Streaming platform Kick has issued suspensions and bans to streamers on the platform who were involved with altercations at TwitchCon this past week, with xQc among the many fans slamming the site for not doing more to stop harassment at the expo.
In a response to a post by Rod “Slasher” Breslau on X/Twitter on Sept. 23, Stake and Kick co-founder Edward Kraven said action was being taken against Kick users who attended TwitchCon with ill intent. “Twitchcon is an incredible event that brings together creators from all platforms, and we’re grateful to Twitch for giving our community the chance to participate,” he said, adding a few miscreants don’t represent the whole—but he’s beginning to sound like a broken record.
XQc was one of the many continuously harassed at the three-day event; at one point, a Kick streamer got on their knees saying they would like to “suck his dick,” continually shouting after the streamer as he tried to walk away. XQc took out his frustrations later in a stream after the event wrapped, calling the streamers a “bunch of fucklords.”
“We should take this double time and just get the police involved. When people do actual fucking crimes and actual dumb shit like that, you get the fucking police involved, that’ll get the message across,” xQc said, calling out those who believed staying silent amounted to “being a pussy.”
“Don’t give me this ‘ooh pussy’: No no no, it’s not some pussy shit, you don’t go up to somebody and suck their nipple, brother. You don’t do that shit,” he said, referencing another incident involving the streamer assaulting Nmplol and Wake. The streamer was eventually removed from the TwitchCon venue.
XQc was echoing Tectone’s sentiment, with the latter going off on Kick, Twitch, and venue security for dropping the ball and failing to protect creators at the event. “I’ve seen a lot of clips of people making a lot of my friends very uncomfortable. It doesn’t fucking matter when your platform caters to people harassing innocent people for no fucking reason—it’s a joke.”
Tectone referenced another incident outside the venue that saw a streamer pushed into a moving tram. “It was a fucking clown fiesta! It’s by these weak, pathetic, psychotic individuals that are only getting away with it because other people have morals,” Tectone concluded, knowing full well the streamers were chasing clicks and content with their actions.
Previously, Kick has come under fire after creators representing the platform were involved in other incidents at similar events like DreamHack Melbourne in Australia. Combined with the likes of Adin Ross and his on-stream antics, as well as allegations of misconduct among staff and multiple creators copping bans for hate speech and pedophilia (via Sydney Morning Herald), Kick’s reputation continues to be tarnished by these undesirables.
Published: Sep 24, 2024 12:01 am