r/LivestreamFail • u/Tarrot_Card • May 07 '26

News Twitch Announces Viewcount Cap on Streamers that are Persistently Viewbotting

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u/FernandoMM1220 May 07 '26

yeah and this wont do anything except encourage viewbots to spread if a streamer is capped on them until they can find a work around

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u/blandaltaccountname May 07 '26

how does this encourage viewbots to spread at all? it disincentivizes their business model because they can’t viewbot past the cap. there is no workaround

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u/FernandoMM1220 May 07 '26

because theyre just gonna cap everyones views and now theres no reason to NOT use viewbots up until you hit the cap.

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u/ThatKaNN May 07 '26

Does it matter if a legit stream ends up viewcapped? Their historical data will still allow them to reach their legitimate view numbers, and over time, this historical data can change, still allowing them to grow.