Trainwrecks is one of the biggest advocates for battling bots (YouTube)
Trainwrecks has once again brought up the issue of view-botting on Kick and Twitch, claiming it’s so bad that almost everyone is doing it.
It’s not long ago that Kick co-founder and streamer Trainwrecks accused rival platform Twitch of having the number one view-botter in the industry, and saying that multiple creators add 10,000 to 20,000 bots to their viewership figures.
View-botting is when someone artificially inflates their viewership with fake viewers, which is an issue that all streaming platforms face.
Now Trainwrecks is back on the attack, claiming that view-botting is so rampant that 99% of streamers do it, while Kick agrees that it’s a problem.
During a recent stream Trainwrecks said, ‘I’m going to be honest with you, bro. Me and maybe like five others might be the only ones in the entire f****** industry not botting.
‘Maybe in the top 100 [streamers], everyone’s bulls*******. I would say of the new wave, the new generation, I would say 99% are bulls*******,’ he said.
The conversation moved over to Twitter, where Kick had posted about its Kick Creator Incentive Program – a project streamers can apply to join, which pays the creator per stream.
Trainwrecks replied saying he’s worried that the programme rewards view-botters too, and that it should be a priority to tackle the issue of botters.
Kick then replied to Trainwrecks, saying it’s well aware of the issue, saying:
‘View-botting unfortunately is an issue that all streaming platforms face. We’re actively learning how to best navigate with such roadblocks by tweaking KCIP [Kick Creator Incentive Program]. Doing our best with the tools we currently have. Trust me it makes our jobs harder too.’
As for how to fix the problem, Trainwrecks thinks Twitch has to take the driving seat.
The problem with view-botting isn’t just that streamers can add fake viewers and then become more easily discovered by real viewers, it’s also a threat to the platforms themselves, as advertisers can’t be sure how many real people actually see their products.
Both Kick and Twitch take the view-botting issue seriously, with the former announcing that it had removed so many bots from the site last year that it had to warn streamers that it could noticeably affect their viewership.
Twitch has a page that explains what view-botting is and urges its streamers to report it if they see it on the platform.
It’s very rare to see streamers being banned for view-botting, because it’s difficult to know if the creator added them to their channel or someone else.
Considering that the co-founder of Kick is complaining about the issue, it’s clear that it’s not an easy problem to fix and there’s still a lot of work to do for a bot free streaming landscape.
Both Kick and Twitch have lots of bots (Kick/Twitch)
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