“Don’t hate on him, he’s a funny and chill person and does not deserve it,” the 20-year-old continued. “Memes are fine, but if you’re going to send death threats (???) to people over video games, please unsubscribe, I don’t want you here.”

Carson responded to the backlash by tweeting, “I gotta get some better jokes,” before opening up about his mental health struggles. “I’m sorry, I’ve gotta take a break from streaming or something,” he said on July 29.