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> And I don't think a single user has wanted to see the embedded twitch streams when they're just trying to get some information quickly. The embedded Twitch s
by bakugo 3y ago
> And I don't think a single user has wanted to see the embedded twitch streams when they're just trying to get some information quickly.
The embedded Twitch stream is there purely as a way to artificially boost viewer counts on their channel. Almost every time a new game comes out, you can go to its Twitch page and see Fextralife at the top with tens of thousands of viewers, with a dead chat because almost nobody is actually watching, it's all from the embed. Twitch-endorsed pseudo-viewbotting to farm ad revenue is a growing trend, there's even several systems on Twitch itself that encourage it, like the drops system.
- msp26 3y agoDon't advertisers care that they're wasting money? Or are they just unaware?
- iamacyborg 3y agoThe latter, mostly.