Kick is a streaming service that's notable for loose moderation standards and higher creator payouts. It has exclusivity agreements with many popular streamers, including xQc, Destiny, Amouranth ...

But in June, both left the streaming giant for lucrative contracts with a rival platform, Kick, which boasts looser moderation policies and practices. They left amid an exodus of popular Twitch ...

Like many entrepreneurs, Kaitlyn Siragusa, the 29-year-old stream queen better known as Amouranth, makes money in her sleep. In this case, her millions of followers watch her do it, and during the ...

There's a new player in video game streaming, and it's telling streamers that Twitch is giving them a raw deal. Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas ...

Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. Two of Twitch’s biggest stars ...

And there's a chat, where fans can talk to each other and the person streaming, with options to subscribe or tip the creator. Payment's one of the big differences - and big attractions - of Kick.