On February 28, after Darren "IShowSpeed" revealed in a screenshot and a short clip that he has been banned from streaming on YouTube for a week, Adin Ross came out guns blazing and asked the former to make the move to Kick.
Adin Ross made the move to the Stake-owned platform a few days ago and has been embroiled in a number of scandals since then, including streaming explicit adult content on the site without any repercussions.
IShowSpeed has revealed that the reason he was banned was because he violated YouTube's spam policy.
Darren has had a massively successful 2022, becoming a top streamer on the red platform following his ban from Twitch. His meteoric rise was rewarded by the platform as he went on to win the Breakout Streamer Award at this year's YouTube Streamys. However, the 18-year-old has had his fair bit of controversy over the years and it has not been a smooth journey.
In a clip that he shared on social media, IShowSpeed explained why he has been banned and the reason for not being able to stream for a week. Citing the spam, deceptive practices, and scams policy, the YouTuber revealed that he had unknowingly violated copyright by watching The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022.
Violating copyrights like this is obviously nothing to scoff at and while the punishment might seem justified to some, Adin Ross has taken the opportunity to advise IShowSpeed to make a switch to Kick.
Interestingly, the Kick-Superbowl copyright controversy has been a major topic of discussion among the streaming community recently after Adin Ross streamed the Super Bowl on the platform for free.
Describing how YouTube has treated IShowSpeed as a peasant, Adin tweeted this to convince him by hinting at a million-dollar deal:
People had varying
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