Dexerto

Streamers accuse Twitch of slashing their viewership by not counting lurkers

Twitch streamers have accused the platform of slashing their viewership numbers in October 2025 after a new update allegedly ...
Black Enterprise

How to add StreamElements commands on Twitch

ViewerLabs, a prominent Twitch viewer bot, has been shut down owing to legal action. However, if you’re seeking an alternative strategy to increase your Twitch viewership, you have plenty of choices.
Dexerto

Twitch CEO admits viewbot clampdown is “tricky” despite big changes

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy admitted it’s “tricky” to deal with viewbots and pointed to some other platforms that are having issues ...
Engadget

Twitch is purging 7.5 million bots that inflated view and follower counts

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 ...
Sportskeeda

'Almost obvious': xQc accuses agencies of view-botting streamers for higher ad revenue following Twitch's reported crackdown on viewbots

Twitch streamer Felix "xQc" has alleged that organizations often viewbot their talents so that, by artificially inflating the streamers' metrics, they can sell "massive" advertisement packages and ...
Metro

Twitch viewership plummets to five year low after bot crackdown hits viewcounts

Viewership on Twitch is declining as the platform targets streamers using bots, but the platform disputes a ‘free fall’ in its numbers. However, over the past few months there’s been reports of a ...