A Herald The investigation in May revealed a number of cases where streamers had engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior with children online.

The company said at the time that it was dedicated to providing a safe online community through its 24/7 content moderation team.

Either way, Kick has failed.

Reporting by Begley, published today, shows a series of examples where streamers and commentators have veered into hateful and dehumanizing speech. The Herald does not suggest that Craven personally shares these views.

But the platform’s most prominent streamer, American Adin Ross, has a history of making transphobic and homophobic statements. Last week he said, “Give me a gay son, I’ll spank his ass a few times and make him straight.”

Ross, 24, is Jewish but has regularly featured guests known for anti-Semitism, including white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

Another guest, who goes by the name Sneako, has used Kick to spread Holocaust denial, to do a Heil Hitler salute and to praise Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an “absolute hero”.

Kick said in a statement: “The presence of a particular streamer on Kick does not mean we endorse their views” and that the site had clear rules on hate speech. But Kick must answer unanswered questions about why the content is allowed to remain online.

The federal government has promised to do more to protect children from harm on social media, including introducing a minimum age limit. It has also appointed a special envoy to combat rising anti-Semitism.

Meanwhile, Kick streamers and users post blatantly anti-Semitic messages on a platform that attracts a large teenage audience.

Craven this year attended an exclusive fundraising dinner for the federal Labor Party.

If the government is happy to have dinner with Craven, it should also ask him tough questions about the security standards of his website.

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