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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (WCIA) — Central Illinois is celebrating one San Francisco 49ers player a little extra as he prepares for the Super Bowl. Taybor Pepper was born in Urbana and grew up in and around the Champaign area before moving to Michigan. Now, he’s living out his childhood dream as a long snapper in […]

Gambling, Risky Pranks and Lucrative Contracts: Inside the Streaming Site Kick

The Twitch competitor has doled out generous deals to content creators. It has also faced criticism for its lax moderation and embrace of online gambling.

The Twitch competitor has doled out generous deals to content creators. It has also faced criticism for its lax moderation and embrace of online gambling.

Welcome to life on Kick, the Wild West of livestreaming -- where seemingly any kind of content goes. Since it went live late last year, the upstart platform has made waves in the world of livestreaming, long dominated by Twitch, which is owned by Amazon.

Queensland police in Australia said they arrested and then “un-arrested” a pair of livestreamers who sparked controversy in recent weeks after they streamed…

Paul Denino — known as Ice Poseidon — and fellow creator Sam Pepper streamed themselves hiring a sex worker for $500 while on a trip to Brisbane, Australia.

Streamers are leaving the platform en masse in protest of the lack of safety guidelines, after Ice Poseidon's "prank" stream with a sex worker.

US video producer Paul Denino, who uses the name Ice Poseidon online, was doing a 24-hour livestream in Brisbane last Friday when he and two others hired the escort.

Ice Poseidon and Sam Pepper are being criticized for a livestream involving hiring a woman for sex.