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''Agor.io'' was supposed to be a prank for people who misspelled the website [http://agar.io/ Agar.io]. As soon as the website was opened, a flashing picture of [[Jeff the Killer]], the same .swf from [[Anne.jpg]], inverts negativity at a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epileptic_seizure seizure]-inducing rate popped up with a ear-piercing paulstreched scream used in Audacity looping with the text "L3mm1ng Braz1I App3r Yazir Alyx WanR00t H0rs3 D0nny" with the image shifted a bit. When the user tried to close the website, a window popped up with the text ''U SCARED BRO LOL'', leading the user of some browsers to having to force-quit their web browser. As of August 2015, the website is now offline. | ''Agor.io'' was supposed to be a prank for people who misspelled the website [http://agar.io/ Agar.io]. As soon as the website was opened, a flashing picture of [[Jeff the Killer]], the same .swf from [[Anne.jpg]], inverts negativity at a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epileptic_seizure seizure]-inducing rate popped up with a ear-piercing paulstreched scream used in Audacity looping with the text "L3mm1ng Braz1I App3r Yazir Alyx WanR00t H0rs3 D0nny" with the image shifted a bit. When the user tried to close the website, a window popped up with the text ''U SCARED BRO LOL'', leading the user of some browsers to having to force-quit their web browser. As of August 2015, the website is now offline. | ||
The creator of the ''Agor.io'' website was found to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Kellenberger Preston] Kellenberger, living in Sardinia, Ohio.<ref>http://screamer.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:6068</ref> | The creator of the ''Agor.io'' website was found to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Kellenberger Preston] Kellenberger, living in Sardinia, Ohio.<ref>http://screamer.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:6068</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 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Agario/comments/36w5w8/filling_a_lawsuit_against_the_owner_of_agorio/ this one] 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. | 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 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Agario/comments/36w5w8/filling_a_lawsuit_against_the_owner_of_agorio/ this one] 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. | ||
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