Searching for an available PS5 or Xbox Series X has been a much more difficult process than some expected, but one Twitch channel has a plan – creating a bot that does it automatically. The ...

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 ...

New anti-bot penalty: Twitch will cap concurrent viewers for channels caught repeatedly using viewbots, basing limits on past authentic traffic. Why it matters: Viewbotting distorts competition, ...

New penalty system: Twitch will impose temporary concurrent viewer caps on channels found using viewbots, calculated from their legitimate past traffic. Why it matters: The caps aim to remove unfair ...

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 ...