Kick prohibits streaming or posting illegal, harmful, harassing, or infringing content, as well as unauthorized advertising or spam on the platform.
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This clause defines the conduct standards that, if violated, may trigger account suspension or termination, and also establishes the boundary between permitted and prohibited content that informs Kick's content moderation decisions.
Interpretive note: The use of broad qualitative terms such as 'objectionable' gives Kick substantial discretion in enforcement, making it difficult for users to predict with certainty what content may trigger action.
Violations of the prohibited content rules, even unintentional ones such as accidentally streaming copyrighted music, can result in account suspension or termination under the discretionary termination clause. Streamers should be particularly aware of copyright restrictions given the live nature of the platform.
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"You agree not to use the Services to: post, upload, transmit, or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable; infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party; upload or transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or any other form of solicitation.— Excerpt from Kick's Kick Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This clause engages the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the US context, under which Kick maintains a DMCA takedown process. The EU Digital Services Act imposes content moderation obligations on platforms of relevant scale, including transparency requirements for content removal decisions. The FTC Act applies if content moderation practices are applied inconsistently or deceptively. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The prohibited content list uses broad qualitative terms such as 'objectionable,' which give Kick significant discretion in content moderation decisions. This discretion, combined with the no-notice termination clause, creates exposure for streamers who may not have clear advance notice of what specific content triggers enforcement action. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users have rights under the Digital Services Act to receive reasons for content moderation decisions and to appeal them. UK users have similar emerging protections under the Online Safety Act. US users have fewer procedural protections but may rely on DMCA counter-notification procedures for copyright-related takedowns. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Brand partners and advertisers should assess whether their sponsored content could be characterized as 'unauthorized advertising' under this clause if not properly disclosed, and whether their content standards align with Kick's prohibited content definitions. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess whether Kick's content moderation decisions are consistent with its stated prohibited content standards and whether the appeals process, if any, meets requirements under the Digital Services Act for EU-accessible platforms.
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This clause defines the conduct standards that, if violated, may trigger account suspension or termination, and also establishes the boundary between permitted and prohibited content that informs Kick's content moderation decisions.
Violations of the prohibited content rules, even unintentional ones such as accidentally streaming copyrighted music, can result in account suspension or termination under the discretionary termination clause. Streamers should be particularly aware of copyright restrictions given the live nature of the platform.
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