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Shortly after joining, Ross pulled a few stunts, including opening up PornHub on his broadcast and streaming the Super Bowl. However, xQc seems to want to be a cause for a shift in that negative association many streaming viewers have with the platform.<\/p>

\u201cBecause of some events and some people, the brand was kind of tarnished in a way that some people think, \u2018oh, Kick equals this, Kick equals that,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I genuinely want to fix that shit. I think just showing up, doing the same thing, moderating the exact same way, having the exact same experience of chat here over there and what not. Making sure that it sticks is super important to me.\u201d<\/p>