Late last night during my vacation, I was made aware of the situation that happened on the Kick livestreaming platform.
I'm so fucking disappointed in what I've seen.
Why am I seeing an owner of Kick laughing at what's happening here?
Why has no authoritative action been taken regarding this situation? It's been like 12 hours already...
I feel like a fucking idiot right now.
I put my heart & soul onto moving my community to this platform because I believed & pushed for change in the streaming world but I can't turn a blind eye to this. The acceptability from the owner at the highest level shows me there really is no limits as to what people can get away with here.
Not saying other platforms are perfect because we know full well they're not, but at some point you really have to draw the line to what you can accept as a human being. The fact that there is no TOS to stop this behaviour & to see it funded and supported by management is sickening to me.
I do not usually involve myself in platform politics, I try & push forward to where I see opportunity & find fit for my community. I saw an incredible opportunity with this platform, particularly moving as a part-time streamer that I thought I could grow & thrive with. I've always believed in 'blocking out the noise' & making my own decisions based on my own thoughts.
But to wake up today & see no kind of statement (not that it even makes a difference at this point), to see Ice STILL live on the platform & STILL promoted on the front page tells me everything I need to know.
I won't judge people for continuing to stream on the platform, but please be vocal in what you've seen from this. This kind of action should not be allowed to let slide. We have to do better as an industry.
I will be moving back to Twitch for the foreseeable future. This is not what I had planned for my goals & future at all, but i also can't just sit by & accept this as okay. I hope the lady involved in the situation is okay.
This is the first platform I've trusted outside of Twitch to try & move my livestreaming career to. It's been a year of a LOT of change & unfortunately, here we are again. I hope you understand my reasons.
Sorry if I let you down.