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When the site opened, an image of [[Jeff The Killer]] appeared which quickly exchanged between negative and normal colors at a ratio that could cause [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seizure/symptoms-causes/syc-20365711#:~:text=A%20seizure%20is%20a%20sudden,generally%20considered%20to%20be%20epilepsy. seizures] along with a loud, almost metallic sound, the same .swf animation of [[Anne.jpg]], there is a text that says "L3mm1ng Braz1I App3r Yazir Alyx WanR00t H0rs3 D0nny". When the user tried to close the page, a window appeared with the text "''U SCARED BRO LOL''" forcing the user to close the browser completely (although some browsers would not close forcing to kill the process with Task Manager or do Ctrl+Alt+Delete/Del). | When the site opened, an image of [[Jeff The Killer]] appeared which quickly exchanged between negative and normal colors at a ratio that could cause [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seizure/symptoms-causes/syc-20365711#:~:text=A%20seizure%20is%20a%20sudden,generally%20considered%20to%20be%20epilepsy. seizures] along with a loud, almost metallic sound, the same .swf animation of [[Anne.jpg]], there is a text that says "L3mm1ng Braz1I App3r Yazir Alyx WanR00t H0rs3 D0nny". When the user tried to close the page, a window appeared with the text "''U SCARED BRO LOL''" forcing the user to close the browser completely (although some browsers would not close forcing to kill the process with Task Manager or do Ctrl+Alt+Delete/Del). | ||
The creator of the ''Agor.io'' website was found to be Preston Kellenberger, living in Sardinia, Ohio.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20190821192018/https://screamer.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:6068</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20181226084349/https://whois.easycounter.com/agor.io WHOIS search for | The creator of the ''Agor.io'' website was found to be Preston Kellenberger, living in Sardinia, Ohio.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190821192018/https://screamer.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:6068 The creator] was later found by a user on the Screamer Forums.</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20181226084349/https://whois.easycounter.com/agor.io WHOIS search] for Agor.io</ref> | ||
=='''Media'''== | =='''Media'''== | ||
There were multiple social media posts about the site, the majority of them coming from Reddit. Many of the posts are simply to warn people about the screamer, but this one<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Agario/comments/36w5w8/filling_a_lawsuit_against_the_owner_of_agorio/ </ref> in particular was supposedly written by a parent whose nine-year-old son had an [[wikipedia:epileptic seizure|Epileptic seizure]] when trying to play ''Agar.io'' because they misspelled it as ''Agor.io.'' | There were multiple social media posts about the site, the majority of them coming from Reddit. Many of the posts are simply to warn people about the screamer, but this one<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Agario/comments/36w5w8/filling_a_lawsuit_against_the_owner_of_agorio/ The reddit post] written by the parent.</ref> in particular was supposedly written by a parent whose nine-year-old son had an [[wikipedia:epileptic seizure|Epileptic seizure]] when trying to play ''Agar.io'' because they misspelled it as ''Agor.io.'' | ||
The mother states she is talking to a lawyer and is attempting to track down and prosecute the creator of the Agor.io website. | The mother states she is talking to a lawyer and is attempting to track down and prosecute the creator of the Agor.io website. | ||
