Pewdiepie just released a statement on YouTube as well.
"Not posting today out of respect for the many families in New Zealand that have been devastated by this terrible and sad news. You can donate to support the victims and families here:"
It's bizarre. If I was him, even if I was doing a cute little "I'm just a baby, I don't know what I'm doing!" dance, it'd still hit me like a ton of bricks if someone invoked my name when they killed almost fifty innocent people. That's serious "holy shit, I need to re-examine my life" territory.
Like, that's "fully denounce those you've been associated with and heavily donate/volunteer to the affected parties" territory, not "take a day off and suggest others donate" territory.