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• The founders of Kick are in the Club as their new platform comes out of beta
• Kick believes its new ads can be a “direct line to Gen Z”

  Kick has officially introduced ads within its live broadcasts. The new product will attract both creators and brands.

  
• Kick gambling streamer N3on is spending millions on his army of clippers

  Clipping is the content creator equivalent of a startup doing digital ads. And if you've tuned into any episode of Shark Tank or looked at any ecom guru's YouTube channel in the last few years, you know that the general approach is more in, more out.

  
• Have you heard? Soulja Boy’s Twitch diss, YouTube TV’s upgrade, and notes from the TikTok deal

  Soulja Boy turned his Kick swag on, TikTok finally agreed to its U.S. divestment deal, and YouTube TV got a new-and-improved feature.

  
• Kick CEO confirms the platform will turn on ads “at some point”
• Drops are on the way: Kick deepens relationships with developers
• An influencer boxing event established a new Kick record with 4.6 million concurrent viewers
• As Twitch tries to crack down on viewbots, they are becoming more common on Kick
• A streamer died while live on Kick. France is holding the platform accountable.
• Can MrBeast Kick it? Yes he can.
• Streamer group OTK looks to rebound with exclusive event series on Kick
• Some streamers think breaking Twitch’s rules guarantees them big money on Kick. Kick’s CEO says nope.