Kick staff have fired back at the notion the platform is going “woke” after implementing new moderation features to block certain lines of conversation in chat.
Eight options are available for streamers to customize, enabling varying levels of filtering. For instance, if a content creator wants to avoid all mention of drug-related conversation, the AI filter (on paper) will detect and instantly delete any chatter of this kind.
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As Kick co-founder Ed Cravenemphasized, this feature is entirely “optional” for streamers on the platform. It’s not being forced on anyone and should users wish to continue exactly as before, they just have to ignore the new tool in the platform’s settings.
Kick employee Andrew Santamaria addressed this claim head-on during his own stream, questioning how anyone could come to the conclusion the platform is “going woke.”
“Here’s the deal, if you like to have weapons in your chat, you just put no filtering. If you want to talk about shotguns and whatever else, just click it away.
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“You can have all this stuff in your stream still, within reason. If you want to be what you consider ‘woke,’ put the filters on. If you want to be degen, don’t put the filters on.”
Again reminding viewers the new settings are completely optional, Santamaria reaffirmed Craven’s messaging. For streamers not wanting anything to change in their own personal chat, they’re able to ignore the settings altogether. The moderation tools will not interfere with their content in any way.
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