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During a recent stream, he even went as far as to pull up the homepage of the popular porn website PornHub, which would easily have resulted in a swift suspension on Twitch. But, as has been the case every other time he\u2019s done questionable activities on Kick, he wasn\u2019t condemned by the new platform. Before starting his streams on Kick, Ross claimed that there were no rules on the platform, which is either a lie by the streamer or just him being egregiously oblivious. In a way, though, he seems to be accurate in that the platform doesn\u2019t seem to have much in the way of content moderation. Kick does have a terms of service document on the website, and among a list of prohibited activities is \u201cuploading or making available \u2026 nudity or other sexually suggestive content.\u201d The parameters of discipline for breaking that rule are unclear, though, and Ross doesn\u2019t seem to have been punished. Did Adin Ross break the law? It\u2019s clear that Adin Ross broke Kick\u2019s terms of service, but was his sharing of pornography also against the law? It could be difficult to prove in court, but he certainly didn\u2019t play it safe. The place where Ross could potentially be at fault for the distribution of pornography and potential distribution of pornography to minors. The specific federal law that could be in question is the U.S. Code Title 18 Section 1470, which prohibits \u201cknowingly\u201d sharing pornographic material with minors. Related: XQc calls out Adin Ross over \u2018trash\u2019 behavior in controversial Kick streaming debut Pornography websites have terms of service that prohibit the use of the website by minors in an attempt at protecting themselves. 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