I can understand how someone would turn to this when dealing with so much pressure, I did bad things to myself and others as well when things got bad. I hope your mental health will continue to heal.)
Well honestly as someone who got their account wiped and efforts completely deleted at the time, it's a hard video to watch for sure. It's ironic because I only now found your content and was loving it so far, but I don't think I'd be able to just continue watching it knowing it was someone who helped it, with just an I'm sorry video. Sorry but the nights I spent grinding this game won't come back with 13 min apology video and I sure won't forget that. Glad you're feeling better now and stuff, I respect that you came in clean specially because I know there are tons of ppl out there who helped and couldn't even do THAT, but again, it's a lot of things to forget, it was the childhood that I was hoping to see when I returned, but it wasn't there, I still have the account, but it doesn't feel like my account anymore.
Animal Jam is actually addicting. It changed my personality, and I’ve played animal jam for over 4 years due to addiction nonstop every single day. I met people who changed my personality to rude, and now I just view people in real life as people in animal jam (in which I have the right to bully or be rude to them at any time.) and it’s been impacting my mental health so much because I don’t want to hurt these people in real life and I always mess up friendships because of it so I have no friends in real life. I kept saying I was gonna quit animal jam, but due to the addiction I just couldn’t stay away from it. I finally managed to stay away from it, but my personality still remains evil. I never cry during sad videos. I don’t know what to do. People in animal jam shaped me and manipulated me since day 1. I met someone in an animal jam pack, (not saying username,) she hated me but we became friends after a month and eventually last year/in 2022 she started to online date. She asked me to take place in her “roleplays” and she influenced me to online date. (KEEP IN MIND, I WAS JUST A KID AND SHE WAS 4 YEARS OLDER THAN ME AND I DIDN’T KNOW THAT,) and she manipulated me to hurt others and bully them constantly. Once I got tired of it, I lashed out on her with jam-a-grams when I was tired of it in 2023. But she played ‘victim,’ and all my friends believed her to the point where I had no friends so I had to show only one of them proof on social media because the others didn’t have social media. To this day my mental health is getting worse and worse. I’ve never been this comfortable ever to say this to anyone. Please, I beg you guys, don’t become like me. Don’t let yourself get addicted to Animal Jam.
Oh God. I used to be so addicted to this game. When I suddenly got banned I seriously considered ending it- I probably would’ve attempted if it wasn’t for my boyfriend. I know it’s just a game but when that game is the one thing that makes you happy, it’s rough.
I was sadly addicted to the game during 2020-22 I had some buddy trauma as well one quit without telling me ( I was pretty young at the time, now I believe it was for a good reason ) One pretty much left and came back FIVE TIMES for like- no reason ( they were probably way younger than me anyways. However, one other buddy said the same buddy was harassing them. not sure if it was true but if it was, I would hate them more ) so yeah you are not the only one unfortunately
So while we're on this topic, the admins running the new r/AnimalJam are known to use LeakCheck to crack into accounts that were breached from that leak. Where is the accountability for them? Grats to you for owning up to your mistakes and learning from them, but the admins and mods within the Animal Jam Community discord server, Wiki Staff and admins from other well known servers are well known to do the same thing too. Everything is all swept under the rug and forgotten about.
Howdy! I had absolutely no idea this was happening, can you possibly send me some screenshots and proof over on Instagram so I can look into it? Thank you!
I do agree the reaction is quite large, but to understand the bigger picture and provide some insight: Many people have spent money on the game, and so by cracking into these accounts, items that cost money may have been lost.
I appreciate the honesty and you coming forward with this, but I believe bringing up personal situations in apology/accountability videos always leave a bad taste in peoples mouths, and while I understand why it was brought up, it might have been best to summarize it to simply explaining you werent in a good place mentally and keeping the details for another video focused on opening up about those events. I personally also think that it wouldve been a good move to mention that it is not anyone's place but the victims of those cracked accounts to forgive you. For anyone else reading this that is not kijjikon, I believe that none of us can forgive or simply ignore his actions, as we were not personally affected by them (this of course doesnt apply if you were hacked due to the data breach). I also dont think its fair to call kijjikon brave or courageous for coming clean about this, as this is simply him starting to repair his actions. While I understand where all those comments are coming from, a place of support, I believe that as a community we should simply acknowledge that what kijjikon did was wrong, and that he has "paid" (that term sound harsh but idk what other word to use sorry) for his actions. He had his main account banned, which I assume was extremely painful, and I dont think any kind of harassement or insults are fair, wanted or necessary. Being hateful towards kijjikon will not undo his actions or make the situation any better. You cannot pretend to be better than him for not hacking while also throwing insults at a person that is on the right path to being a better person. Even if I did criticize you in this comment, I do believe you are a good person at heart. Hacking an online kids game isnt exactly the worst thing someone could do, and spewing vitriol at you wont fix your mistakes, only proving that you are trustworthy will. Sorry for the long comment, I needed to yap a bit cause I think its an interesting topic, and I honestly wish you the best kijjikon, hopefully you decide to stay in this community and find a way to prove you can handle complicated situations like these. I might have sounded a bit harsh but it comes from a place of wanting to see the best in people. I hope whoever is reading this had a good night or day, and remember that mistakes can always be made up for.
as someone who had their childhood account wiped clean last year, talkin my thousands of items, every animal, all thousands of sapphires and millions of gems, just everything i had stolen. (i spent way too much money on aj😨) i held that account very dear to me for a very significant portion of my life and i was upset that my years of trading and money amounted to nothing, and a few days later i completely forgot about it until i put this video on in the background while i drew. personally i don't think anyone who is tempted by the golden fruit of animal jam wealth is a bad person, obvi its not a great thing to hack n' crack. things like these are nuanced and there's no right action or answer, no one has to forgive if they don't want to and others are allowed to think it isn't that big of a deal (example; me) i also have mental health struggles so im not the best advice giver but imo best course of action is to forgive yourself and do whatever you feel is right tldr my account was raided around the same time and i think the coincidence is slightly hilarious, do your best and take care of yourself!
Not gonna lie, I am disappointed. Especially for the fact that you were actively condemning hacking while doing it. And it was likely primarily children you hacked. I wasn't harmed during the breach, so I'm not going to speak on behalf of the victims, as it's not my place. But that being said, I am glad you came out about it (even if you were forced to before you were ready). I do feel as if it should have been addressed much earlier, but let this be a learning experience for you. It's good to hear you're feeling better though. And I hope you continue to do so. Mental health is a bitch.
Kijji, you aren't alone. I did this too, the same exact method you were talking about. I stopped after a while, and I deeply regret it. I haven't been banned, but I've been getting a lot of anxiety about it.
Same. I regret it and I wish i never would have done it. I still use the method, to get into scammers accounts for peiple to give the stuff back (and they need proof of the scam) but still, i want to give to the community but im no longer active on animal jam
Very disappointed in you because my main account with a ton of worth was cracked during the data breach and I completely quit the game. I had that account for 3+ years with level 38 at the time. I don’t know if you had any involvement in my account being cracked (the username is mmauu. Still to this day don’t know who cracked it) the account is completely deleted now. I just hope nobody ever does any of that stuff again. I lost so much during the data breach. Wether you had a part in my accounts cracking is irrelevant but i am a bit angry that you had a part in someone else losing so much effort. Can’t forgive you, because of the sentiment but atleast you learned something. That’s just my 2 cents
As someone who got their account cracked at the time and lost everything I've worked for, I agree with everything here. Nice that they apologized, great, can't forgive them still and mental health isn't a excuse to me. The months I spent grinding through the night to get the stuff that was robbed out of me won't ever come back, those were things I worked my ass off for and it's hard to just say "Oh it's ok they learnt", seriously ? be fr.
I don't think you understand... Those are people's entire childhoods that you, a grown man, attacked. I had a hard time growing up, and spent most of my time on Animal Jam. While I don't really play anymore except to gift people during holidays and talk to old friends, my account was such a sacred reminder and keepsake from my childhood. When it was raided during the data breach, I actually sobbed for hours. But I, unlike you, knew that taking my actions out on other people only causes more harm. That is something most people learn in elementary school.
@@soggypotatochip I agree 💀 I mean I guess it can if you worked very hard, but there's people in the comment section saying they had 'severe trauma ' from this 😭
@@soggypotatochip I mean I worked hard for my AJ stuff but if it all got stolen, sure I’d be upset about it… but I don’t think it would ruin my childhood. Wildworks has already done that better than anyone else could do.
I'm so sorry that you were forced to make this. When you told me what happened, as sad as I was to know that you cracked accounts, I at least knew you did it to give to the community. I forgave you then and I forgive you now. I'm sad that you had to make this prematurely, I know you were going to make this in the future and it genuinely sucks that you felt you had to make it now You were not doing okay during that time, of course you made some mistakes. You at least HAD good intentions. I cannot say the same for others I've known who cracked accounts. To everyone who has made mistakes, remember this: what you may have done in the past does NOT reflect who you are in the present. Kijji realized what he did and has since never done it again, he has expressed sincere remorse and has made efforts to change for the better and give to the community and the people in it. He has helped so many people, so many who have been hurt and needed someone to reach out to them. Sam is an incredible person, he is kind. He is diligent. He is so incredibly passionate. Please keep that in mind when you watch this video.
Hey this is just CRITICISM!! NOT HATE! I think that you should actually do more than just apologize… You’re apologizing not to the people personally affected, but just the general public. Ofc they’re not going to take this as seriously. I’ve seen some people that you have actually hacked. They want their stuff back. They don’t just want an apology. They want more than that. The best thing u can do is give back to your community, step down from your pedestal you created by taking from others, and give back. Actions speak louder than words.
Thank you so much for this comment, I really appreciate it actually! I would have spoken with the individuals themselves if I knew who they were but I don’t. I never wrote down or kept track of the accounts I cracked. I’ve been trying to give back since August though. The large scale give aways j do aren’t the only ones that I do, and most of the stuff I am gifted I give back to the community. I intend to continue to do so in the future too. Again, thank you for your comment, you are 100% correct.
He kind of did though. He's been doing huge giveaways as a direct result of his sense of guilt. As for giving the exact items back, he literally can't. WildWorks destroyed his former account, the items are gone. I don't know if the people that claim to have been hacked by Kijjikon have evidence, but if they don't, they could easily be scammers themselves trying to guilt-trip kijjikon into giving them free items.
honestly, at least he didn’t wait until he was trying to get canceled and then make a half-assed apology. he decided to take the steps himself and step up and admit that he’s made a bad mistake, and he took the steps to get help for it.
the hypocrisy is humiliating. i feel unbelievably shook and disappointed in you, i remember watching your updates on the data breach. what a low and insensitive thing for a grown adult to do to literal children. attempting to justify it with poor mental health is a poor and lazy excuse. i’m trying my hardest not to be hateful but that’s just pure idiocy, i want to facepalm every time i see a comment praising you for coming out and admitting this. im disappointed, im getting second-hand embarrassment at the fact the way you were likely caught for this was your attempt at becoming a jambassador lmao what you did was unforgivable, and im sorry, but i hope that you are fully aware that this was completely deserved and is actually kind of relieving to see someone’s actions like this get caught.
I did not mean to justify it by any means, and I am genuinely sorry if it came off that way. Other than that, I agree with your comment wholeheartedly. Thank you. 💜
@@kijjikonyou don't need to bring trauma into it it's pointless. you can just say you did it because you wanted to. that's the reason and it's a worse look to not even be able to admit that
@@chiichan_news If I had simply said “I cracked accounts because I wanted to” that would simply be disingenuous. There would be a very clear lack of context and it quite frankly wouldn’t be true. It was more complex than that, hence the *explanation* of the context behind it. I thought I made a clear distinction between explaining context behind the situation (my intention) and using the circumstance as an excuse to try and *justify* what I did (NOT my intention!) I’m sorry if the context behind he situation is pointless to you, it’s fine if you don’t care- many don’t and I don’t blame them. However, others much prefer the full, honest picture. Which is what I’ve tried to give.
@@kijjikon you cracked accounts because it was fun to you and you wanted to. you didn't do it because of your trauma you did it because it was fun and you wanted rares LOL just admit it
While I remember this and I am very surprised and stunned, I’m glad you came forward when you were ready to talk about it. You were able to overcome these things and reach out, which I’m proud of you for. Glad you are now able to cope better.
