Viewbotting artificially increases live stream viewer counts by adding automated bot viewers to a stream. Services offering viewbotting have emerged, and AI can make fake accounts appear more realistic by giving them personalities and interests. Some streamers may purchase these services to boost visibility, including attempts to reach platform home pages where discovery can depend on view counts. Platforms like Twitch prioritize view metrics for homepage placement, creating discoverability challenges for smaller creators. Viewbotting can also be used as an attack, where bad actors target streamers with bot-driven viewer spikes, sometimes motivated by rivalry or other malicious goals.
"Some streamers are the targets of a viewbotting campaign, not the ones paying for them. The viewbotting can be paid for by bad actors, whether they're fans of a rival streamer or just internet us"
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