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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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[-] LwL@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah my bad I just took that from the reply I think. He did try to cause it to fail, and I agree we can't know whether he lied about things intentionally (but even if someone is generally a dick, I would presume innocence unless he's actually a compulsive liar or something).

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, dunno about compulsive liar, but he does appear to be unable to admit he was wrong which is just as bad, imo.

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