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Puuilo executive condemns YouTuber’s harassment of customers as police face criticism
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Puuilo executive condemns YouTuber’s harassment of customers as police face criticism

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

Translated from Finnish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Puuilo sales director Markus Kaatranen described Dani Söderblom’s alleged provocations and secret filming of customers as extremely serious and damaging to stores’ reputations.
  • Söderblom, known online as Kotkamies, has reportedly targeted customers and employees at several stores.
  • Dozens of criminal complaints have produced no preliminary investigation, and the Finnish Police Board declined to comment.

Puuilo sales director Markus Kaatranen says a social-media personality’s treatment of customers has become a serious threat to the reputation of stores. He condemned the conduct of Dani Söderblom, who uses the name Kotkamies online.

Söderblom has provoked customers and filmed situations secretly for YouTube videos, according to the account. His activities have caused problems for several shops, including Puuilo.

Kaatranen is frustrated that dozens of criminal complaints have not led to a preliminary investigation. He sees the lack of action as a form of silent acceptance of behavior that humiliates customers.

The Finnish Police Board did not comment on the matter. Kaatranen said the activity should be treated as extremely serious and reprehensible.

Extremely serious and reprehensible.

— Markus KaatranenThe Puuilo sales director’s assessment of Kotkamies’s conduct toward customers and employees.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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