Carl Benjamin

Carl Benjamin
Carl Benjamin
	Benjamin in 2018
Personal information
Born	September 1979 (age 44)
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	YouTuber, political commentator
YouTube information
Channel	Sargon of Akkad;
Years active	2013–present
Subscribers	Sargon of Akkad: 875 thousand; The Thinkery: 367 thousand; Akkad Daily: 311 thousand;
Total views	Sargon of Akkad: 5.2 million; The Thinkery: 136.9 million; Akkad Daily: 3.1 million;
Creator Awards
	Benjamin's voice
	Last updated: 9 June 2024

Carl Benjamin (born September 1979), also known by his online pseudonym Sargon of Akkad, is a British right-wing YouTuber and political commentator.^[6]^[7]^[8] A former member of the Eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP), he was one of its unsuccessful candidates for the South West England constituency in the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom.

During the Gamergate harassment campaign, Benjamin promoted the conspiracy theory that feminists were infiltrating video game research groups to influence game development. Since Gamergate, he has focused on promoting Brexit and criticising feminism, Islam, identity politics, and what he views as political correctness in the media and other institutions. Benjamin has been described as politically right-wing and far-right by multiple outlets. He denies this description of his politics, instead calling himself a classical liberal and a sceptic.

In 2016, in response to politician Jess Phillips' complaint that she frequently received rape threats from men online, Benjamin tweeted to her: "I wouldn't even rape you." Criticism of this comment—and of a later remark in which Benjamin said he might rape Phillips but for the fact that "nobody's got that much beer"—dominated press coverage of his European Parliament candidacy.^[9]

^ "Carl BENJAMIN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
^ ^a ^b "About The Thinkery". YouTube.
^ ^a ^b "About Akkad Daily". YouTube.
^ ^a ^b "About Sargon of Akkad". YouTube.
^ 100,000 Subscriber Vlog and Recommendations. Sargon of Akkad. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via YouTube.
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^ Owoseje, Toyin (11 May 2019). "Ukip candidate who repeatedly joked about raping Labour MP has YouTube account stripped of ability to earn money". The Independent.

[1] "Carl BENJAMIN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.

[The_Thinkery-2] "About The Thinkery". YouTube.

[Akkad_Daily-3] "About Akkad Daily". YouTube.

[YouTubeStatsSargon_of_Akkad-4] "About Sargon of Akkad". YouTube.

[5] 100,000 Subscriber Vlog and Recommendations. Sargon of Akkad. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via YouTube.

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[9] Owoseje, Toyin (11 May 2019). "Ukip candidate who repeatedly joked about raping Labour MP has YouTube account stripped of ability to earn money". The Independent.

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