Twitch launches anti-bot crackdown and viewership numbers plummet across the platform overnight
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Twitch's anti-bot enforcement led to sharp drops in displayed viewership across many channels. The shift raises implications for rankings, ads, and sponsors.
  • Twitch’s new anti-bot system caused viewer counts to nosedive across hundreds of channels, with some losing over half their displayed audience.
  • Channels running 24/7 reruns saw the biggest drops, with Mira falling from 2,000+ to under 200 viewers overnight.
  • The cleanup affects sponsorship deals and ad rates since brands have been paying premium prices for audiences that were partially fake.
    • TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      16·
      3 days ago

      Honestly, Twitter not being a cesspool when Musk bought it is a huge retcon. Remember, Twitter is where Trump rose to power. Jack Dorsey is just a tech bro billionaire among the rest of them.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        51·
        3 days ago

        Twitter was a barely working mess where fringe opinions thrived, whether they were destructive or constructive from what I’ve heard of it. The Musk buyout made it into a not-really-working mess with only destructive opinions.