After an ex-member of Dobrik’s Vlog Squad accused of sexual abuse
David Dobrik has parted ways with Dispo, the disposable camera app co-founded by the YouTuber in 2019, after allegations of sexual abuse were made against a former member of his Vlog Squad, The Information reports.
“David has chosen to step down from the board and leave the corporate to not distract from the company’s growth,” Dispo said during a statement, “Dispo’s team, product, and most significantly — our community — represent building a various, inclusive, and empowering world.”
Dobrik’s decision to go away Dispo follows a report from Insider during which during an ll|one amongst|one in every of"> one among the ladies featured in a 2018 vlog said a former member of Dobrik’s Vlog Squad engaged in sexual intercourse together with her while she was too drunk to consent. She was 20 years old at the time and said friends of Dobrik supplied her and her friends with alcohol as they were too young to shop for it for themselves. Dobrik posted footage from the night of the incident during a video titled “SHE shouldn't HAVE PLAYED WITH FIRE!!” which was later taken down at the request of the lady involved. “We’re all getting to jail,” Dobrik said at the top of the video.
On an equivalent day as Dobrik’s departure from Dispo, risk capital firm Spark Capital announced that it had been cutting ties with the corporate after leading its recent $20 million funding round. “In light of recent news about the Vlog Squad and David Dobrik, the cofounder of Dispo, we've chosen to sever all ties with the corporate,” the firm tweeted, “We have stepped down from our position on the board and that we are within the process of creating arrangements to make sure we don't take advantage of our recent investment in Dispo.”
Multiple sponsors have also either cut ties or are reviewing their partnerships with Dobrik in light of the allegations. The NY Times reports that sponsors including HelloFresh and Dollar Shave Club are not any longer working with the YouTuber or his team. Dobrik’s main YouTube channel has lost over 100,000 subscribers after the allegations were made public, and Dispo’s App Store page was bombarded with negative ratings.
While Dobrik declined to comment to Insider on its report, he later published a video titled “Let’s talk” during which he discussed the controversy generally terms. “I don’t accept as true with a number of the videos I’ve posted,” he says within the video, adding that there’s “been moments where I’ve looked back on videos and that I realize that these don’t represent me anymore, and they’re hurtful to people,” Buzzfeed reported on separate allegations about the YouTuber last month made by a former Vlog Squad member, which he addresses within the same apology video.
“I’ve been disappointed in a number of my friends, and for that reason, I’ve separated from tons of them,” Dobrik said. Insider notes that the Vlog Squad member accused of sexual abuse stopped appearing in videos on Dobrik’s channel in late 2019. “Consent is some things that are super important to me,” Dobrik said. “I’m sorry if I’ve allowed you to down, and things like that won’t happen again and I’ve learned from my mistakes.”
Dispo is an iOS app designed to imitate the method of employing a disposable camera. Photos it takes only become available at 9 AM the subsequent day and may be ordered as prints directly from the app.
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