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Adin Ross Takes Accountability for 'Raising' Toxic Fans Online

The controversial streamer marks his return to Kick, vowing to "rebuild" and return to his "roots."

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Adin Ross seems to be embracing a new chapter with his return to Kick.

Ross expressed a desire to "rebuild everything" and "go back to my roots," with the understanding that going in this direction could result in him losing followers in the process.

The 24-year-old also addressed the toxic behavior of people on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, which he takes blame for "raising" fans who say problematic things online.

"I'm not perfect. I've said crazy shit. This is all my fault," he said. "I'm taking full-on accountability for raising you motherfuckers. The motherfuckers that are going on Twitter and making the craziest, craziest statements on certain people. And I'm like, 'Wow. This is my fault.' And I feel horrible for it."

Ross added that he intends on distancing those individuals from his channel at all costs.

"I promised myself that these people are not gonna make it on my channel this entire year," he said. "I'm gonna make sure all these people are banned. I'm gonna make sure all these people just don't exist. I want nothing to do with any of these people and that's that. That's what I want."

Ross has faced criticism in the past for defending and platforming controversial figures like Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes.

Last September, Adin Ross had to apologize to the entire city of Los Angeles over comments he made about the population at the time. "I'm not necessarily apologizing to people I was talking towards. But I do want to say one thing - L.A. is to not be fucked with,” he said. “L.A. is a serious place and I love LA. Seriously, I love LA." The situation arose when he addressed claims from the Cuhmunity podcast hosts that he was "banned" from Los Angeles for supporting Drake amid his feud with Kendrick Lamar.

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