Summary
Kickhas once again banned Jack Doherty from the streaming platform after a stream sniper incited an incident between Doherty and his on-duty bodyguards. IRL streamer andYouTubecontent creator Jack Doherty has had a tumultuous relationship with Kick ever since his car accident back in October of last year. During his stream, Doherty crashed his brand-new McLaren while driving at dangerous speeds in the rain and looking down at his phone to read viewers' chat messages.
There were recentlyallegations of viewbotting during Jack Doherty’s Twitch wedding, and the somewhat infamous Kick streamer has been embroiled in other controversies as well. Having started his career on YouTube, he uploaded short videos of himself as a child completing challenges, then moved into filming prank videos with exaggerated titles to reel in more viewers. Wanting to film real-life streams, Doherty partnered with Kick due to its surging popularity so that fans could follow along on some of his everyday errands or special party events.
However,Jack Doherty was banned from Kickshortly after an incident broke out during his January 18 livestream, featuring TikTok influencer Joshua Block, who goes by worldoftshirts on that platform.In a clip provided by Fearbuck on Twitter, Doherty is seen speaking with a masked individual, and when his attention is turned away, the person slaps him and runs. Doherty and his security immediately give chase and beat the stream sniper until they are curled on the ground. Jack Doherty then calls off his bodyguard and his party resumes the stream, returning to the venue where they were initially.
Jack Doherty Frustrated with Kick’s Ban Following Stream Sniper Assault
As the group is returning to the hotel, Jack Doherty checks the chat, only to find a screenshot from his friend claiming that the streamer’s Kick profile cannot be found. Frustrated, he states, “I’m defending myself and I get banned… The one time I stand on business, I get banned. It’s not fair, bro.” Doherty reiterates that the platform’s actions regarding his ban are a main reason to switch to Twitch,one of Kick’s main competitors.
Kick has not issued a statement or clarified why Jack Doherty has been banned from the platform again after only two weeks of being back. The streaming platform does mention in its community guidelines that any depiction of deliberate violence is not tolerated. Kick states in Guideline 5 that, if any violent incident were to occur, then it shouldn’t be streamed in order to avoid depicting graphic scenes to an audience. Streaming platforms such as Kick and Twitch have been taking a harder stance against violations, such as another case when streamerSideneuke was permanently banned for streaming a disturbing incident.
