Amid a rise in harassment campaigns carried out by automated bots, companies like Twitch are resorting to a more targeted approach—less “ban hammer,” and more like a bunch of little ban daggers.

ViewerLabs, a prominent Twitch viewer bot, has been shut down owing to legal action. However, if you’re seeking an alternative strategy to increase your Twitch viewership, you have plenty of choices.

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy admitted it’s “tricky” to deal with viewbots and pointed to some other platforms that are having issues ...

Twitch has added another tool to help combat hate on the platform. Credit: Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Twitch has introduced a new tool designed to detect people who ...

Twitch streamers have accused the platform of slashing their viewership numbers in October 2025 after a new update allegedly ...