Proud of you for coming clean about this!! 💗💞💞really respect you for taking accountability & telling the truth! It takes a lot of strength to post something like this! we support you kijji :)
I don't think i can forgive this. Having bad mental health isn't a good reason to hurt others, there is never a good enough reason to hurt people. I know what its like to feel hopeless and alone, its makes me want people to never feel like how i feel, so i try to tell people to be kind because you never know what someone is going through. Yes its just a kids game but a lot of people put so much time, love, and energy into this game, so it sucks when something goes wrong. I really do hope you changed but it feels wrong to keep watching your videos knowing you did that.
i mean i agree but the people who can forgive or choose otherwise is not you, the people who got their accounts stolen and items gone forever are the ones obviously clueless and sadly gone from the community but aside from all that they are the only people that can forgive or ignore this. i assume they wouldnt because they lost something they enjoyed.
it’s completely unacceptable that lala made a video on this, even though he did the same thing. He apologized, sure, but he said he didn’t care about it. edit: ik it’s not many likes but stop blowing up my notifications 😢
This is probably one of the best internet apologies. As someone who was hacked during the data breach, losing nearly my whole account, I found it hard to forgive you and many others. But i realize that you understand what you did and you didnt guilt trip, or fake anything in this video. I forgive you and I'm glad you came out to share your story. I'll always support you kiji ❤
This news has shocked me to my core, and I have mixed feelings. ( Please be aware not hate! ) The main thing that’s bothering me is how many people are forgiving and forgetting so easily. As someone who has lost an account due to the data breach, I know exactly how the people feel. Still to this day I still have a small sliver of hope that I might still be able to get it back. I completely understand what you are going through, and I wish you the best. But just like how Winona Ryder was caught stealing and after years just recently got a role again, I can’t just forgive and forget. Maybe after a while I can, but not today for sure. 💕
It’s good to take accountability and I’m glad you did so, but the people who’s accounts were compromised are still suffering the effects and it could have been years worth of work and irl money to get the items they had. I think the least you could do is to return the items to those users.
Also I think it would be best if you never become a jambassador if you aren’t already. Even though it’s in the past, mental health can always plummet again and how are people to believe and trust you’re done just because you told the internet?
I would return the items to the people I’ve cracked if I could, but I can’t. I don’t know who those users are, as I didn’t keep a list of names or anything- and even if I had, the account that had the items was banned, and thus the items don’t exist anymore.
Hello, Kijjikon. I’m Eri, and I have been watching you for a long time. You were my idol. I looked up to you. You inspired me so much. But now, I’m truly hurt. I understand that you were in a tough place. I’ve been in tough places too. I understand you apologised, and I’m glad you have. My best friend @Flufybars was affected by the data breach. I lost her for a while, after she lost her account, and it hurt. We speak every day. While yes - she found me again, (and I’m very glad she did), it truly hurts me that there is a possibility that you cracked her account - I don’t know what to feel, as it affected us both. And I thought you knew better. You said the same. But regardless. I wanted you to become a jambassador: someone who truly had the best of the game and community in mind. Someone who would not do these kinds of things. Discourage these things, without being hypocritical. I never thought I would say this, but I’m not sure I can trust you. This is not to be hateful, I’m just hurt and confused. An example like this for the community is not good. Regardless of the apology, you hurt more people than you know of, myself included. My apologies if I sounded rude, but thank you for reading - Eri Hello, Kijjikon. I’m Eri, and I have been watching you for a long time. You were my idol. I looked up to you. You inspired me so much. But now, I’m truly hurt. I understand that you were in a tough place. I’ve been in tough places too. I understand you apologised, and I’m glad you have. My best friend @Flufybars was affected by the data breach. I lost her for a while, after she lost her account, and it hurt. We speak every day. While yes - she found me again, (and I’m very glad she did), it truly hurts me that there is a possibility that you cracked her account - I don’t know what to feel, as it affected us both. And I thought you knew better. You said the same. But regardless. I wanted you to become a jambassador: someone who truly had the best of the game and community in mind. Someone who would not do these kinds of things. Discourage these things, without being hypocritical. I never thought I would say this, but I’m not sure I can trust you. This is not to be hateful, I’m just hurt and confused. An example like this for the community is not good. Regardless of the apology, you hurt more people than you know of, myself included. My apologies if I sounded rude, but thank you for reading - Eri
@@Patrickstaraj he hurt victims of the breach, and others - and by cracking accounts he WAS part of it. It’d be different if it were accounts NOT affected by the breach. But he specified that the ones he cracked WERE. if you think that defence works, it doesn’t. Did you even watch the video?
Kijjikon, even though the things that you did might have been wrong, i respect you for coming forward and being honest about what happened. Many people just hide away and pretend that it never happened. Everyone makes mistakes, and that is okay. The important thing is that you stop what you are doing, come forward about it, and make an effort not to do it again, which you did. You got the help you needed, and i respect you for putting in real effort to improve yourself. We are all here supporting you on this journey. :) -Fariebutton Note: I apologize if this came off wrong, as I am often bad with words. I just wanted to say that everyone makes mistakes, and I respect and appreciate your honesty and efforts to improve. :)
I’m sorry Kijjikon, I looked up to you but now I really don’t. I mean your brave for admitting to this, but the panic in your voice proves you really aren’t sorry and just needed to say something about it so people wouldn’t come to you about the whole thing. I know why you did it but metal health isn’t really an excuse. I used to scam and I got a lot out of it. I stopped and realized I was wrong. But here’s the thing, I was 10, you were 18. I just wish the AJ community would keep things to themselves. It’s sad how amazing everyone seems until you see the other side of them. 💔
@@GoldPhoenix5843 Mental health isn't an excuse. It's a reason. An excuse suggests that a person is trying to get out of taking responsibility for a choice they made, while a reason simply provides context for said choice.
@@GoldPhoenix5843 Mental health isn't an excuse. You can't excuse things with mental health, just not how it works. Saying "well my mental health was bad" doesn't excuse things. It adds context and reasoning, but mental health can be used as an excuse for almost nothing.
Wth? Ok, let's chill out there keyboard warrior, It's not really healthy for ppl to keep things to themselves all the time. Sure mental health isn't an excuse, but it's still a reason. Honestly, it'd be even more shady if she kept it to herself. And I don't hear any panic, where's the panic? She literally said herself that she'd tell all of us once she's ready to admit it, and she sounded pretty calm to me, and sincere. You don't seem to realize just how deep this is, and how insensitive you sound. How old you now? 11? Smh kids these days be mad insensitive.
im proud of you for being honest and taking accountability, sam. It makes you a stronger person and a better person for owning up to mistakes. I remember when you told me and others a few months back, and even now we still will support you forever. Love you tons Sam 🤍
im confused on your updates comment, as an apology does not always mean that what you did was a mistake- and after saying this isnt an apology you continue to apologize without saying the words "im sorry" so I guess im just confused as to the reason this was posted and why youre responding if this is NOT an apology, especially because imo this does require an apology and a change in action regardless of the intent of the original action- you can apologize for things that were intentional- that doesnt mean that people are going to accept your apology, but making the excuse that this isnt an apology video because your actions were not a mistake doesnt make sense to me
I’m struggling with the wordage. What I mean is like this isn’t an apology video because I don’t “just want to apologize” if that makes sense. Usually when I see an apology video it’s a “I’m sorry, find it in your heart to forgive me” nonsense. I don’t want to be forgiven, and I don’t want to ask for forgiveness I don’t think I deserve to be. I can’t *apologize* because I don’t know the individuals I cracked. I can apologize to the community for lying, which I do wish to do, but since I can’t apologize to the people I cracked since I don’t know them, I can only really move forwards and be better. Edit: I’m gonna add this to the pinned comment for clarification, thanks for pointing out the confusing verbiage.
Good on you for coming clean abt your bad actions and hypocrisy , but people in the comments need to stop forgiving you in place of others, that is something that needs to be reserved for the people who were actually effected, and unfortunately may never get the chance to know who stole from them.
Others are forgiving him because he hid this from us, and they forgive him for that. They aren't trying to forgive him for the victims. Sorry if this comes off rude, it's not supposed to be.
@@-Strawberry12- Not rude at all! Well if im being honest i guess its ok for the public accepting his forgiving or not, also probably the victims cant be found which is pretty sad 😖. But im still conflicted with this, sorry for coming rude with my first coment as well 🙏
Hey Kijji im not exactly sure if I want to express my opinion about this but oh well. I got hacked in the data breach and had to make a new account. I also wasn't in a good mental state at that time and it hurt me a lot. I understand that your mental health wasn't the best at the time when you cracked the accounts but I'm just genuinely curious if you remember the users of the people you hacked and if you could maybe make up to them personally. I'm glad you made this video and you are brave to do so but I got hurt when I got hacked and I think the people that got hacked would like a more private apology. If you read this thank you for reading :)
I really wish I did, but I don’t know the usernames. I never kept a list or anything, I wish I had in hindsight so now I could try and help them privately, but I didn’t.
I’m proud of you for coming forward. I don’t think it’s really my place to say I forgive you because I wasn’t hurt by this, but I definitely respect you a lot for this. I wish you the best, and I’m always here if you wanna talk. Good job.
Man I am so proud of how far you’ve come. Despite your absolute HORRIBLE situation you are still trying… That is extremely commendable. I know how hard it is, maybe not exactly or as much as you, but it’s so much easier to just fall deeper into the pit as it takes far less effort. Improving is ABSOLUTELY a battle, and one I’m so happy to see you partake in. I know things still hurt, I know your situation is still awful, but the fact that you are still fighting is fantastic. Keep it up man, and we’ll be here for you every step of the way
As someone who had their account hacked into because of the data breach and lost just about everything, I appreciate you coming clean about this. It takes guts and I'm glad you're in a better place. We all make stupid mistakes, especially when things aren't going well for us mentally. I've been there. I get it. I hope your family situation gets worked out and I wish you the best
I don't know exactly why I am commenting, as I abandoned this game ages ago. But good on you for speaking up, even if this was forced on you. The fact that you've been waiting to talk about it but couldn't find a time that you felt would be appropriate or right is a sign for me personally that this is eating you up inside. I am glad you could finally come clean, and hopefully this helps ease some of your anxiety. Now, doing this doesn't automatically cure the mistakes that were made because, well, life doesn't work like that. But this is a big step toward bettering yourself, and going forward, I hope you can continue to make good decisions. And I hope that with this being said and done, you can continue to learn and grow. But, seriously, good on you for owning up and acknowledging your faults. Try not to take everyone's criticisms too personally, as the majority of this community has at some point been hacked or scammed. So them bashing you for it doesn't make them immune to their past actions or hypocrisy either. But that also doesn't make you or any of us who screwed up immune. At the end of the day, this was a learning experience, and there's always room to grow and learn.
The most annoying thing to me is that Lalaa forced your hand. When he literally also used to do the exact same thing. I don't like either of you in general, but I dislike Lalaa more. He's already treated me crummy and disrespected me and pretty much told me that because I saw s/a'd as a kid by a trams person, I'm transphobic. I'm sorry that whatever happened to you happened to you. It still doesn't excuse you committing illegal cyber crimes. But Lalaa deserves his own video because he literally did the same thing you did and tried to expose you for it when he did the exact same thing, and now he is acting all glorified. I think he also recently archived or deleted some of his posts on his instagram because now he only has 2 up, and I swear he used to have more. I feel like there is some major manipulation going on behind the scenes.
Reminder that Lalaa forced a 16 year old to aplogize in public, under the pressure of a thousand eyes, when it could've been easily resolved in private, and _only_ brought to public if he refused.
I saw the post the person made about this. you may have done something wrong in the past but, that DOES NOT make it their story to share, and use to lash out on you. it was completely unprofessional of them to use your past mistakes to boost their fame. I am extremely proud of how you have handled this apology, and it shows how much you've grown as a person, and as a content creator. everyone makes mistakes, and messes up, and that's okay.
@@WaferAJ it was made on insta, and it was basically telling kijji to "come clean" about the situation, and they had screenshots from dms about it. I dunno if I should share their user tho.. but yeah.
I would have never expected you to have done this, even if I had known that you had done something shady like that, I wouldn’t have expected an apology. You’re a great person, I feel like the average person would never even address having done something like this in the past, but you decided to apologize and try to make up for your actions. It’s unbelievable how much courage you must have needed to make a video like this, and I wholeheartedly accept this apology to the community.
