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Adin Ross

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Adin Ross
Ross in 2021
Born
Adin David Ross

(2000-10-11) October 11, 2000 (age 23)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
OrganizationKick
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2014–2023[1]
Followers7.2 million[2]
Kick information
Channel
Years active2023–present
Followers1.3 million [3]
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Subscribers4.44 million[4]
Total views1.4 billion[4]
100,000 subscribers2020
1,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: August 3, 2024
American football career
Glacier Boyz
Position:Owner
Career history
As an executive:

Adin David Ross (born October 11, 2000) is an American internet personality and online streamer. He is known for his collaborations with celebrities and livestreams of the NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto V video games.[5] He previously streamed on Twitch where he was permanently banned in 2023. The same year, he signed a deal with Kick.[6]

Early life

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Adin David Ross was born to Jewish parents on October 11, 2000, in Boca Raton, Florida.[7] He moved to New York City for a brief period of time, but decided to live in Three Rivers, California.[8]

Career

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Ross began regularly streaming on Twitch while living with his sister Naomi.[9] He eventually joined an NBA 2K group called Always Excelling and met basketball player Bronny James through it. He gained popularity by playing NBA 2K20 with James and doing wager matches with other streamers and YouTubers.[10]

In December 2022, Ross was in talks to interview Kanye West following his controversial remarks about Jewish people,[11] but decided not to do so[12] after West reportedly told Ross on a phone call: "you Jews aren't going to tell me what I can and can't say".[13]

After influencer Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on December 29, 2022,[14][15] five people had been authorized to visit Tate in detention, including Ross, who said he was flying to Romania,[16] but was denied access by the Romanian government.[17] In March 2024, Ross said that Tate had told him he would leave the country soon, resulting in Tate and his brother Tristan being arrested to prevent them from fleeing the country.[18][19] He later apologized to Tate during a livestream, saying that he "really really fucked up".[20]

In 2023, shortly before his permanent Twitch ban, Ross began streaming on Kick. He generated controversy for livestreaming Super Bowl LVII[21] and opening the Pornhub website while streaming.[22]

On March 4, 2024, Ross dared a 19-year-old man to drive his car into the Burrard Inlet at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody, British Columbia. After the police were notified, the man was arrested at the scene. The incident received negative attention from those who visit the park.[23][24][25]

Ross has hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes on his show.[26]

In August 2024, Ross interviewed former president Donald Trump on his stream while wearing a Make America Great Again hat, expressing his support for him, as well as telling his viewers to vote for Trump in the upcoming 2024 election.[26][27] The stream had over 564,000 concurrent viewers at its peak during the live. Towards the end, Ross gifted him a Rolex watch and a Tesla Cybertruck with Trump’s raised fist photograph during his attempted assassination imprinted on the vehicle. Though it remains unclear if Trump accepted them due to campaign contributions under federal law capped at $3,300.[28][27][26][29]

Twitch bans

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On April 10, 2021, Ross was banned from Twitch after YouTuber Zias answered a phone call and Ross called Zias a homophobic slur.[30] Ross defended himself from the ban by saying to Twitch staff that he did not say the word and was not in the room at the time. Twitch clarified that based on this information he would be allowed to stream.[31] His followers started trending the hashtag #FreeAdin on Twitter in an attempt to pressure Twitch's decision.[32] His ban was lifted on April 12, 2021.[33]

Over a year later, on April 20, 2022, Ross was banned indefinitely due to the use of "hateful slurs or symbols", owing to Ross's use of a homophobic slur on Twitch streamer YourRAGE's livestream.[34] He was able to resume streaming in June 2022.[35]

