A new and troubling trend is circulating in live streaming, and well-known streamer Adin Ross is expressing concern. Reckless driving live streaming has taken hold of the popular video game streaming service Kick. Ross has just recently begun to express potential problems related to the careless driving trend.
Another streamer on the same platform, N3on, exposed the event that alarmed Ross. In a live stream, N3on was riding as a passenger in a Lamborghini driven by New York ‘street racer’ Squeeze Benz. Benz was seen weaving through traffic quickly during the stream, followed by a crash, during which he immediately ran away. This scenario spurred many responses, with Ross being one of the most vocal about the event.
“You’re gonna see a lot of people start police chasing, and that’s gonna lead to innocent lives being passed away.”
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According to Adin Ross,
“There is 100% gonna be a group of people, a group of kids whatever, who think this sh*t is cool to do. So, what’s gonna happen is a bunch of is going to try to cut up and you’re gonna see a lot more accidents and God forbid no one truly dies or gets hurt.”
Ross also highlighted the dire repercussions if Kick failed to act on these reckless driving streams. The presenter then expressed fear that such streams might influence young viewers visiting the site into believing they could also engage in such behavior, even in a controlled environment.
Ross claims that it is a ‘Watch Me learn it’ game and advises Adin to allow him to get a quick point and move on with it. The streamer issues a walk-on ban on N3on, which Adin claims is pure favoritism.
“That is pure favoritism… Kick, you gotta fix this sh*t. For real. It’s a platform that is specifically drowning. You cannot bail him and slap him on the wrist for promoting Squeeze Benz. And I f**k with Squeeze. He’s still promoting it,” Adin said.
“He could have killed people, bro. An innocent person could have died. Eventually, he’s gonna kill someone. It’s inevitable.”
Ross is concerned about the possible danger of these streams. He is worried that they are likely to cause more accidents and even cause the death of innocent people. Thus, he warned Kick to sort out their content and put an end to whatever makes the stream reckless or is likely to end innocent people’s lives.
Additionally, Ross shared footage during his own stream that was N3on’s risky broadcast. He said that allowing such content is likely to harm innocent people, too. Even as Squeeze fans were exhilarated by him, not everyone would be that skilled, and people wanting to do the same would crash their cars at such speeds.
Ross was equally shocked by the one-day ban of N3on after the broadcast, especially while other streamers were punished more severely for acts “not even close to this crazy.” Addressing them about the incident, he said,
“You gotta fix this. It’s a platform that is specifically drowning. You cannot bail him and slap him on the wrist for promoting Squeeze Benz.”
But Ross was more troubled than Kick. He seems to have criticized “reckless driving,” which is also going rampant on other streaming sites. For instance, YouTuber Mondi recently demolished his exclusive $1.4m McLaren after performing stunts in front of a dealership.
Ross’s call to action urgently exhorts streaming platforms to intervene in accepting their due blame. The push for reckless driving to be live streamed is both a safety hazard for everyone involved and a danger to ordinary civilians. For this reason, actions such as those demanded by Kick are imperative.