Logging into breached accounts is the exact reason I disappeared from the community, it was such a thrill finding good items from it and it actually killed me after realising what I’d been doing and how I was giving out hacked items on my aj live streams, made me feel so icky, your feelings are so valid and I support you kijji❤
I have never related more. I also gave out a lot of the items I took and the irony of it all is so gross to me now. It’s nice to see you again Scary, it’s been awhile and I hoped you are doing alright. 💜
Hi. I am a victim of the 2020 breach and up until 2022 I was unable to access my account. To be honest it was really scary because I wasn't sure if I lost everything from my account, where my personal information was and if it was lurking somewhere out here on the internet or not. Luckily I've been able to access my account on AJ without any of my honest. And to be honest- it's kind of sad thinking about how there's probably some kid out there that was able to get into their account after the breach but instead, they'd be met with absolutely every item they've worked their hard earned time for completely gone. There's absolutely no apology that can make up for the peoples accounts that have been cracked man. This is probably an unnecessary example but people who steal from accounts to sell them or keep them for their own personal benefit no matter what reason deserve to be banned. But at the end of the day there's nobody that determines that except for ajhq themselves. With all that being said; it's good that you realize your wrong doings but remember that those are still people's items that they worked for.
im sorry kijji but it might take me some time to forgive you for what youve done, i appreciate you making that apology and it was a very valid one indeed. you obviously had problems and i can respect you for talking about your issues, all the information that i just learnt from you was way too much for me and i was definitely upset by what you did but that doesnt mean your a bad person. i just need some time to process and foegive in my own time. im sorry but i cant forgive you for now, i hope you understand... ☹️💔
@@JeniJade i recognise that the apology is not towards me in any way. i still want to forgive kijji in my own time as i know they are genuinely nice. im sorry if i said my thoughts in the wrong way to you but i promise that is not my intention.
That’s a very respectable sentiment, if you want to make it clearer you can instead say something like “It may take some time until I feel comfortable supporting you” or “It may take some time until I can absolve you of these actions” rather than “It may take some time until I can forgive you.” I hope this is helpful to you in the future ^^
@@tally_ish i rlly do appreciate that tally, it helps me loads! im autistic and i do struggle with what i say sometimes but ty for the help! much appreciated! 👍
This was the best apology video that i have EVER watched. Thank you so much for all of the help you have provided to the community and standing up for your mistakes in the perfect way possible. I have been watching your videos for a while, but now that i have seen just how much you really care about the community and your fans, i finally subscribed to you. I hope that going forward, things will be a bit easier for you!
I honestly understand why you did that because tbh I also did crack accounts for my personal gain. Although I only aimed for inactives, its such an addicting experience. I remember in 2019-2020, I gained about 1 wb worth using "LC" but over time I just felt empty. People can get addicted to animal jam, which can lead to people doing a lot of stuff. I managed to stop cracking accounts and instead i help players get their accounts back. (It's quite slim, but I helped someone on instead get their old aj account back when they showed me proof.) Thanks for making this video.
Its really good to hear you stepping up and admitting to this, it takes guts. As someone who has had a past account raided, it really helps to hear this. Someone used my old account, assuming ot was inactive, and stole years worth of work in rares. They even deleted and traded away masterpieces made for me by friends who no long share this world. It deeply hurt seeing everything gone, and even if you hadnt been the person who raided my account, it still feels heartwarming to know someone who did that can reflect and apologize.
didnt you make a video about leamonpuppy prior to the ban? about her dashboard getting hacked and stuff and you were literally dabbling in similar shit ☠️ I'm proud of you for taking accountability however that all feels very hypocritical
Yeah, I did make a video about that. LeamonPuppy and I are friends and I was genuinely worried about her at the time but it WAS very hypocritical yeah. You are 100% correct.
As much as I am disappointed and upset at what the situation is, I'm very glad that you are able to speak up about this without blame shifting. This is not my apolgy to accept, since I haven't had an experience anywhere near this, but I'm happy that you're able to give a full blown apology without denying any of your faults, which takes courage to do. The Leamonpuppy situation really upset me though, since you had just done the exact same acts that had fallen upon her, yet you still continuing to make a video on it is very hypocritical. I don't know how to feel about this now, but hopefully sometime in the future ill be able to see past this ❤
Hey, First let me start off by saying 10/10 apology. I’m really proud of you for confessing and showing your growth as a person 16 is still growing and learning. I was hoping to see you in game but I saw that your kijjiko account was banned following this video. I hope you are doing good now I don’t think you should be attacked by RUclips/ the Ajpw community because you are a different person now. Good luck
Don’t worry bro, AJ doesn’t need you and you don’t need AJ My best friend has anxiety due to this stupid and useless game and internet people. She got taken away from her parents last week because of their domestic violence and me and her boyfriend (my stepbrother) got taken away from our parents too. I live in a foster home with lots of cool kids and foster parents. Now, my stepbrother is living with my German boyfriend. Don’t let these denials and betrayed kids get you down, good luck on the art stuff - Lucy, Netherlands
Kijji, We are very proud that you stood up for your actions instead on blaming them on other issues, I know it is very hard to speak up for your actions, you have courage like no other and I hope you get better soon from all the mental issues you have been dealing with ! :D
His brain has claimed his glory over him 😔 I just wanna remind everyone in the comments that unless you are a person affected by Kijjikon’s mistakes, you have no place to accept his apology. It’s disrespectful to speak for those who were hurt and we need to let THEM be the ones to forgive him. We can only acknowledge that he made a well-constructed apology, but let’s not speak for the ones he is intending to apologize to!
Erm idk man were you ever hacked and lost all of your entire childhood overnight?? It doesn't have to specificaly be their vicrims but its a insanely shitty thing to do. It happend on both my accounts and its frustrating that i could never get anything back.
Can we please not act like kiji just killed a dog or something 😭 what he did was wrong but he is in no way an awful person. Seriously pisses me off when things like this happens and people treat the past hacker or what ever like a disgusting person. Its actually so sad to see. Especially because you are genuinely a really good person kiji and you shouldn't let this one thing you did haunt you forever because you learned from it and are taking genuine accountability for it. Supa proud of you 🔥
@@vixymix101 its also just stupid how people pay more attention to hackers and scammers than people who are actually a danger to children like the literal pedos and groomers on animal jam. Prob why im so mad about this XD
Hey Kijjikon. I’m very glad you’re stating this. You’re incredibly brave for opening up about this. Not just about your ban, but also opening up about your self harm and mental problems. You’re still an awesome person in my eyes. Everyone makes mistakes but what’s important is that you’re growing.
Also I’d like to clarify that this isn’t me “accepting” your apology. It’s not directed at me and therefore not mine to accept. I simply admire you for owning up to these actions and still see you as someone I would trust.
I forgive you. I'm glad you're honest and don't try to make excuses for your actions. Hope your mental health is ok and if it doesn't i hope it gets better! Love ya (platonically) kijji! (If y'all i wondering why I'm easily forgiving and forgetting is because i don't hold grudges. What he did WAS MESSED UP. you have every right to be angry! It's not my place to forgive him, i know. I will delete this if this bothers you, as it is not my intention to start fights with anyone.)
I have only one account that I lost during the data breach (but I won’t be angry if you have seen it, I don’t think I’ll get the account back unfortunately) I am glad you have decided to reach out for help, even I had to reach out when I was in a bad situation. I am glad you also told what happened too
This has the be one of my favorite apology videos. You acknowledge you wrongdoing and unlike other RUclipsrs you don’t beg for forgiveness. Only asking us to watch and see the difference. It’s ok! :)
Honestly so proud of you for acknowledging ur wrong doings and apologising, and it’s so mature of you to not just try brush it off or deny it like some others would. Good job dude ❤ also, out of context, but SICK DEN!! I love tally hall sm. but stickin to the main focus, thank u for being honest and understanding what u did wrong
I lost all of my items and sapphires because of this data breach. Years of progress I’d made in this game, gone. I have zero sympathy for you, and your mental health status doesn’t excuse or justify your actions. Bringing up how you were in a bad place mentally before you get into an apology makes you sound pathetic.
What you did was really awful, but its in the past now and you obviously have grown from it. You owned up to your actions which is already such a hard thing to do for lots of people, super proud of you man
Genuinely curious, are you just liking every single comment on here without reading? Cause some of the stuff you've liked is questionable? Including someone admitting to a literal crime-
Hey, I saw that comment and deleted it now (if it was the one from Astrosey.) I usually like ALL comments so I can keep my dashboard empty, and I didn’t read a lot of them from today in full since I was out shopping, and didn’t realize what the comment said. Someone told me in private and I deleted the comment after
@@kijjikon I’d recommend not doing so… someone’s screenshotting you liking these comments and interpreting it to be you endorsing it. I recommend at least making a story clearing that up or something in case ppl take it the wrong way.
I am dissapointed, and I know you've hurt a lot of people, but I'm so glad you came out and spoke about this, as someone who grew up on Aj, and getting hacked was one of my nightmares, finding out someone i look up to doing something like this would have definitely hurt me, however I'm glad you did publicly say this and weren't exposed cause admitting something is so much better than only apologizing after someone finds out. I used to scam, but the thing is, i was 7 or 8 and you where an adult, while I don't think mental health can be an entire excuse, i am glad you've gotten better with your mental health and decided to step down from Aj for a while, I know you can't change the past, but I know this is definitely good for the future.
Sam, you’ve been a huge comfort creator for me. Even after leaving the AJ community I still drop everything and watch whenever you post a new video. You’ve even helped me get through some issues of my own, and I appreciate everything you’ve done for the community. This is the kind of apology that’s actually really mature of you, how you’re taking accountability for your actions and at least explaining what you were going through at the time. Obviously I don’t condone your actions last summer, but you’ve grown so much as a person and even if you’re not where you want to be, you should be proud of how far you’ve come. At your core you are truly an amazing human who has helped me and many others on many levels, and I’ll always be supporting you on your journey as a person and as a creator!
I'm sorry you went through those things. Even if you did cause damage, I'm glad you confessed about it and you're trying your best to make everything better. I know sometimes you can get depressed or mad, and then take it out on other people. I'm slightly disappointed that after all these awareness videos, you did something you knew was wrong at some point. I saw those videos, and thought, "Hey, this Kijjikon is a good influence, so maybe I should try being one too." But knowing my inspiration did something wrong, it just hurts. So I guess I lied, and that I'm not just slightly disappointed.
I was hacked during the data breach and lost everything. I had to work up from nothing. I cried for days to the point my family got annoyed and said it was pointless crying over pixels. I was mainly upset because the hacker had taken teal forest which I had just got. I didn’t even have them for a week. They hacked me while I was playing so as soon as it asked me to re enter my password I was confused. And when I logged in. I wasn’t wearing them. I know which video you were talking about because I had stumbled upon it myself. I tried it once and I wasn’t able to get into any accounts. And when I was frustrated on how I couldn’t… I realized it was wrong. But I’m genuinely confused on how you did it multiple times when you had nothing taken from you. I get traumatic experiences can cause impulsive behaviors and bad ones at best. I have a few questions though, if you remember the usernames of the people you hacked I think u should make an apology video just for them and return what you took. Also what items did you take? And are you able to give them back. As a victim of getting hacked I know I have a right to be upset at you. But I’m not, if anything I feel bad for you and the lack of understanding at that point in time. we all have done questionable things on animal jam and I think it’s a learning experience for everyone. Anyways I hope you are doing well and I wish you and your family the best. ❤ -com85
Howdy, thanks for your comment and sharing your experience, I really appreciate it and I’m so sorry that your parents reacted like that, that must have been super isolating :( I don’t remember the usernames of the people I hacked, I didn’t keep them around after I got into them really, and it’s been a year so I couldn’t tell you. As for the items I took, the saddest part (as in, the part that makes me look like the saddest lowlife) is that I didn’t even get anything good. I was doing all of this and hurting all these people for some old item sets, sapphires and maybe galaxy wings if I was lucky. The one standout ‘find’ was I found a low raccoon tail once, which was the only thing I ever found worth over like 3k iirc. It was never about getting rares, it was the thrill of it. It made me feel excited and cool when I was constantly feeling depressive and exhausted- and I felt even better when I would give away the items I found to friends or discord servers I was in at the time (they did NOT know about where I got them from.) It was an awful thing I did and I didn’t just lie to my audience but I lied to people I’d been friends with for YEARS and likely destroyed accounts people really cared about.
@@kijjikon Awh i understand the thrill of doing something bad tbh, especially when going through a tuff time. But I’m glad your getting help and changing for the better :) i respect you for taking accountability for what you did. Some people don’t care or never talk about it because they don’t get caught. But you choose to tell people when u didn’t have to. I like that quality about you :)
I'm honestly disappointed in you. This is not okay at all even with mental health and stuff. Well, since I'm not affected by it for my old accounts during the breach; my accounts might be used and lose some stuff even my favorite animals. I will be so devastated if my animals, pets, items were gone especially on my old accounts because I worked hard on them. I have the original peacock, german shepherd, toucan, penguin, and maned wolf. I still have connection to my old accounts and making sure they are okay. I don't forgive you, despite I'm not affected but I could have been. I think you deserved to be banned for hacking and cracking accounts from the data breach, because if you didn't get banned you might continue it. I don't hate you though. Also I had unsubscribed you awhile ago, because I thought you will gift me some stuff after I commented on your video before the deadline. Since I never received any gifts from anyone from the friendship boxes and the Christmas trees; I only used my alts to gift myself to make me feel better.. but I guess now I have a reason to unsubscribe you, especially this video. I don't hack or scam anyone on animal jam because I don't think those things, especially back then. I was more focused on playing the game and making new friends.
