- 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.
Looks like a lot of right wingers were botting their numbers. Asmongold lost a ton of “viewers”.
It was an open secret.
More views equals better visibility on twitch which equals more real subscribers.
Seeing other “people” donate makes real people donate more.