The opinions of Kick’s CEO, Ed “Eddie”Craven, regarding the controversial internet figure Paul “Ice Poseidon,”have sparked considerable discussions across social media platforms. On March 26, 2025, a brief 38-second excerpt from one of Craven’s gambling live streams was shared with the r/LivestreamFail subreddit, drawing attention to Craven’s remarks on Ice Poseidon’s content quality.
During this livestream, Craven responded to a viewer’s critique regarding Ice Poseidon’s recent IRL (In Real Life) streaming endeavors in Japan. When queried about his thoughts on Ice Poseidon’s latest material, Craven expressed high praise, stating:
“‘Are you disappointed how bad Ice Poseidon’s Japan trip is?’ I think Ice has done an amazing job with his recent, you know, 80-something-day streaming. He is a f**king machine! Not going to lie. Compared to a lot of streamers out there, like you know, Ice is live like f**king 24 hours a day, quite literally. And he is making… you know, he is far more entertaining than a lot of the big streamers over on, like, whether it’s Twitch, YouTube, or here on Kick, too! I think Ice is doing good.”
Craven’s comments ignited a lively debate among subreddit users, leading to varied reactions. While some users echoed Craven’s sentiments, others were quick to voice their discontent.
“And I’m a better racing driver than Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen combined,”commented Redditor u/SlowMissiles.
“No clue what Ice is up to these days, but yeah his peak from 2016-2018 will literally never be replicated on Twitch again or most likely any streaming platforms. Not in terms of viewership, but just how much degenerate s**t he got away with and had a large following for. I imagine it’s not true to him now, but his IRL era from back then won’t be replicated,”wrote u/Endless_Circle_Jerk.
“I mean he’s not wrong. He is still a huge POS and blacklisted himself from so many areas but Ice really paved a foundation for IRL,”posted u/fishdafinessa.
“Compares to other streamers on Kick and Rumble? Sure, but that’s a VERY low bar,”remarked u/Eibon153.
“Eddie’s a billionaire piece of s**t, and Ice is doing a 24/7 streaming challenge for 100 days with stake gambling embedded in it, he has an average of 5k viewers. Of course, he’s going to praise Ice for making him a bunch of money,”stated u/Agni_Flame.
Posts from the livestreamfail community on Reddit.
Recent Controversy Surrounding Ice Poseidon
Ice Poseidon made headlines again on March 12, 2025, after a video surfaced on X that captured his antics during a visit to South Korea. The video, shared by user @johnnysosmally, showcased an incident in which Ice Poseidon appeared to exhibit racially insensitive behavior towards an elderly taxi driver.
This episode has led to widespread condemnation of Ice, with some social media users accusing him of perpetuating negative stereotypes about Asian individuals.