I'm proud that you showed accountability, i can understand why it was such a effective coping mechanism for you, i will admit that i have done the same thing, for reasons that were similar, and i as well do not excuse my own actions either, it is great to hear that you are doing better now mentally, and have got therapy for what happened. i didn't get banned for cracking accounts when i did, even though i feel i deserve it fair and square, i also feel like since i didn't get banned, i still have the chance to do better as well, i love to help the community out whenever i can, but you are right. how much helping are you doing, if your taking from the same people you are trying to help?, the items and stuff taken, these people worked hard for, and i would hate if that were me or one of my friends, so why would i do it to someone else? but i can say that, while what you did was wrong, your way of handling it, apologizing, and working to do better, it takes a lot of strength to do something like this, and i respect you for that 💖
@@tally_ish thank you, I do appreciate it, having taken some time away from the game I had a lot of time to reflect on a lot of things, and looking back at it, I am really disgusted with my own actions, i may not of gotten banned for what I did, but karma does have a way of coming back to people even if it's not in a way you'd expect, I always ended up losing the things I got from the accounts anyway, I also lost friends because of it as well, they didn't agree with what I was doing and I don't blame them, at the time I didn't know why all of the stuff was happening, but now I do. i now more than ever realized the importance of honesty and accountability, and I'm proud of how much I have matured in the span of 2 years, I admit I have a lot more growing to do still, and have to start therapy, but I'm doing a whole lot better now than I was before
This isn't my apology to take or deny so I am not trying to I do think that for the MOST PART this is a pertty good apology and explains its well However, I feel like it's really iffy to be trying to wait until a long time to apologize until you're called out. People shouldn't be forcing hands but I guess because of my own personal history it comes off like "sorry because they were caught, not because they care" I have faith that wasn't the original goal with thaf but its just a point I want tot make. This is in no way hate, more just a personal thought
I have been hacked in the data breach and it was horrible but, I still respect you. You could have not made this video kept going like nothing happened. But you did'nt, you were honest to your fans. It must have been hard to admit this but you did. I think this needs to be said, though I'm late to this video.. Everyone can have opinions on this, I see many reasonable comments not happy with what he did. But guys please don't hate or try to hurt him. Its something Kijjikon did in the past. They cant change it now. I am not fully trusting you after this, as getting hacked was painful. In the end I suppose its all just pixels.. Is it just me who is disgusted by Lalas video on this? This is all just my opinion though. Kijjikon if your reading this thanks for this video it must have been hard to make. Even after this I'm staying subbed. ❤
its good that you can confront your past self and your past actions. thats real growth and maturing. i hope the people are okay and have picked up since that though.
did you return the items? my childhood account was hacked during the data breach and i was locked out forever and never got any of my rare items back. it seriously broke me as i had that account since i was about 7 (so like 7 years) and i’ll never get it back, nor be able to ever see my old buddies again. it’s good that you realised the error though, and changed, it’s very brave. i still wish the data breach never happened though :(
I couldn’t return the items. I didn’t keep a list of the account names that I comprised, and even if I had, the account that had all of the items on them (at least the ones I hadn’t traded, sold or given away) was banned. I’ve been trying to give back to the community through giveaways now, but I don’t know who the specific people I impacted were, and I’ll never really be able to fully make up for that.
@@kijjikon well, the best thing we can do is just hope that the accounts are and were no longer active. every wrong can be made right, and thats what you are doing now which is very honourable :)
Very diverse comments on this video. I think if i were to just watch this video, i would think you were not genuine in your response. However- after reading some comments from others and your own, I'm very mixed. I dont think i can forgive you, but to be fair, you really can't give any items back to the people considering the accounts are now 'dead', and plus, you can’t remember the names. I know that police and mental health issues can be very streesful- and make people want to have some type of control or to feel something-or get attention from the lack thereof. I do think it is very hypocritical to come after people hacking when at the time, you were doing the same thing. In the video (of what i can remember), you had seemed to be very...angry about how people crack accounts and stuff. I think it's a very difficult situation. My take on it, take a break for a bit. Maybe do another giveaway. Im glad that you are taking heavy criticism with an open mind and accepting that. But that is the only thing that i think you're doing right - taking accountability and trying to improve as a person. Still, it is a hard opinion to form for me. It is wrong what you did, very, very wrong. But you are actively improving, which is the right thing moving forward. Again, not defending nor hating on you. Im just hoping this comment did *something*
This is honestly a very brave thing to do and extremely mature. Very, very few people I know would take responsibility for something live this, and I commend it. New fan, and for sure to stay for the content :).
Alright. I will say this, as I fear no one will. Defending things with your mental health issues is never okay. Period. “I was in a tough place” I had a very bad year mentally, but I didn’t defend my mistakes with “my mental health was bad and that’s why I did _____” that’s exactly what you are doing. You are making it sound like because you were in a bad place, you couldn’t think, or that it was okay. And the fact that you try that actually makes it worse. I’m not trying to hate - I’m simply trying to tell the truth, and make others aware of it Oh yeah, and What do you expect? Everyone commending you for your bravery? Nah, what you did was illegal, and you shouldn’t delete “hate” on this, because it’s honestly the truth. I don’t like to speak negatively, but this needs to be heard. You say criticism on this is okay, yet you delete it if it’s the truth. You are not a good person for this community. Don’t hide from people who speak the truth.
I haven’t deleted any comments on this video thus far. When I mentioned in my Desc potentially deleting comments I meant raw hate- like slurs and unnecessary and unrelated insults. I feel the same as I felt about your earlier comment. And I still wish you the best.
@@kijjikon you ignore the important thing I said about not defending stuff with your mental health. Doing that kind of stuff is foolish. Or maybe you ignored it because you know I am right :)
> Defending things with your mental health issues is never okay. Period. “I was in a tough place” I had a very bad year mentally, but I didn’t defend my mistakes with “my mental health was bad and that’s why I did _____” that’s exactly what you are doing. You are making it sound like because you were in a bad place, you couldn’t think, or that it was okay. And the fact that you try that actually makes it worse. There is a key difference here between explanation and excuse. Kijjikon explains that this drove him to a low point in which he felt the need to do this. Never once did he say that this made his behavior okay. He is simply being vulnerable and whether people will sympathize is not in his control.
I didn’t feel like I needed to mention that as I brought it up in the video. I KNOW that mental health is an excuse, and I never intended to make it seem as if I was using it as one. I did explain the context around the event itself, but never excused it. I never said it was okay or that I didn’t know better. To use something as an excuse is to use it to try and make yourself exempt of blame, to try and say you didn’t do anything wrong, or you didn’t know better- but I did, and I never denied that in my video. What you say about it being wrong to be used as an excuse is 100% correct, I thought I made that clear. I’m sorry if I didn’t and you perceived me as having tried to use it as an excuse, as that, again, was not my intent. Still wishing you the best.
@@Eris.CreationzNever did he use his mental health as an excuse. Like someone said earlier in the replies there is a difference between excusing and explaining, and Kijji is explaining. Kijji outright said that he doesn’t want to excuse his actions at all. He explained the context he needed to, and explained everything and why at the time he did it. His addiction to cracking accounts at the time was never excused, but instead explained in that video.
I feel as if this was more well put then any other conversation for situations like this you did the right thing and that's what matters most because at least you admitted it and you care.
**Updates and FAQ**
I want to start off by clarifying a few things from my video. For starters, while I appreciate everyone’s kindness and support, as well as everyone keeping me in check and being honest with their negative opinions (it is very insightful and I appreciate it all,) please don’t accept my apology on the behalf of people you don’t know. **I** don’t even know the victims by name, and I didn’t call this an apology video for a reason. There IS no apology to accept, because this isn’t something I can apologize for. It would be disingenuous to say it is because an apology implies a mistake, this was intentional.
FAQ
“How did you get caught?”
I applied to the jambassador program, for which they do a deep search into your account. I had suspicious trading history on my account which led to a further search, then a ban. At least this is what I assume happened.
“Why did you heart *insert weird comment here*”
I have always, for every video I make, hearted every single comment in order to keep my RUclips Studios Dashboard clear. However, yesterday (the 19th) I was out for some late birthday festivities, and did not properly read comments before hearting. As a result I ended up hearting a pretty gross comment that I didn’t read. I should have waited to get home so I could read the comments properly but I didn’t. That’s on me. I deleted the comment in question.
“Why was Asteralium still on your buddy list?”
Quite frankly, I forgot to remove them. Since everything came out about them, my main focus had been on gathering information on them from various sources and making the video I did on them. I had blocked them on their socials (insta, discord) but I didn’t think about unfriending them on Animal Jam itself, and I didn’t notice them when scrolling through buddies because it wasn’t like I was reading each name and thinking ab it. Now that it’s been pointed out, they’re unbuddied and blocked, thanks for pointing out that I missed it.
Lastly, I want to let everyone know to please not go after anyone talking about this. I’m actually incredibly happy to see people being critical about me and my video, and for the most part I agree with a lot of what many people have to say. It WAS grossly hypocritical and downright scummy of me to post stuff against cracking and hacking whilst doing it myself. It IS weird that so many people are literally praising me for coming out about this, when they probably wouldn’t have if it was any other old jammer. While you are entirely free to disagree with them, and others, everyone here is welcome to feel however they wish about this. It’s a awful thing that I did and I DO deserve all of the hate and backlash, no one needs to go out and “defend me” it IS the consequences of my actions and I’ve been going to therapy and know I am able to take it.
That being said, I encourage anyone here who has been taken off guard or who feels unwell after all of this to please take time for yourself. You are all entirely valid in your feelings of me and the situation and I wish you all the best.
Until next time- see y’all around ❤
Update (taken from reply to another comment) : I’m struggling with the wordage. What I mean is like this isn’t an apology video because I don’t “just want to apologize” if that makes sense. Usually when I see an apology video it’s a “I’m sorry, find it in your heart to forgive me” nonsense. I don’t want to be forgiven, and I don’t want to ask for forgiveness I don’t think I deserve to be. I can’t *apologize* because I don’t know the individuals I cracked. I can apologize to the community for lying, which I do wish to do, but since I can’t apologize to the people I cracked since I don’t know them, I can only really move forwards and be better.
Eek, now I kinda feel weird making the comment I did on Lala's video, I was kinda upset though because I had gone through something similar a few years ago so I just felt I should defend someone who went through something like I did
@@KoalaPawsajIt’s alright man, you meant the best and no one should shame ya for that. I appreciate your support!
Your welcome kijjikon for the info and I'm sorry if I sounded rude but no one should go through that though it was unnecessary for Lala to make a video about you like that behind ur back but I'm glad your standing up and dealing with it. We all are here for you no matter what.💖
The fact that lala did the same thing and said he didn’t care about it 💀
@@pretzelh for real tell me about it 💀
I had my house raided by the police back in march of 2022. I completely understand the trauma that comes with such an event happening, but i'm glad to see you're doing better now. Thank you for being honest about your previous ban
Didn't pull out a ukelele, valid apology
(In all seriousness, despite being shocked, I'm glad you matured and realized your wrongs. I always thought your ban was because of the hackers who targeted people like Leamon and BanditsAJ, learning about this is eye-opening. I'm so sorry you went through this and I can understand how someone would turn to this when dealing with so much pressure, I did bad things to myself and others as well when things got bad. I hope your mental health will continue to heal.)
STOP 😭😭
@@totallly.normal.person stop what??
I was referring to the top part, I was laughing when I seen it and I used "stop" as a joke.
@@totallly.normal.person ohhhhh I’m dumb 😅
Well honestly as someone who got their account wiped and efforts completely deleted at the time, it's a hard video to watch for sure. It's ironic because I only now found your content and was loving it so far, but I don't think I'd be able to just continue watching it knowing it was someone who helped it, with just an I'm sorry video. Sorry but the nights I spent grinding this game won't come back with 13 min apology video and I sure won't forget that. Glad you're feeling better now and stuff, I respect that you came in clean specially because I know there are tons of ppl out there who helped and couldn't even do THAT, but again, it's a lot of things to forget, it was the childhood that I was hoping to see when I returned, but it wasn't there, I still have the account, but it doesn't feel like my account anymore.
