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  • Twitch's new anti-bot system caused viewer counts to nosedive across hundreds of channels, with some losing over half their displayed audience.
  • Channels running 24/7 reruns saw the biggest drops, with Mira falling from 2,000+ to under 200 viewers overnight.
  • The cleanup affects sponsorship deals and ad rates since brands have been paying premium prices for audiences that were partially fake.
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[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago

No, I remember when he tried to back out of buying it but the SEC forced him to follow through.

[-] dellish@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago
[-] TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 days ago

Honestly, Twitter not being a cesspool when Musk bought it is a huge retcon. Remember, Twitter is where Trump rose to power. Jack Dorsey is just a tech bro billionaire among the rest of them.

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago

Twitter was a barely working mess where fringe opinions thrived, whether they were destructive or constructive from what I've heard of it. The Musk buyout made it into a not-really-working mess with only destructive opinions.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

now replaced by the humanoid replicant known as SPEZ.

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