view bots
Artificial audience software
View bots are automated programs that artificially inflate view counts on streaming platforms, videos, or social media content.
Streamers or content creators use them to appear more popular than they actually are, hoping to attract genuine viewers or game recommendation algorithms.
The practice violates most platforms' terms of service: He got banned for using view bots on Twitch.
- click farmsFraudulent engagement operations
- TwitchVideo game streaming site
- sockpuppetsDeceptive alternate identities
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
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