Animal Jam is actually addicting. It changed my personality, and I’ve played animal jam for over 4 years due to addiction nonstop every single day. I met people who changed my personality to rude, and now I just view people in real life as people in animal jam (in which I have the right to bully or be rude to them at any time.) and it’s been impacting my mental health so much because I don’t want to hurt these people in real life and I always mess up friendships because of it so I have no friends in real life. I kept saying I was gonna quit animal jam, but due to the addiction I just couldn’t stay away from it. I finally managed to stay away from it, but my personality still remains evil. I never cry during sad videos. I don’t know what to do. People in animal jam shaped me and manipulated me since day 1. I met someone in an animal jam pack, (not saying username,) she hated me but we became friends after a month and eventually last year/in 2022 she started to online date. She asked me to take place in her “roleplays” and she influenced me to online date. (KEEP IN MIND, I WAS JUST A KID AND SHE WAS 4 YEARS OLDER THAN ME AND I DIDN’T KNOW THAT,) and she manipulated me to hurt others and bully them constantly. Once I got tired of it, I lashed out on her with jam-a-grams when I was tired of it in 2023. But she played ‘victim,’ and all my friends believed her to the point where I had no friends so I had to show only one of them proof on social media because the others didn’t have social media. To this day my mental health is getting worse and worse.
I’ve never been this comfortable ever to say this to anyone.
Please, I beg you guys, don’t become like me. Don’t let yourself get addicted to Animal Jam.
Oh God. I used to be so addicted to this game. When I suddenly got banned I seriously considered ending it- I probably would’ve attempted if it wasn’t for my boyfriend.
I know it’s just a game but when that game is the one thing that makes you happy, it’s rough.
I was sadly addicted to the game during 2020-22
I had some buddy trauma as well
one quit without telling me ( I was pretty young at the time, now I believe it was for a good reason )
One pretty much left and came back FIVE TIMES for like- no reason ( they were probably way younger than me anyways. However, one other buddy said the same buddy was harassing them. not sure if it was true but if it was, I would hate them more )
so yeah you are not the only one unfortunately
@@tally_ishI was pretty addicted to ajpw for a year but stopped since it got boring I guess
Um what? U dont just bully ppl
@@Zombina638are you mad that someone is mentally not okay and they bully people because they can’t control it?
Come on that’s kinda dumb
So while we're on this topic, the admins running the new r/AnimalJam are known to use LeakCheck to crack into accounts that were breached from that leak. Where is the accountability for them? Grats to you for owning up to your mistakes and learning from them, but the admins and mods within the Animal Jam Community discord server, Wiki Staff and admins from other well known servers are well known to do the same thing too. Everything is all swept under the rug and forgotten about.
Howdy! I had absolutely no idea this was happening, can you possibly send me some screenshots and proof over on Instagram so I can look into it? Thank you!
Remember, if anything bad happens in your life we are here for you kijji
And I’m here for you all in turn. 💜
Agreed!
@@Viridian_Huessame❤
sam makes a severe and continuous lapse in his judgment (real)
Unironically hilarious comment
why are people acting like you just killed their family
I do agree the reaction is quite large, but to understand the bigger picture and provide some insight:
Many people have spent money on the game, and so by cracking into these accounts, items that cost money may have been lost.
I appreciate the honesty and you coming forward with this, but I believe bringing up personal situations in apology/accountability videos always leave a bad taste in peoples mouths, and while I understand why it was brought up, it might have been best to summarize it to simply explaining you werent in a good place mentally and keeping the details for another video focused on opening up about those events. I personally also think that it wouldve been a good move to mention that it is not anyone's place but the victims of those cracked accounts to forgive you. For anyone else reading this that is not kijjikon, I believe that none of us can forgive or simply ignore his actions, as we were not personally affected by them (this of course doesnt apply if you were hacked due to the data breach). I also dont think its fair to call kijjikon brave or courageous for coming clean about this, as this is simply him starting to repair his actions. While I understand where all those comments are coming from, a place of support, I believe that as a community we should simply acknowledge that what kijjikon did was wrong, and that he has "paid" (that term sound harsh but idk what other word to use sorry) for his actions. He had his main account banned, which I assume was extremely painful, and I dont think any kind of harassement or insults are fair, wanted or necessary. Being hateful towards kijjikon will not undo his actions or make the situation any better. You cannot pretend to be better than him for not hacking while also throwing insults at a person that is on the right path to being a better person. Even if I did criticize you in this comment, I do believe you are a good person at heart. Hacking an online kids game isnt exactly the worst thing someone could do, and spewing vitriol at you wont fix your mistakes, only proving that you are trustworthy will. Sorry for the long comment, I needed to yap a bit cause I think its an interesting topic, and I honestly wish you the best kijjikon, hopefully you decide to stay in this community and find a way to prove you can handle complicated situations like these. I might have sounded a bit harsh but it comes from a place of wanting to see the best in people. I hope whoever is reading this had a good night or day, and remember that mistakes can always be made up for.
Very well said.
as someone who had their childhood account wiped clean last year, talkin my thousands of items, every animal, all thousands of sapphires and millions of gems, just everything i had stolen. (i spent way too much money on aj😨) i held that account very dear to me for a very significant portion of my life and i was upset that my years of trading and money amounted to nothing, and a few days later i completely forgot about it until i put this video on in the background while i drew.
personally i don't think anyone who is tempted by the golden fruit of animal jam wealth is a bad person, obvi its not a great thing to hack n' crack. things like these are nuanced and there's no right action or answer, no one has to forgive if they don't want to and others are allowed to think it isn't that big of a deal (example; me) i also have mental health struggles so im not the best advice giver but imo best course of action is to forgive yourself and do whatever you feel is right
tldr my account was raided around the same time and i think the coincidence is slightly hilarious, do your best and take care of yourself!
Not gonna lie, I am disappointed. Especially for the fact that you were actively condemning hacking while doing it. And it was likely primarily children you hacked.
I wasn't harmed during the breach, so I'm not going to speak on behalf of the victims, as it's not my place.
But that being said, I am glad you came out about it (even if you were forced to before you were ready). I do feel as if it should have been addressed much earlier, but let this be a learning experience for you.
It's good to hear you're feeling better though. And I hope you continue to do so. Mental health is a bitch.
My exact thoughts.
Kijji, you aren't alone. I did this too, the same exact method you were talking about. I stopped after a while, and I deeply regret it. I haven't been banned, but I've been getting a lot of anxiety about it.
Same. I regret it and I wish i never would have done it. I still use the method, to get into scammers accounts for peiple to give the stuff back (and they need proof of the scam) but still, i want to give to the community but im no longer active on animal jam
@@Noel_aj I do that too, but I used to be really bad. One time I blackmailed someone with their password and they gave me a rare glider
@@WaferAJ ..oh
i'm dissapointed in you for being so immature. this is a kids game, and i dont mean this as a personal attack, but that's awful to do to *children.*
@@dna_rosepetal_wcue i was 10 when i did it
Very disappointed in you because my main account with a ton of worth was cracked during the data breach and I completely quit the game. I had that account for 3+ years with level 38 at the time. I don’t know if you had any involvement in my account being cracked (the username is mmauu. Still to this day don’t know who cracked it) the account is completely deleted now. I just hope nobody ever does any of that stuff again. I lost so much during the data breach. Wether you had a part in my accounts cracking is irrelevant but i am a bit angry that you had a part in someone else losing so much effort. Can’t forgive you, because of the sentiment but atleast you learned something. That’s just my 2 cents
Off topic, but my account is 3+ years old at lvl 38!
As someone who got their account cracked at the time and lost everything I've worked for, I agree with everything here.
Nice that they apologized, great, can't forgive them still and mental health isn't a excuse to me. The months I spent grinding through the night to get the stuff that was robbed out of me won't ever come back, those were things I worked my ass off for and it's hard to just say "Oh it's ok they learnt", seriously ? be fr.
@@dhamotl7607Mental health isn’t an excuse. It’s a reason.
@@Mousewith In my comment I literally said it's not an excuse...? Not sure what you're trying to add hahahaha I know that XD
This is the best apology I've seen on RUclips. No ukulele, no blame shifting, just someone geuinenly sorry for what the did.
Nice pfp 🤭
@@tally_ish fr 😮
I don't think you understand... Those are people's entire childhoods that you, a grown man, attacked. I had a hard time growing up, and spent most of my time on Animal Jam. While I don't really play anymore except to gift people during holidays and talk to old friends, my account was such a sacred reminder and keepsake from my childhood. When it was raided during the data breach, I actually sobbed for hours. But I, unlike you, knew that taking my actions out on other people only causes more harm. That is something most people learn in elementary school.
Why would a child's childhood be attacked by pixels being stolen 💀
@@soggypotatochip I agree 💀 I mean I guess it can if you worked very hard, but there's people in the comment section saying they had 'severe trauma ' from this 😭
@@soggypotatochip I mean I worked hard for my AJ stuff but if it all got stolen, sure I’d be upset about it… but I don’t think it would ruin my childhood. Wildworks has already done that better than anyone else could do.
I'm so sorry that you were forced to make this. When you told me what happened, as sad as I was to know that you cracked accounts, I at least knew you did it to give to the community. I forgave you then and I forgive you now. I'm sad that you had to make this prematurely, I know you were going to make this in the future and it genuinely sucks that you felt you had to make it now
You were not doing okay during that time, of course you made some mistakes. You at least HAD good intentions. I cannot say the same for others I've known who cracked accounts.
To everyone who has made mistakes, remember this: what you may have done in the past does NOT reflect who you are in the present. Kijji realized what he did and has since never done it again, he has expressed sincere remorse and has made efforts to change for the better and give to the community and the people in it. He has helped so many people, so many who have been hurt and needed someone to reach out to them. Sam is an incredible person, he is kind. He is diligent. He is so incredibly passionate. Please keep that in mind when you watch this video.
im sorry but this is absolutely crazy LMAO
@@senylalala I’m sorry but I really don’t need your opinion on my opinion.
@@senylalala💀💀💀
be serious
Hey this is just CRITICISM!! NOT HATE!
I think that you should actually do more than just apologize…
You’re apologizing not to the people personally affected, but just the general public. Ofc they’re not going to take this as seriously. I’ve seen some people that you have actually hacked. They want their stuff back. They don’t just want an apology. They want more than that.
The best thing u can do is give back to your community, step down from your pedestal you created by taking from others, and give back.
Actions speak louder than words.
Thank you so much for this comment, I really appreciate it actually! I would have spoken with the individuals themselves if I knew who they were but I don’t. I never wrote down or kept track of the accounts I cracked. I’ve been trying to give back since August though. The large scale give aways j do aren’t the only ones that I do, and most of the stuff I am gifted I give back to the community. I intend to continue to do so in the future too. Again, thank you for your comment, you are 100% correct.
He kind of did though. He's been doing huge giveaways as a direct result of his sense of guilt. As for giving the exact items back, he literally can't. WildWorks destroyed his former account, the items are gone. I don't know if the people that claim to have been hacked by Kijjikon have evidence, but if they don't, they could easily be scammers themselves trying to guilt-trip kijjikon into giving them free items.
honestly, at least he didn’t wait until he was trying to get canceled and then make a half-assed apology. he decided to take the steps himself and step up and admit that he’s made a bad mistake, and he took the steps to get help for it.
Yeah exactly
I respect you a lot for this video. Not many people take accountability for doing this sort of stuff, let alone in such a mature manner 💜
the hypocrisy is humiliating. i feel unbelievably shook and disappointed in you, i remember watching your updates on the data breach. what a low and insensitive thing for a grown adult to do to literal children. attempting to justify it with poor mental health is a poor and lazy excuse. i’m trying my hardest not to be hateful but that’s just pure idiocy, i want to facepalm every time i see a comment praising you for coming out and admitting this. im disappointed, im getting second-hand embarrassment at the fact the way you were likely caught for this was your attempt at becoming a jambassador lmao
what you did was unforgivable, and im sorry, but i hope that you
are fully aware that this was completely deserved and is actually kind of relieving to see someone’s actions like this get caught.
I did not mean to justify it by any means, and I am genuinely sorry if it came off that way. Other than that, I agree with your comment wholeheartedly. Thank you. 💜
I totally agree with this
@@kijjikonyou don't need to bring trauma into it it's pointless. you can just say you did it because you wanted to. that's the reason and it's a worse look to not even be able to admit that
@@chiichan_news If I had simply said “I cracked accounts because I wanted to” that would simply be disingenuous. There would be a very clear lack of context and it quite frankly wouldn’t be true. It was more complex than that, hence the *explanation* of the context behind it. I thought I made a clear distinction between explaining context behind the situation (my intention) and using the circumstance as an excuse to try and *justify* what I did (NOT my intention!)