Ross was banned from Twitch for the eighth time on February 25, 2023, this time permanently, for "hateful conduct", after he showed his unmoderated Kick live chat on stream, which was flooded with racist and antisemitic messages by viewers.[36]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "StreamerBans". streamerbans.com. August 25, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "TwitchTracker". twitchtracker.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kick Channel". Kick.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "About Adin Live". YouTube.
  5. ^ Buford, Landon (December 31, 2020). "Inside the Screen with Adin". One37PM.
  6. ^ "Twitch's New Streaming Rival Kick Tests Waters of Lighter Moderation". Bloomberg.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. ^ ADIN ROSS WANTS ISHOWSPEED TO GO TO ISRAEL WITH HIM, October 22, 2022, retrieved October 23, 2022
  8. ^ Bowes, Julie (February 17, 2022). "Adin Ross House: Hollywood Hills Influencer Mansion". Urban Splatter. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Who Is Twitch Streamer Adin Ross' Sister? Everything About Naomi Ross".
  10. ^ Skelton, Eric. "The Strange Rise of Adin Ross, Explained". Complex Networks. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Weiss, Geoff. "Meet Adin Ross, the 22-year-old Jewish Twitch megastar who's reportedly interviewing Kanye West next". Insider. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Popular Twitch streamer Adin Ross says he canceled his interview with Kanye West because he doesn't want his 'platform to be used to spread hate'". Yahoo News. December 13, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "YouTuber Adin Ross says Kanye West told him 'you Jews aren't going to tell me what I can and can't say,' prompting him to cancel a planned interview with the rapper". Insider. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Andrew Tate detained in Romania over rape and human trafficking case". BBC News. December 30, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  15. ^ Jennings, Rebecca (January 4, 2023). "The arrest of misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, explained". Vox. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  16. ^ Williamson, Lucy (January 20, 2023). "Andrew Tate: Romanian teens explain how he approached them on social media". BBC News. ... American influencer called Adin Ross, with millions of followers, who said he was flying to Romania on Thursday.
  17. ^ Bevan, Rhiannon (March 4, 2023). "Adin Ross Suggests Prison Gave Andrew Tate Cancer, Somehow". TheGamer. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  18. ^ Taylor, Derrick; Holpuch, Amanda (March 12, 2024). "Andrew Tate Can Be Extradited to Britain After Romanian Trial, Court Rules". The New York Times.
  19. ^ Tenbarge, Kat (March 12, 2024). "Andrew Tate's arrest prompted by livestreamer who said Tate was leaving Romania, law firm says". NBC News. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  20. ^ Thalen, Mikael (March 13, 2024). "'I really [screwed] up': Adin Ross apologizes for livestream that landed Andrew Tate in jail". The Daily Dot.
  21. ^ "Adin Ross Could Be In Serious Trouble For Broadcasting…". EarlyGame. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  22. ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2023). "Adin Ross showed porn on stream, but did he break the law?". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  23. ^ Carey, Charlie (March 5, 2024). "Man drives car into Burrard Inlet for livestream: Port Moody Police". vancouver.citynews.ca. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  24. ^ "Man drove car into B.C. inlet for paid live stream stunt: Port Moody police". CTV News. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  25. ^ "Livestreamer promised B.C. man cash to drive car into sea: police". CBC News. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  26. ^ a b c Stieb, Matt (August 5, 2024). "Donald Trump Is All About the Gen-Z Podcasters and YouTubers". Intelligencer.
  27. ^ a b Knapp, J. D. (August 5, 2024). "Trump Says Harris Is Even Worse Than Biden After Democratic 'Coup' for Presidential Bid". TheWrap.
  28. ^ Phillips, Zoe G. (August 6, 2024). "Adin Ross' Livestream With Donald Trump Peaks at 500,000 Viewers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  29. ^ Limehouse, Jonathan. "Trump offered Cybertruck, Rolex as gifts during appearance on Adin Ross's livestream". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  30. ^ Noor, Nawshad (April 11, 2021). "Adin Ross Banned on Twitch Because Guest Rapper Zais Made Homophobic Remarks on his Stream". GameRiv.
  31. ^ Edwards, Eve (April 11, 2021). "Adin Ross' Twitch ban explained: What happened in his latest stream?". TheFocus.
  32. ^ Sadiq, Mohammed (April 11, 2021). "Twitch bans Adin Ross after ZIAS uses Homophobic slurs during his stream". TalkEsport.
  33. ^ "Twitch lift Adin Ross ban early after comments about streaming & driving drama". Dexerto. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  34. ^ "Adin Ross Banned From Twitch". comicbook.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  35. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (April 21, 2022). "Adin Ross indefinitely banned on Twitch". Dot Esports.
  36. ^ Purcell, David (February 27, 2023). "Adin Ross perma banned on Twitch over unmoderated hateful conduct in chat". Dexerto. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
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