Streaming star Pokimane is making it very clear she’s “never” joining Kick, citing the “insane” behavior allowed on the platform as a reason why she won’t take a deal with the site.
Imane‘Pokimane’Anys is known for her status as one ofTwitch’s most-followed streamers.However, she decided against renewing her exclusive contract with the company in January due to its“messy” moderation issues.
Despite this, Poki has also maintained that she isn’t keen on taking a deal with one ofTwitch’sprominent rivals —Kick.She’s beenadamantly against signing up with the sitedue to its affiliation with online gambling platforms and the kinds of content that are permissible there.
As she was watching through the hour-long expose, one of her viewers jokingly asked if she would ever consider signing up with Kick.
“Did you just hear what he just said?” Anys replied. “…is this not straight-to-jail behavior, or am I insane? That’s gotta be illegal, no?”
Lawton is far from the only Kick streamer who’s come under fire for his actions. Other names like Johnny Somali and Jack Doherty have also become infamous online figures due to the types of behavior they exhibit during their broadcasts on the website.
For instance, Somalifound himself in Japanese prisonaftertrespassing on a construction site and makingracist remarks toward localsin the country, while Jack Doherty has also engaged in dangerous behavior likehitting baseballs off the roof of a building.
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While Kick itself has introduced new measures to helpbetter moderate “problematic” contenton its platform, the site continues to face criticism due to streamers like Tomer Lawton — something that pushes mainstream content creators like Pokimane away.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