I’m sorry if the context behind he situation is pointless to you, it’s fine if you don’t care- many don’t and I don’t blame them. However, others much prefer the full, honest picture. Which is what I’ve tried to give.
@@kijjikon you cracked accounts because it was fun to you and you wanted to. you didn't do it because of your trauma you did it because it was fun and you wanted rares LOL just admit it
While I remember this and I am very surprised and stunned, I’m glad you came forward when you were ready to talk about it. You were able to overcome these things and reach out, which I’m proud of you for. Glad you are now able to cope better.
Proud of you for coming clean about this!! 💗💞💞really respect you for taking accountability & telling the truth! It takes a lot of strength to post something like this! we support you kijji :)
I don't think i can forgive this. Having bad mental health isn't a good reason to hurt others, there is never a good enough reason to hurt people. I know what its like to feel hopeless and alone, its makes me want people to never feel like how i feel, so i try to tell people to be kind because you never know what someone is going through. Yes its just a kids game but a lot of people put so much time, love, and energy into this game, so it sucks when something goes wrong. I really do hope you changed but it feels wrong to keep watching your videos knowing you did that.
i mean i agree but the people who can forgive or choose otherwise is not you, the people who got their accounts stolen and items gone forever are the ones obviously clueless and sadly gone from the community but aside from all that they are the only people that can forgive or ignore this. i assume they wouldnt because they lost something they enjoyed.
it’s completely unacceptable that lala made a video on this, even though he did the same thing. He apologized, sure, but he said he didn’t care about it.
edit: ik it’s not many likes but stop blowing up my notifications 😢
This is probably one of the best internet apologies. As someone who was hacked during the data breach, losing nearly my whole account, I found it hard to forgive you and many others. But i realize that you understand what you did and you didnt guilt trip, or fake anything in this video. I forgive you and I'm glad you came out to share your story. I'll always support you kiji ❤
Needs more ukulele in this apology
This news has shocked me to my core, and I have mixed feelings. ( Please be aware not hate! ) The main thing that’s bothering me is how many people are forgiving and forgetting so easily. As someone who has lost an account due to the data breach, I know exactly how the people feel. Still to this day I still have a small sliver of hope that I might still be able to get it back. I completely understand what you are going through, and I wish you the best. But just like how Winona Ryder was caught stealing and after years just recently got a role again, I can’t just forgive and forget. Maybe after a while I can, but not today for sure. 💕
It’s good to take accountability and I’m glad you did so, but the people who’s accounts were compromised are still suffering the effects and it could have been years worth of work and irl money to get the items they had. I think the least you could do is to return the items to those users.
Also I think it would be best if you never become a jambassador if you aren’t already. Even though it’s in the past, mental health can always plummet again and how are people to believe and trust you’re done just because you told the internet?
I would return the items to the people I’ve cracked if I could, but I can’t. I don’t know who those users are, as I didn’t keep a list of names or anything- and even if I had, the account that had the items was banned, and thus the items don’t exist anymore.
@@kijjikonI understand.
"you know-- when I was a kid, I used to think you were cool.."
Hello, Kijjikon.
I’m Eri, and I have been watching you for a long time. You were my idol. I looked up to you. You inspired me so much. But now, I’m truly hurt. I understand that you were in a tough place. I’ve been in tough places too. I understand you apologised, and I’m glad you have.
My best friend @Flufybars was affected by the data breach. I lost her for a while, after she lost her account, and it hurt. We speak every day. While yes - she found me again, (and I’m very glad she did), it truly hurts me that there is a possibility that you cracked her account - I don’t know what to feel, as it affected us both.
And I thought you knew better. You said the same. But regardless.
I wanted you to become a jambassador: someone who truly had the best of the game and community in mind. Someone who would not do these kinds of things. Discourage these things, without being hypocritical.
I never thought I would say this, but I’m not sure I can trust you. This is not to be hateful, I’m just hurt and confused.
An example like this for the community is not good. Regardless of the apology, you hurt more people than you know of, myself included.
My apologies if I sounded rude, but thank you for reading
- Eri Hello, Kijjikon.
I’m Eri, and I have been watching you for a long time. You were my idol. I looked up to you. You inspired me so much. But now, I’m truly hurt. I understand that you were in a tough place. I’ve been in tough places too. I understand you apologised, and I’m glad you have.
My best friend @Flufybars was affected by the data breach. I lost her for a while, after she lost her account, and it hurt. We speak every day. While yes - she found me again, (and I’m very glad she did), it truly hurts me that there is a possibility that you cracked her account - I don’t know what to feel, as it affected us both.
And I thought you knew better. You said the same. But regardless.
I wanted you to become a jambassador: someone who truly had the best of the game and community in mind. Someone who would not do these kinds of things. Discourage these things, without being hypocritical.
I never thought I would say this, but I’m not sure I can trust you. This is not to be hateful, I’m just hurt and confused.
An example like this for the community is not good. Regardless of the apology, you hurt more people than you know of, myself included.
My apologies if I sounded rude, but thank you for reading
- Eri
I understand completely, and wish you and your friend the best, both now and in the future. 💜
@@kijjikonThank you
I want to forget this, but it might take time - I hope you can understand.
@@Eris.Creationz the data breach wasn't his fault he wasn't a part of it...
@@Patrickstaraj
he hurt victims of the breach, and others - and by cracking accounts he WAS part of it. It’d be different if it were accounts NOT affected by the breach. But he specified that the ones he cracked WERE. if you think that defence works, it doesn’t. Did you even watch the video?
Kijjikon, even though the things that you did might have been wrong, i respect you for coming forward and being honest about what happened. Many people just hide away and pretend that it never happened. Everyone makes mistakes, and that is okay. The important thing is that you stop what you are doing, come forward about it, and make an effort not to do it again, which you did. You got the help you needed, and i respect you for putting in real effort to improve yourself. We are all here supporting you on this journey. :) -Fariebutton
Note: I apologize if this came off wrong, as I am often bad with words. I just wanted to say that everyone makes mistakes, and I respect and appreciate your honesty and efforts to improve. :)
You are so strong for coming and apologising, which is makes you better than any other person who’s done the same thing.
I’m sorry Kijjikon, I looked up to you but now I really don’t.
I mean your brave for admitting to this, but the panic in your voice proves you really aren’t sorry and just needed to say something about it so people wouldn’t come to you about the whole thing.
I know why you did it but metal health isn’t really an excuse. I used to scam and I got a lot out of it. I stopped and realized I was wrong. But here’s the thing, I was 10, you were 18.
I just wish the AJ community would keep things to themselves. It’s sad how amazing everyone seems until you see the other side of them. 💔
No offense at all, and I know the context, and I won't defend anyone, but saying mental health is not an excuse is just downright awful.
@@GoldPhoenix5843 Mental health isn't an excuse. It's a reason. An excuse suggests that a person is trying to get out of taking responsibility for a choice they made, while a reason simply provides context for said choice.
@@GoldPhoenix5843 Mental health isn't an excuse. You can't excuse things with mental health, just not how it works. Saying "well my mental health was bad" doesn't excuse things. It adds context and reasoning, but mental health can be used as an excuse for almost nothing.
Wth? Ok, let's chill out there keyboard warrior, It's not really healthy for ppl to keep things to themselves all the time. Sure mental health isn't an excuse, but it's still a reason. Honestly, it'd be even more shady if she kept it to herself.
And I don't hear any panic, where's the panic? She literally said herself that she'd tell all of us once she's ready to admit it, and she sounded pretty calm to me, and sincere. You don't seem to realize just how deep this is, and how insensitive you sound.
How old you now? 11? Smh kids these days be mad insensitive.
@@GoldPhoenix5843 But it’s true. It’ll never be an excuse--But it CAN be a reason.
Love your videos! I just got back to animal jam and LOVE videos like these where I can just listen to them in the background
im proud of you for being honest and taking accountability, sam. It makes you a stronger person and a better person for owning up to mistakes. I remember when you told me and others a few months back, and even now we still will support you forever. Love you tons Sam 🤍
im confused on your updates comment, as an apology does not always mean that what you did was a mistake- and after saying this isnt an apology you continue to apologize without saying the words "im sorry" so I guess im just confused as to the reason this was posted and why youre responding if this is NOT an apology, especially because imo this does require an apology and a change in action regardless of the intent of the original action- you can apologize for things that were intentional- that doesnt mean that people are going to accept your apology, but making the excuse that this isnt an apology video because your actions were not a mistake doesnt make sense to me
I’m struggling with the wordage. What I mean is like this isn’t an apology video because I don’t “just want to apologize” if that makes sense. Usually when I see an apology video it’s a “I’m sorry, find it in your heart to forgive me” nonsense. I don’t want to be forgiven, and I don’t want to ask for forgiveness I don’t think I deserve to be. I can’t *apologize* because I don’t know the individuals I cracked. I can apologize to the community for lying, which I do wish to do, but since I can’t apologize to the people I cracked since I don’t know them, I can only really move forwards and be better.
Edit: I’m gonna add this to the pinned comment for clarification, thanks for pointing out the confusing verbiage.
Thank you for clarifying! Thats makes more sense to me
Good on you for coming clean abt your bad actions and hypocrisy , but people in the comments need to stop forgiving you in place of others, that is something that needs to be reserved for the people who were actually effected, and unfortunately may never get the chance to know who stole from them.
Omg thank u! Im seeing so many people "forgiving" him like, excuse me? 🤨
Others are forgiving him because he hid this from us, and they forgive him for that. They aren't trying to forgive him for the victims. Sorry if this comes off rude, it's not supposed to be.
@@-Strawberry12- that’s not exactly true of all comments, but I understand that perspective.
@thefiletypeiswrong7212 yes some people may be trying to say sorry for the victims but not all, thank you for understanding my perspective:)
@@-Strawberry12- Not rude at all! Well if im being honest i guess its ok for the public accepting his forgiving or not, also probably the victims cant be found which is pretty sad 😖.
But im still conflicted with this, sorry for coming rude with my first coment as well 🙏
Hey Kijji im not exactly sure if I want to express my opinion about this but oh well. I got hacked in the data breach and had to make a new account. I also wasn't in a good mental state at that time and it hurt me a lot. I understand that your mental health wasn't the best at the time when you cracked the accounts but I'm just genuinely curious if you remember the users of the people you hacked and if you could maybe make up to them personally. I'm glad you made this video and you are brave to do so but I got hurt when I got hacked and I think the people that got hacked would like a more private apology. If you read this thank you for reading :)
I really wish I did, but I don’t know the usernames. I never kept a list or anything, I wish I had in hindsight so now I could try and help them privately, but I didn’t.
Appreciate your honesty
Edit: I'll still watch your videos, and I am really sorry about the police raid.
you know what, i do not think mental health should be a excuse for what were doing. I'm sorry but its not going to be enough for me to forgive you
I agree, mental health is not an excuse.
Exactly
@@Scarletdafox off topic but your from wiki! Thought I would comment there but am blocked:(
I’m proud of you for coming forward. I don’t think it’s really my place to say I forgive you because I wasn’t hurt by this, but I definitely respect you a lot for this. I wish you the best, and I’m always here if you wanna talk. Good job.
Man I am so proud of how far you’ve come. Despite your absolute HORRIBLE situation you are still trying… That is extremely commendable. I know how hard it is, maybe not exactly or as much as you, but it’s so much easier to just fall deeper into the pit as it takes far less effort. Improving is ABSOLUTELY a battle, and one I’m so happy to see you partake in. I know things still hurt, I know your situation is still awful, but the fact that you are still fighting is fantastic. Keep it up man, and we’ll be here for you every step of the way
As someone who had their account hacked into because of the data breach and lost just about everything, I appreciate you coming clean about this. It takes guts and I'm glad you're in a better place. We all make stupid mistakes, especially when things aren't going well for us mentally. I've been there. I get it. I hope your family situation gets worked out and I wish you the best
I completely understand ya Kijji, I hope for the best with your mental health.
I don't know exactly why I am commenting, as I abandoned this game ages ago. But good on you for speaking up, even if this was forced on you. The fact that you've been waiting to talk about it but couldn't find a time that you felt would be appropriate or right is a sign for me personally that this is eating you up inside. I am glad you could finally come clean, and hopefully this helps ease some of your anxiety. Now, doing this doesn't automatically cure the mistakes that were made because, well, life doesn't work like that. But this is a big step toward bettering yourself, and going forward, I hope you can continue to make good decisions. And I hope that with this being said and done, you can continue to learn and grow. But, seriously, good on you for owning up and acknowledging your faults. Try not to take everyone's criticisms too personally, as the majority of this community has at some point been hacked or scammed. So them bashing you for it doesn't make them immune to their past actions or hypocrisy either. But that also doesn't make you or any of us who screwed up immune. At the end of the day, this was a learning experience, and there's always room to grow and learn.
