With xQc, the biggest streamer has left Twitch. Papaplatte takes a look at the competition Kick and calls the streamers there "the rabble".
Berlin – Twitch is currently making a number of headlines. Not because things are running so formidably on Amazon's streaming platform, but because more and more streamers are fleeing – many of them are switching to the controversial rival platform Kick. The German Twitch star Papaplatte (real name Kevin Teller) doesn't seem to be particularly good at talking about Kick and the streamers there. On Twitch, Papaplatte complains and seems to have a clear opinion of kick streamers.
| Full name | Kevin Teller |
| Known As | Papaplatte |
| Birthday | January 24, 1997 |
| Place of birth | Berlin |
| Followers on Twitch | 1.8 million (as of June 2023) |
| Followers on YouTube | 651,000 (as of June 2023) |
Papaplatte calls kick streamer "the rabble" – That's why Kevin Teller doesn't like the competition
What happened? Twitch is upside down, because after some rule changes and new guidelines for streamers, quite a few stars are leaving the platform. xQc was replaced by Kick for $100 million, and streaming legend Ninja also turned his back on Twitch. While the new competitor platform is seizing the opportunity to recruit new faces, streamers like Papaplatte have already given their verdict on Kick.
On Twitch, 26-year-old Kevin Teller covered the big news about xQc. Although Papaplatte suspects that he would have caved in even with a 100 million deal, a switch to Kick would give him a severe stomach ache: "But Kick is unfortunately stake-owned, you know? It feels a bit like Blood Money – feels a bit like a gambling deal that you accept," the streamer explains to a fan.
German Twitch star against kick - Calls streamer on the new platform "rabble" © Twitch: Papaplatte/Kick/Imago (Montage)
Papaplatte goes on to explain that it is already a damage to the image to switch to Kick at all: "People who also stream Kick are mostly people who are banned on Twitch. That means you have all these people who kind of have trash opinions, the gambling streams do all day. So there really is – in good German – the rabble. Not all of them, but so mainly". We have included the clip of the Twitch streamer at this point.
Papaplatte on Kick: "Feels a bit like a gambling deal"
What does Papaplatte mean? Between the English gibberish of Papaplatte, justified criticism of the new competition can be seen. According to reports, Kick belongs to the gambling provider Stake. Shortly after the casino ban on Twitch, which explicitly banned stake.com, Kick appeared on the scene and research has shown that both sides have the same backers.
For example, streamer Bazzi went to Kick after a Twitch ban and was ostracized by quite a few fans. Bazzi threw up in an angry statement about the streamer after Papaplatte's criticism: "I don't know from which corner the w****** is coming now, but tell me to my face that I'm a rabble". It is unclear whether he is playing his ignorance, but Papaplatte only replies with: "I have no idea who that is".
Casino content under criticism
There is a lot of disagreement on Twitch about how to deal with casino content. Many consider the showing of gambling to mostly underage spectators to be immoral and adults should also be harmed by it – a far-reaching ban is to be imposed. Others, on the other hand, believe that such effects have not been proven and express justified criticism of Amazon as a financier.
All uncertain: It's unclear how Kick will develop in the coming days, weeks, and months, but even more streamers seem to be thinking about making a switch despite huge criticism. Even though the platform lures with loose rules, xQc was put in his place on Kick when he wanted to watch a movie with his fans.