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Kick grabs GMHikaru. Will Dr Disrespect and Asmongold follow?

Kick has taken a big move in the streaming industry and the last big Twitch streamer to make the... Fragster | 29. March 2023

Kick has taken a big move in the streaming industry and the last big Twitch streamer to make the platform switch is the chess superstar GMHikaru. Moreover, in the coming days, five more Twitch streamers are said to follow. There are rumors that Asmongold, Dr Disrespect and Kai Cenat may also leave Twitch and Youtube respectively for a new path at Kick.

Kick seems to be on its way to becoming a serious competitor to Twitch. The platform condemned Twitch from the start, because Twitch takes 50% of the streamers’ income. Kick doesn’t do that and has thus has gained a mega advantage that’s to their 95% policy.

Twitch has long been criticized for various things, including simply banning streamers without explaining why. The best example of this is Dr. Disrespect, who got a perma ban from Twitch and then switched to Youtube.

Twitch’s bad reputation

Twitch has been criticized time and again and has not gained a good reputation in recent years and many streamers feel neglected and taken advantage of by the platform. There have often been accusations that Twitch is not exactly stable when it comes to the rules and often shows double standards. xQc recently slammed Twitch for double standards on gambling streams, as Neymar Jr. streamed under the gambling ban and Twitch didn’t take any action against him – but has cracked down on other creators disproportionately.

Needless to say, Kick hasn’t kept a low profile about his plans to overtake Twitch.