Former FaZe Clan streamers Rani “StableRonaldo” Netz and Nick “Lacy” Fosco have both gone public with their Twitch revenue figures after Kick CEO Eddie Craven directly accused them of using viewbots to inflate their live viewer counts.
Kick CEO Names StableRonaldo and Lacy as “Huge Viewbotters”
The accusations came during Kick Talk Episode 76, a conversation between Craven and Andrew Santamaria, the Head of Kick Studios. During the episode, Craven claimed that several former FaZe Clan members who had streamed on Kick were what he described as “huge viewbotters.” He specifically named StableRonaldo and Lacy, alleging that up to 90 percent of their viewership was artificially generated.
Kick CEO says StableRonaldo, Lacy & the rest of the ex-FaZe guys are HUGE viewbotters, claiming when Lacy streamed on KICK he only had 100 real viewers 😳
— yoxic (@yoxics) February 14, 2026
“all of those FaZe guys were botting 90% of their viewers”pic.twitter.com/5LviR6I2A3
Craven went further by claiming that when Lacy streamed on Kick, he had only around 100 genuine viewers, a figure sharply at odds with the thousands of viewers Lacy regularly attracts on Twitch.
StableRonaldo Fires Back With Revenue Dashboard
Shortly after the clip began spreading online, StableRonaldo went live on Twitch and addressed the situation directly. During the stream, he pulled up his Twitch revenue dashboard on screen and walked his audience through his earnings history.
Stable Ronaldo shows his Twitch revenue to prove he doesn’t viewbot after Kick CEO Eddie Craven accused him of viewbotting pic.twitter.com/G46Ie6IDwk
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) February 15, 2026
StableRonaldo revealed he had already earned over $352,000 in 2026, just 46 days into the year. His January earnings came in at $266,000, followed by $86,000 in the first 15 days of February.
His core argument was built around a straightforward challenge to the accusations: “If I were to viewbot, wouldn’t I viewbot my revenue too? That’s my question. I dare you. Ask streamers who you think are viewbotting, and show their revenue.”
StableRonaldo also pointed out a significant inconsistency in Craven’s position. He reminded viewers that Kick’s own team had previously offered him millions of dollars to stream on the platform, a deal he said he declined. “If I’m a big botter, Eddie, why did you and your team at Kick offer me millions and millions and millions of dollars?” he said on stream.
Past Accusations Tied to Former Management
The response from StableRonaldo also surfaced older history around viewbotting claims. He referenced a previous situation in which he alleged that a former management team had encouraged him to use viewbots in order to help secure a deal with Kick. He stated at the time that he refused the offer.
Lacy Responds With His Own Metrics
Lacy took a similar approach to countering the accusations. After Craven claimed he had only around 100 real viewers during his time on Kick, Lacy responded by publicly sharing his own earnings and performance data. As part of his response, Lacy questioned how he could have earned approximately 50 times what someone with 100 Kick viewers would earn in the same timeframe.
It is worth noting that xQc has previously stated that Kick’s anti-bot detection systems reduced Lacy’s payout at one point, with the platform stripping out viewer traffic it had identified as artificial. That context has added an additional layer of complexity to the current discussion.
Community Divided on Craven’s Approach
The reaction across the streaming community has not been uniform. Some viewers have praised Craven for openly discussing viewbotting and making clear that Kick does not intend to compensate creators for fake traffic. One comment widely shared online noted that showing ad revenue and earnings is essentially the only way for Twitch streamers to credibly deny viewbotting claims, while also pointing out that sharing such figures can technically put streamers at risk under Twitch’s terms of service.
Others have been more critical of Craven’s decision to publicly name specific streamers as viewbotters without presenting direct evidence, particularly given that Kick had previously pursued those same creators with significant financial offers to bring them onto the platform.