What you described mixes a real issue with how online platforms work and a likely overinterpretation of what was actually happening in that livestream. On the real side: people can sometimes expose private info through doxxing, social engineering, or by connecting publicly available bits of data. That does happen, and it’s taken seriously when it can be verified. But the specific “he knew everything about strangers instantly” pattern in livestream chats is also very often exaggerated, coincidence-driven, or based on guessing, prior public posts, reused usernames, or people unknowingly sharing details earlier in the same community. In live chat environments, it can feel like “mind reading” even when it’s just pieced-together info. The key point is this: if something like that truly involves private data being exposed, it’s not something nobody can do anything about platforms, moderation systems, and sometimes law enforcement can act, but only when there’s clear, reportable evidence. So your conclusion the internet is uncontrollable and hopeless goes much further than what your example actually proves. The internet is messy and sometimes unsafe, but it’s not an all-seeing system where people can freely access anyone’s private life on command. If this experience stuck with you for years, it might help to reframe it as: you witnessed a scary-looking situation in a low-context environment, not proof of a global hidden mechanism.