Kick permanently expels Simón Pérez, the economist of 'fixed mortgages,' from its live streaming platform.

Every pig has its day. This also applies to those who flood social media with content of dubious ethics and morals, whether it's sharing physical assaults or consuming huge amounts of alcohol and drugs while gambling in an online casino. This last example is the case of Simón Pérez , the economist known as the "fixed mortgage" man, and his streaming channel on Kick, "SS Conexión."

Pérez, along with his partner Silvia Charro, would do anything and everything for donations from their followers. Smoking cocaine, drinking urine... anything. Pérez justified the challenges and donations to earn "bocatas" (sandwiches). A subtle way of referring to cocaine chickens. However, after several weeks of live streams, his channel was taken down on August 1st. It was reactivated on the 16th, but finally closed permanently on Wednesday, August 20th.

Sources from the platform explained to ABC that, while they cannot specify the reason, since the specific reasons for a user's expulsion are never specified, "SS Conexión has violated the moderation rules and, as a result, will no longer be able to broadcast on the platform."

The platform, once billed as the most permissive with its content, has apparently gotten serious after the death of streamer Raphaël Graven, better known as Jean Pormanove . The Frenchman, known for starring in recordings in which he appeared to be subjected to harassment, was found dead during a live stream, and Kick has suspended several accounts with similar content. However, the streaming platform assures that the closure of Simón Pérez's channel is "not related" to Raphaël Graven's death.

The Pérez and Charro case has once again brought to the fore the debate about the limits of digital entertainment and the platforms' ability to control excesses. Kick was born as an alternative to Twitch, with a much more flexible approach to content, which attracted controversial creators seeking a space free from sanctions. However, a succession of scandals has forced the company to shift toward a stricter policy.

In fact, SS Conexión has been revived as a YouTube channel under the name 'S de SAL SE ITO con Silvia', a curious move considering that Google's video and live streaming platform has more restrictions than Kick or Twitch, where the couple was also banned. However, Charro has commented on this channel that they are considering moving to Trovo, a live video game streaming platform owned by the Chinese company Tencent. "This week I'm going to try out several platforms; I don't know which one I'm going to stick with yet," Pérez explained during a late-night live stream.