Twitch launches anti-bot crackdown and viewership numbers plummet across the platform overnight
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  • 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.
  • Alaknár@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    9 days ago

    also because i think they are purposely not blocking the RU bots

    It’s not that. Or rather: it’s not because of what you think it is.

    They’re not blocking them by default for two reasons:

    1. There’s just too many, and the moment you block one, three others spring up in its place.
    2. They generate content and user interaction which is good for the advertisers.

    It’s both difficult and technically against Reddit’s best interest to auto-ban such accounts, nothing more.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      8 days ago

      thats why they go for the “easiest target” to block. propaganda bots are just too many, and it does work, but reddit would have to keep doing it, im sure they can. but like you said any press is good press. i also visit another forum, where people are using paid methods to evade bans(for thier businesses, OF or links). they whip up legions of accounts at once.

      from what ive determined, they use the warming up methods(i dont think state actor bots are doing that) to evade reddit filters.(like waiting a while before commenting or engaging with your account)