xQc couldn\u2019t have gotten off to a worse start on Kick. The platform\u2019s marquee signing could be facing a ban after streaming The Dark Knight movie in its entirety during his first-ever stream yesterday.<\/p>
The French-Canadian star was about an hour into the film during his stream on June 19 when a Kick staff member entered the chat and pinned a message saying: \u201cWe would like to notify you that streaming the specific content is in violation of our DMCA policy. Therefore, we kindly ask you to stop your live stream and be aware that we will need to remove the current VOD containing this content.\u201d<\/p>
xQc stopped streaming the movie immediately and admitted the platform\u2019s swift response \u201cmade sense.\u201d The entire VOD, including clips, were promptly removed. It didn\u2019t mention anything about a ban, but according to Kick\u2019s DMCA policy<\/a>, if he does it again, his channel could be suspended\u2014similar to how Twitch handles it.<\/p>
The incident comes after Adin Ross controversially streamed the Super Bowl on Kick on Feb. 12 without receiving any form of punishment. Trainwreck, who co-owns the platform and serves as an official spokesperson, said there was a \u201cspecial circumstance\u201d in that scenario<\/a> but didn\u2019t reveal what it was. He also insisted DMCA laws do exist on Kick and they will be enforced. xQc learned that the hard way.<\/p>
Kick isn\u2019t the lawless platform some people expect it to be. It has established itself as a formidable rival to Twitch and YouTube since bursting onto the scene<\/a> in late 2022, and that means more eyes\u2014including DMCA claimants\u2014are on it, so it has to play by the rules like everyone else.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"