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Re:Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning by Asikaim on Thursday March 16, 2023 @03:47PM (#35187360)
They didn't just "rip off the entire UI". Couple of years ago the entire sourcecode of Twitch leaked along with user data, SDKs, security tools etc. They used all that to create Kick after Twitch banned slots.

Last time I checked, Kick still mostly used Twitch logos and their policy documents were still talking about Twitch, since they didn't even bother looking at them.

Re:Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning by wsatb on Friday March 17, 2023 @05:47AM (#35195012)
> Last time I checked, Kick still mostly used Twitch logos and their policy documents were still talking about Twitch, since they didn't even bother looking at them.

While I have not spent enough time on Kick to confirm this, that seems 100% on brand. Again, it's not a legitimate business and likely never will be.

Re:Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning by jimmydorry on Friday March 17, 2023 @10:55AM (#35197897)
It sounds legit, yet I haven't seen any proof of it.

Kick uses a different technology stack, different frameworks and libraries... so I wonder how much really can be stolen? I wouldn't doubt boilerplate legaleese getting copied from Twitch though.