Isabella "onlyjayus" Avila, content creator, Twitch streamer, and TikTok star, has amassed a considerable following since rising to stardom through TikTok. Initially gaining popularity through their "Psychology Tricks" videos, onlyjayus now has 13.5 million TikTok followers, 1.15 million YouTube subscribers, and an impressive 169,000 Twitch followers. On Twitch, onlyjayus primarily streams Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the latest entry in the long-running Call of Duty series.
Like many other top content creators, onlyjayus is no stranger to controversy, to the point where there is now a petition demanding that they are banned from TikTok. The petition has gained considerable steam on Change.org, with over 180,000 signatures at the time of this writing and the number increasing with each page refresh. Onlyjayus may actually be responsible for the petition's popularity, as they have discussed it on one of their extra TikTok accounts, even saying that they would ban themselves if it managed to get 13.5 million signatures to match their number of TikTok followers.
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"I'm so confident that's not going to happen, I'll sign it myself," onlyjayus said in the TikTok video. They also claimed to have paid to boost the petition's visibility. These efforts and various other TikTok creators covering the controversy has no doubt played a role in boosting the petition and helping it reach the nearly 200,000 signatures it has at the time of publication.
As for why some TikTok users want onlyjayus banned, there are a few reasons. As outlined in the petition, onlyjayus has been accused of "mistreating disabled creators" and "creators of color." There was a situation earlier this year where some of onlyjayus' old messages surfaced, seemingly showing them using a racial slur. This incident is said to be the catalyst behind onlyjayus losing their Netflix partnership and various sponsors. On top of these issues, some TikTok users have accused onlyjayus of using their platform to spread misinformation.
Needless to say, there are a variety of reasons as to why onlyjayus is a controversial figure on TikTok. However, it seems highly unlikely that this petition will hit the staggering 13.5 million signatures that it would need for the creator to ban themselves from the platform. It's also unlikely that TikTok itself will actually ban someone because of a petition; for a TikTok ban to happen, like with other services, onlyjayus would have to break the platform's rules.
Whether or not onlyjayus is banned from TikTok remains to be seen. From TikTok to YouTube to Twitch, their online following only seems to be growing, and ironically the attention this petition is getting may only serve to make them even more famous.