Adin Ross has hit out at Kick boss Eddie Craven, accusing him of ‘supplying’ viewbots to streamers as he’s also taken a swipe at Twitch over it.
Viewbotting has long been a hot topic in the streaming community. We’ve seen trolls purposefully inflate the viewership of streamers to get them in trouble, and streamers actively use them to give themselves a bigger standing.
Twitch and Kick have both promised to crack down on the practice of viewbotting, both to protect their creators and websites as a whole. However, the crackdown has only caused further questions.
Adin Ross, who believes Kick is “lacking right now,” has stated he will take his “big streams” back to Twitch so that he gets some discoverability. He’s questioned Kick as to why he doesn’t appear on their front page, despite having one of the biggest followings on the platform.
Adin Ross blasts Kick Eddie over viewbots
During Adin’s November 12 stream, Kick boss Ed Craven commented that they “will defeat the bots” in his chat. That set the streamer off.
“Motherf**ker, you’re supplying them! You’re the one with the bots! What are you talking about… It’s you!” Adin said after being alerted to the message.
“You’re supplying them! You know you are. It ain’t just you, over on Twitch they do it too, but don’t act like… Eddie, you’re the supplier. You’re supplying them, bro. When the f*ck was the last time I was on the homepage?”
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According to a report from Streams Charts, one in six Kick streamers had relied on viewbots in some way, with the fake viewers generating over 20 million fake hours in just Q2 2025 alone. In the past, Kick has exposed streamers for using viewbots too as part of their prevention measures.
Despite promising to return to Twitch for “big streams,” Adin isn’t totally turning his back on Kick. He has said that he will continue to do “regular” broadcasts over there, including his gambling content.
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