This new platform is practically handing out money

Ever heard about Kick? Well, now you have. It’s the new video/live streaming platform that’s been “kicking” the competition. With introductions to features not seen by others, revenue shares that seem too good to be true, skeptical manufacturing that some find “scammy”, and in some cases, questionable decision making. This new site has people on the edge of their seats to see what their next step is, and whether this mysterious platform really is too good to be true.

First off, what is Kick? Well, it’s the new sensational live streaming platform created by popularly known Twitch streamer “Trainwreckstv”. Twitch is the current dominating live streaming platform, and while being highly popular, they’ve made some questionable decisions. According to Trainwreck, Kick will provide a 95 to 5 percent revenue split. 95 percent of the funds go towards you rather than Kick, with 100 percent of the tips going towards you as well. “I want to make the live-streaming world better,” he said on his official Twitter.

Recently, Twitch has made some controversial choices as they officially banned gambling off their site entirely. Their policy specifies that it would disallow “streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette or dice games that aren’t licensed either in the U.S. or other jurisdictions.” The ban includes sites like Stake.com, Rollbit.com and Duelbits.com, while continuing to allow sports betting, poker, and fantasy sports. “I may stay on Twitch to game here and there, but I’m a little irritated at their double standard of banning certain gambling sites they don’t make money from,” Niknam (Trainwrecks) posted.

In a way, this was a response to Twitch’s controversial decisions, such as their revenue splits with their creators going from a 70/30 split to 50/50 down the middle. To no one’s surprise, this upset many people, especially those who have made their mark on the platform. To put in perspective, originally the creator would receive a 70% commission cut directly from Twitch, with the platform getting a whopping 30%, and in some cases, a very select number of people on the platform could achieve higher cuts up to 90%. Twitch’s number may seem low to many people, but keep in mind, they get this 30% from roughly 1.8 million people, amounts varying of course. On top of this, Twitch is owned and run by a multi-billion-dollar company. So it’s understandable as to why so many people are upset.

People are upset, and they’re acting on it. Many well-known names and even partners of Twitch are checking out this new platform, and some are potentially moving to it. The better commission, promise of better decision-making, and appeal of Kick are amusing many creators and even the people watching them.

So, what the problem? Why are so many people worried? Well, there are multiple reasons. For starters, Kick is a gambling-endorsed platform. Meaning it is funded by popular gambling and crypto sites, one of the popular ones being Stake.com. Trainwrecks confirmed this theory on Twitter. This fact obviously concerns some people, as Twitch is owned by Amazon, with Kick being toe-to-toe with them, to the viability of Kick is called into question as merely a vehicle for promoting online gambling on Stake. These concerns result from Eddie Craven, the Stake’s owner, playing a vital role in creating Kick.com.

The hopes are high for the platform to not Kick the bucket; people want to see change in the community and Twitch has repeatedly lead to disappoint their loyal viewers and hard-working streamers.