I lost my account from someone hacking my account and that was my childhood ill never get it back.
The hypocrisy is insane 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
lmao exactly
Thats crazy because i used to hack accounts the same way.. i stop beacuse its wrong and i feel so ashamed of myself. But you are a good person
I really applaud you for doing this Kijji, not everyone has the maturity to realize what they’ve done. Your fans will always have your back. ❤
The most annoying thing to me is that Lalaa forced your hand. When he literally also used to do the exact same thing. I don't like either of you in general, but I dislike Lalaa more. He's already treated me crummy and disrespected me and pretty much told me that because I saw s/a'd as a kid by a trams person, I'm transphobic.
I'm sorry that whatever happened to you happened to you. It still doesn't excuse you committing illegal cyber crimes.
But Lalaa deserves his own video because he literally did the same thing you did and tried to expose you for it when he did the exact same thing, and now he is acting all glorified. I think he also recently archived or deleted some of his posts on his instagram because now he only has 2 up, and I swear he used to have more. I feel like there is some major manipulation going on behind the scenes.
i totally agree with this and me and my friend both decided to collectively try to make a video about lala.
Reminder that Lalaa forced a 16 year old to aplogize in public, under the pressure of a thousand eyes, when it could've been easily resolved in private, and _only_ brought to public if he refused.
I saw the post the person made about this. you may have done something wrong in the past but, that DOES NOT make it their story to share, and use to lash out on you. it was completely unprofessional of them to use your past mistakes to boost their fame. I am extremely proud of how you have handled this apology, and it shows how much you've grown as a person, and as a content creator. everyone makes mistakes, and messes up, and that's okay.
They made a post? Whats it called?
@@WaferAJ it was made on insta, and it was basically telling kijji to "come clean" about the situation, and they had screenshots from dms about it. I dunno if I should share their user tho.. but yeah.
@@Blossom_Baddie Ohh now I understand. No need to share the user!
Thank you so much for your support, I really appreciate it. Also, I actually don’t script my videos, scripts stress me out.
@@kijjikon that’s even more impressive holy cow 😧 also, I love your editing!!! It’s so seamless
I would have never expected you to have done this, even if I had known that you had done something shady like that, I wouldn’t have expected an apology. You’re a great person, I feel like the average person would never even address having done something like this in the past, but you decided to apologize and try to make up for your actions. It’s unbelievable how much courage you must have needed to make a video like this, and I wholeheartedly accept this apology to the community.
Logging into breached accounts is the exact reason I disappeared from the community, it was such a thrill finding good items from it and it actually killed me after realising what I’d been doing and how I was giving out hacked items on my aj live streams, made me feel so icky, your feelings are so valid and I support you kijji❤
I have never related more. I also gave out a lot of the items I took and the irony of it all is so gross to me now. It’s nice to see you again Scary, it’s been awhile and I hoped you are doing alright. 💜
Hi. I am a victim of the 2020 breach and up until 2022 I was unable to access my account. To be honest it was really scary because I wasn't sure if I lost everything from my account, where my personal information was and if it was lurking somewhere out here on the internet or not. Luckily I've been able to access my account on AJ without any of my honest. And to be honest- it's kind of sad thinking about how there's probably some kid out there that was able to get into their account after the breach but instead, they'd be met with absolutely every item they've worked their hard earned time for completely gone. There's absolutely no apology that can make up for the peoples accounts that have been cracked man. This is probably an unnecessary example but people who steal from accounts to sell them or keep them for their own personal benefit no matter what reason deserve to be banned. But at the end of the day there's nobody that determines that except for ajhq themselves. With all that being said; it's good that you realize your wrong doings but remember that those are still people's items that they worked for.
im sorry kijji but it might take me some time to forgive you for what youve done, i appreciate you making that apology and it was a very valid one indeed. you obviously had problems and i can respect you for talking about your issues, all the information that i just learnt from you was way too much for me and i was definitely upset by what you did but that doesnt mean your a bad person. i just need some time to process and foegive in my own time. im sorry but i cant forgive you for now, i hope you understand... ☹️💔
If you are not someone who’s account was cracked, you don’t really need to forgive kiji. It’s not an apology for you
@@JeniJade i recognise that the apology is not towards me in any way. i still want to forgive kijji in my own time as i know they are genuinely nice. im sorry if i said my thoughts in the wrong way to you but i promise that is not my intention.
That’s a very respectable sentiment, if you want to make it clearer you can instead say something like “It may take some time until I feel comfortable supporting you” or “It may take some time until I can absolve you of these actions” rather than “It may take some time until I can forgive you.” I hope this is helpful to you in the future ^^
@@tally_ish i rlly do appreciate that tally, it helps me loads! im autistic and i do struggle with what i say sometimes but ty for the help! much appreciated! 👍
This was the best apology video that i have EVER watched. Thank you so much for all of the help you have provided to the community and standing up for your mistakes in the perfect way possible. I have been watching your videos for a while, but now that i have seen just how much you really care about the community and your fans, i finally subscribed to you. I hope that going forward, things will be a bit easier for you!
I honestly understand why you did that because tbh I also did crack accounts for my personal gain. Although I only aimed for inactives, its such an addicting experience. I remember in 2019-2020, I gained about 1 wb worth using "LC" but over time I just felt empty. People can get addicted to animal jam, which can lead to people doing a lot of stuff. I managed to stop cracking accounts and instead i help players get their accounts back. (It's quite slim, but I helped someone on instead get their old aj account back when they showed me proof.) Thanks for making this video.
Honestly I respect you for taking responsibility and not blaming it something or like making excuses
Its really good to hear you stepping up and admitting to this, it takes guts. As someone who has had a past account raided, it really helps to hear this. Someone used my old account, assuming ot was inactive, and stole years worth of work in rares. They even deleted and traded away masterpieces made for me by friends who no long share this world. It deeply hurt seeing everything gone, and even if you hadnt been the person who raided my account, it still feels heartwarming to know someone who did that can reflect and apologize.
didnt you make a video about leamonpuppy prior to the ban? about her dashboard getting hacked and stuff and you were literally dabbling in similar shit ☠️ I'm proud of you for taking accountability however that all feels very hypocritical
Yeah, I did make a video about that. LeamonPuppy and I are friends and I was genuinely worried about her at the time but it WAS very hypocritical yeah. You are 100% correct.
As much as I am disappointed and upset at what the situation is, I'm very glad that you are able to speak up about this without blame shifting. This is not my apolgy to accept, since I haven't had an experience anywhere near this, but I'm happy that you're able to give a full blown apology without denying any of your faults, which takes courage to do.
The Leamonpuppy situation really upset me though, since you had just done the exact same acts that had fallen upon her, yet you still continuing to make a video on it is very hypocritical. I don't know how to feel about this now, but hopefully sometime in the future ill be able to see past this ❤
Hey,
First let me start off by saying 10/10 apology. I’m really proud of you for confessing and showing your growth as a person 16 is still growing and learning. I was hoping to see you in game but I saw that your kijjiko account was banned following this video. I hope you are doing good now I don’t think you should be attacked by RUclips/ the Ajpw community because you are a different person now. Good luck
Don’t worry bro,
AJ doesn’t need you and you don’t need AJ
My best friend has anxiety due to this stupid and useless game and internet people. She got taken away from her parents last week because of their domestic violence and me and her boyfriend (my stepbrother) got taken away from our parents too. I live in a foster home with lots of cool kids and foster parents. Now, my stepbrother is living with my German boyfriend. Don’t let these denials and betrayed kids get you down, good luck on the art stuff
- Lucy, Netherlands
Kijji, We are very proud that you stood up for your actions instead on blaming them on other issues, I know it is very hard to speak up for your actions, you have courage like no other and I hope you get better soon from all the mental issues you have been dealing with ! :D
His brain has claimed his glory over him 😔
I just wanna remind everyone in the comments that unless you are a person affected by Kijjikon’s mistakes, you have no place to accept his apology. It’s disrespectful to speak for those who were hurt and we need to let THEM be the ones to forgive him.
We can only acknowledge that he made a well-constructed apology, but let’s not speak for the ones he is intending to apologize to!
Erm idk man were you ever hacked and lost all of your entire childhood overnight?? It doesn't have to specificaly be their vicrims but its a insanely shitty thing to do. It happend on both my accounts and its frustrating that i could never get anything back.
I dont think you need to be a victim to see jow bad this is, idk why ppl are saying this was a brave move
Can we please not act like kiji just killed a dog or something 😭 what he did was wrong but he is in no way an awful person. Seriously pisses me off when things like this happens and people treat the past hacker or what ever like a disgusting person. Its actually so sad to see. Especially because you are genuinely a really good person kiji and you shouldn't let this one thing you did haunt you forever because you learned from it and are taking genuine accountability for it. Supa proud of you 🔥
They hacked little childrens accounts as a grown ass adult.
That's illegal btw--
@@vixymix101
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS.
@@vixymix101 its illegal but not down right disgusting. What he did was really bad but its not horrible or heinous like people make it out to be.
@@vixymix101 its also just stupid how people pay more attention to hackers and scammers than people who are actually a danger to children like the literal pedos and groomers on animal jam. Prob why im so mad about this XD
@@vixymix101 also i should mention im not defending what kiji did in anyway sorry if it seems that way lol
Hey Kijjikon. I’m very glad you’re stating this. You’re incredibly brave for opening up about this. Not just about your ban, but also opening up about your self harm and mental problems. You’re still an awesome person in my eyes. Everyone makes mistakes but what’s important is that you’re growing.
Also I’d like to clarify that this isn’t me “accepting” your apology. It’s not directed at me and therefore not mine to accept. I simply admire you for owning up to these actions and still see you as someone I would trust.
I forgive you. I'm glad you're honest and don't try to make excuses for your actions. Hope your mental health is ok and if it doesn't i hope it gets better! Love ya (platonically) kijji!
(If y'all i wondering why I'm easily forgiving and forgetting is because i don't hold grudges. What he did WAS MESSED UP. you have every right to be angry! It's not my place to forgive him, i know. I will delete this if this bothers you, as it is not my intention to start fights with anyone.)
💜💜💜
I have only one account that I lost during the data breach (but I won’t be angry if you have seen it, I don’t think I’ll get the account back unfortunately) I am glad you have decided to reach out for help, even I had to reach out when I was in a bad situation. I am glad you also told what happened too
I wonder what would happen if a smaller RUclipsr did the same thing
This has the be one of my favorite apology videos. You acknowledge you wrongdoing and unlike other RUclipsrs you don’t beg for forgiveness. Only asking us to watch and see the difference. It’s ok! :)
the aj community has to be the only one where youd have to make an entire apology and explanation about this to be honest
I respect the way you took care of the situation . Love ya ♥️
Honestly so proud of you for acknowledging ur wrong doings and apologising, and it’s so mature of you to not just try brush it off or deny it like some others would. Good job dude ❤
also, out of context, but SICK DEN!! I love tally hall sm. but stickin to the main focus, thank u for being honest and understanding what u did wrong
I lost all of my items and sapphires because of this data breach. Years of progress I’d made in this game, gone. I have zero sympathy for you, and your mental health status doesn’t excuse or justify your actions. Bringing up how you were in a bad place mentally before you get into an apology makes you sound pathetic.
What you did was really awful, but its in the past now and you obviously have grown from it. You owned up to your actions which is already such a hard thing to do for lots of people, super proud of you man
I’m proud of you for doing the right thing and for taking care of yourself!
this is why you’re the best big animal jam youtuber out there, you’re the only one who would be so mature about this. keep on doing what you do 💜
Thank you. While I have made major mistakes, I continue to try my hardest to do the best I can.
Genuinely curious, are you just liking every single comment on here without reading? Cause some of the stuff you've liked is questionable? Including someone admitting to a literal crime-
Hey, I saw that comment and deleted it now (if it was the one from Astrosey.) I usually like ALL comments so I can keep my dashboard empty, and I didn’t read a lot of them from today in full since I was out shopping, and didn’t realize what the comment said. Someone told me in private and I deleted the comment after
@@kijjikon I’d recommend not doing so… someone’s screenshotting you liking these comments and interpreting it to be you endorsing it. I recommend at least making a story clearing that up or something in case ppl take it the wrong way.
Thanks for letting me know. This is a bit frustrating.
