Back in June 2016, Twitch filed a legal complaint against seven makers of 'view bots', software used to inflate the apparent view count, follower count, and chat activity on a Twitch channel. Almost ...

Twitch has recently been bombarded with millions of bot accounts, making live streams difficult, as there is no clear way for players to know who is a legitimate viewer and what the motives are of ...

The creator of software designed to artificially inflate a streamer's viewer count on Twitch has effectively had his business shuttered by a California judge's ruling. Support streamers the ...

Though framed as speculation, his statement resonated with many who have accused Twitch of double standards when handling bans, suspensions, and bot-related purges. The discussion has since gained ...

Twitch has discovered over 7.5 million bot accounts that have been inflating streamer stats, the Amazon-owned company tweeted. It has now started removing those accounts and warned users that "you may ...

The top-rated GTA RP streamer of 2021, xQc, has been a victim of follow-botting and view-botting for a while. His follower count was artificially inflated multiple times as users targeted him with ...