@@tally_ishyikes
I am dissapointed, and I know you've hurt a lot of people, but I'm so glad you came out and spoke about this, as someone who grew up on Aj, and getting hacked was one of my nightmares, finding out someone i look up to doing something like this would have definitely hurt me, however I'm glad you did publicly say this and weren't exposed cause admitting something is so much better than only apologizing after someone finds out. I used to scam, but the thing is, i was 7 or 8 and you where an adult, while I don't think mental health can be an entire excuse, i am glad you've gotten better with your mental health and decided to step down from Aj for a while, I know you can't change the past, but I know this is definitely good for the future.
Sam, you’ve been a huge comfort creator for me. Even after leaving the AJ community I still drop everything and watch whenever you post a new video. You’ve even helped me get through some issues of my own, and I appreciate everything you’ve done for the community. This is the kind of apology that’s actually really mature of you, how you’re taking accountability for your actions and at least explaining what you were going through at the time. Obviously I don’t condone your actions last summer, but you’ve grown so much as a person and even if you’re not where you want to be, you should be proud of how far you’ve come. At your core you are truly an amazing human who has helped me and many others on many levels, and I’ll always be supporting you on your journey as a person and as a creator!
I'm sorry you went through those things. Even if you did cause damage, I'm glad you confessed about it and you're trying your best to make everything better. I know sometimes you can get depressed or mad, and then take it out on other people. I'm slightly disappointed that after all these awareness videos, you did something you knew was wrong at some point. I saw those videos, and thought, "Hey, this Kijjikon is a good influence, so maybe I should try being one too." But knowing my inspiration did something wrong, it just hurts. So I guess I lied, and that I'm not just slightly disappointed.
I was hacked during the data breach and lost everything. I had to work up from nothing. I cried for days to the point my family got annoyed and said it was pointless crying over pixels. I was mainly upset because the hacker had taken teal forest which I had just got. I didn’t even have them for a week. They hacked me while I was playing so as soon as it asked me to re enter my password I was confused. And when I logged in. I wasn’t wearing them. I know which video you were talking about because I had stumbled upon it myself. I tried it once and I wasn’t able to get into any accounts. And when I was frustrated on how I couldn’t… I realized it was wrong. But I’m genuinely confused on how you did it multiple times when you had nothing taken from you. I get traumatic experiences can cause impulsive behaviors and bad ones at best. I have a few questions though, if you remember the usernames of the people you hacked I think u should make an apology video just for them and return what you took. Also what items did you take? And are you able to give them back. As a victim of getting hacked I know I have a right to be upset at you. But I’m not, if anything I feel bad for you and the lack of understanding at that point in time. we all have done questionable things on animal jam and I think it’s a learning experience for everyone. Anyways I hope you are doing well and I wish you and your family the best. ❤
-com85
Howdy, thanks for your comment and sharing your experience, I really appreciate it and I’m so sorry that your parents reacted like that, that must have been super isolating :(
I don’t remember the usernames of the people I hacked, I didn’t keep them around after I got into them really, and it’s been a year so I couldn’t tell you.
As for the items I took, the saddest part (as in, the part that makes me look like the saddest lowlife) is that I didn’t even get anything good. I was doing all of this and hurting all these people for some old item sets, sapphires and maybe galaxy wings if I was lucky. The one standout ‘find’ was I found a low raccoon tail once, which was the only thing I ever found worth over like 3k iirc.
It was never about getting rares, it was the thrill of it. It made me feel excited and cool when I was constantly feeling depressive and exhausted- and I felt even better when I would give away the items I found to friends or discord servers I was in at the time (they did NOT know about where I got them from.)
It was an awful thing I did and I didn’t just lie to my audience but I lied to people I’d been friends with for YEARS and likely destroyed accounts people really cared about.
@@kijjikon Awh i understand the thrill of doing something bad tbh, especially when going through a tuff time. But I’m glad your getting help and changing for the better :) i respect you for taking accountability for what you did. Some people don’t care or never talk about it because they don’t get caught. But you choose to tell people when u didn’t have to. I like that quality about you :)
The fact I saw a Random jammer i saw today in this vid
That took a turn
TWS - MENTIONS OF SEVERE ANXIETY, AND MENTIONS OF STRONG EMOTIONS.
I am so sorry. I wish you the best in whatever ventures you take on on the future. 💜✌️
i wish you a swift recovery, and i hope you can find forgiveness in your heart at some point, i'm not forcing ya though!
This video proves how much you've grown, good job :]
(I see myself in the background of the video too that's cool lol)
I'm honestly disappointed in you. This is not okay at all even with mental health and stuff. Well, since I'm not affected by it for my old accounts during the breach; my accounts might be used and lose some stuff even my favorite animals. I will be so devastated if my animals, pets, items were gone especially on my old accounts because I worked hard on them. I have the original peacock, german shepherd, toucan, penguin, and maned wolf. I still have connection to my old accounts and making sure they are okay. I don't forgive you, despite I'm not affected but I could have been. I think you deserved to be banned for hacking and cracking accounts from the data breach, because if you didn't get banned you might continue it. I don't hate you though. Also I had unsubscribed you awhile ago, because I thought you will gift me some stuff after I commented on your video before the deadline. Since I never received any gifts from anyone from the friendship boxes and the Christmas trees; I only used my alts to gift myself to make me feel better.. but I guess now I have a reason to unsubscribe you, especially this video.
I don't hack or scam anyone on animal jam because I don't think those things, especially back then. I was more focused on playing the game and making new friends.
I'm proud that you showed accountability, i can understand why it was such a effective coping mechanism for you, i will admit that i have done the same thing, for reasons that were similar, and i as well do not excuse my own actions either, it is great to hear that you are doing better now mentally, and have got therapy for what happened. i didn't get banned for cracking accounts when i did, even though i feel i deserve it fair and square, i also feel like since i didn't get banned, i still have the chance to do better as well, i love to help the community out whenever i can, but you are right. how much helping are you doing, if your taking from the same people you are trying to help?, the items and stuff taken, these people worked hard for, and i would hate if that were me or one of my friends, so why would i do it to someone else?
but i can say that, while what you did was wrong, your way of handling it, apologizing, and working to do better, it takes a lot of strength to do something like this, and i respect you for that 💖
I’m glad you are also taking accountability for your own actions. It’s very difficult to do so.
@@tally_ish thank you, I do appreciate it, having taken some time away from the game I had a lot of time to reflect on a lot of things, and looking back at it, I am really disgusted with my own actions, i may not of gotten banned for what I did, but karma does have a way of coming back to people even if it's not in a way you'd expect, I always ended up losing the things I got from the accounts anyway, I also lost friends because of it as well, they didn't agree with what I was doing and I don't blame them, at the time I didn't know why all of the stuff was happening, but now I do. i now more than ever realized the importance of honesty and accountability, and I'm proud of how much I have matured in the span of 2 years, I admit I have a lot more growing to do still, and have to start therapy, but I'm doing a whole lot better now than I was before
This isn't my apology to take or deny so I am not trying to
I do think that for the MOST PART this is a pertty good apology and explains its well
However, I feel like it's really iffy to be trying to wait until a long time to apologize until you're called out. People shouldn't be forcing hands but I guess because of my own personal history it comes off like "sorry because they were caught, not because they care"
I have faith that wasn't the original goal with thaf but its just a point I want tot make. This is in no way hate, more just a personal thought
I have been hacked in the data breach and it was horrible but, I still respect you. You could have not made this video kept going like nothing happened. But you did'nt, you were honest to your fans. It must have been hard to admit this but you did.
I think this needs to be said, though I'm late to this video..
Everyone can have opinions on this, I see many reasonable comments not happy with what he did. But guys please don't hate or try to hurt him. Its something Kijjikon did in the past. They cant change it now. I am not fully trusting you after this, as getting hacked was painful. In the end I suppose its all just pixels..
Is it just me who is disgusted by Lalas video on this? This is all just my opinion though.
Kijjikon if your reading this thanks for this video it must have been hard to make. Even after this I'm staying subbed. ❤
the truth behind toffibell's ban is crazy..
its good that you can confront your past self and your past actions. thats real growth and maturing. i hope the people are okay and have picked up since that though.
did you return the items? my childhood account was hacked during the data breach and i was locked out forever and never got any of my rare items back. it seriously broke me as i had that account since i was about 7 (so like 7 years) and i’ll never get it back, nor be able to ever see my old buddies again. it’s good that you realised the error though, and changed, it’s very brave. i still wish the data breach never happened though :(
I couldn’t return the items. I didn’t keep a list of the account names that I comprised, and even if I had, the account that had all of the items on them (at least the ones I hadn’t traded, sold or given away) was banned.
I’ve been trying to give back to the community through giveaways now, but I don’t know who the specific people I impacted were, and I’ll never really be able to fully make up for that.
@@kijjikon well, the best thing we can do is just hope that the accounts are and were no longer active. every wrong can be made right, and thats what you are doing now which is very honourable :)
Very diverse comments on this video.
I think if i were to just watch this video, i would think you were not genuine in your response.
However- after reading some comments from others and your own, I'm very mixed.
I dont think i can forgive you, but to be fair, you really can't give any items back to the people considering the accounts are now 'dead', and plus, you can’t remember the names.
I know that police and mental health issues can be very streesful- and make people want to have some type of control or to feel something-or get attention from the lack thereof. I do think it is very hypocritical to come after people hacking when at the time, you were doing the same thing. In the video (of what i can remember), you had seemed to be very...angry about how people crack accounts and stuff. I think it's a very difficult situation.
My take on it, take a break for a bit. Maybe do another giveaway. Im glad that you are taking heavy criticism with an open mind and accepting that. But that is the only thing that i think you're doing right - taking accountability and trying to improve as a person.
Still, it is a hard opinion to form for me. It is wrong what you did, very, very wrong. But you are actively improving, which is the right thing moving forward. Again, not defending nor hating on you. Im just hoping this comment did *something*
This is honestly a very brave thing to do and extremely mature. Very, very few people I know would take responsibility for something live this, and I commend it. New fan, and for sure to stay for the content :).
Unrelated but the music is making me scared for some reason-
Alright. I will say this, as I fear no one will.
Defending things with your mental health issues is never okay. Period. “I was in a tough place” I had a very bad year mentally, but I didn’t defend my mistakes with “my mental health was bad and that’s why I did _____” that’s exactly what you are doing. You are making it sound like because you were in a bad place, you couldn’t think, or that it was okay. And the fact that you try that actually makes it worse.
I’m not trying to hate - I’m simply trying to tell the truth, and make others aware of it
Oh yeah, and
What do you expect? Everyone commending you for your bravery? Nah, what you did was illegal, and you shouldn’t delete “hate” on this, because it’s honestly the truth.
I don’t like to speak negatively, but this needs to be heard.
You say criticism on this is okay, yet you delete it if it’s the truth. You are not a good person for this community.
Don’t hide from people who speak the truth.
I haven’t deleted any comments on this video thus far. When I mentioned in my Desc potentially deleting comments I meant raw hate- like slurs and unnecessary and unrelated insults. I feel the same as I felt about your earlier comment. And I still wish you the best.
@@kijjikon you ignore the important thing I said about not defending stuff with your mental health. Doing that kind of stuff is foolish. Or maybe you ignored it because you know I am right :)
> Defending things with your mental health issues is never okay. Period. “I was in a tough place” I had a very bad year mentally, but I didn’t defend my mistakes with “my mental health was bad and that’s why I did _____” that’s exactly what you are doing. You are making it sound like because you were in a bad place, you couldn’t think, or that it was okay. And the fact that you try that actually makes it worse.
There is a key difference here between explanation and excuse. Kijjikon explains that this drove him to a low point in which he felt the need to do this. Never once did he say that this made his behavior okay. He is simply being vulnerable and whether people will sympathize is not in his control.
I didn’t feel like I needed to mention that as I brought it up in the video. I KNOW that mental health is an excuse, and I never intended to make it seem as if I was using it as one. I did explain the context around the event itself, but never excused it. I never said it was okay or that I didn’t know better. To use something as an excuse is to use it to try and make yourself exempt of blame, to try and say you didn’t do anything wrong, or you didn’t know better- but I did, and I never denied that in my video. What you say about it being wrong to be used as an excuse is 100% correct, I thought I made that clear. I’m sorry if I didn’t and you perceived me as having tried to use it as an excuse, as that, again, was not my intent. Still wishing you the best.
@@Eris.CreationzNever did he use his mental health as an excuse. Like someone said earlier in the replies there is a difference between excusing and explaining, and Kijji is explaining. Kijji outright said that he doesn’t want to excuse his actions at all. He explained the context he needed to, and explained everything and why at the time he did it. His addiction to cracking accounts at the time was never excused, but instead explained in that video.
I feel as if this was more well put then any other conversation for situations like this you did the right thing and that's what matters most because at least you admitted it and you care.