Kick Owner Denies Using Bots To Inflate Viewing Figures
Another day, another update on the ongoing Kick drama. This time around, the owner of the up-and-coming streaming platform is responding to the backlash surrounding the streaming site. More specifically, he's chiming in to address the accusation that Kick fakes its views to appear more successful than it really is.
In case you missed all of the drama, last week a streamer and content creator named CodyRiff took to social media to share his experiences with the streaming service. In an almost 10-minute video, he claimed that the platform was a “trainwreck” and declared that “viewer count doesn’t mean shit”. This accusation stems from the fact that the streamer was in the top 10 of the Music category as he streamed a countdown clock with absolutely no music. Even more, the stream was only viewed by 40 people who were not talking or being active in any way.
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According to Dexerto, Kick’s owner Eddie Craven has responded to the accusation with a seemingly simple explanation as to why this would happen. In a lengthy tweet, Craven shared that he appreciates all constructive feedback, and the site is already working on addressing all points that CodyRiff brought up.
He then went on to offer an explanation of why Kick's numbers are a little wonky at the moment. It all boils down to registered accounts, not bots: “Kick, according to well-respected sites such as similarweb, had over 58 million visitors in March alone. Compared to 'only' 3m registered accounts. Majority of our traffic is still unauthenticated...It’s a new platform and people are slowly signing up every day.”
Furthermore, to address the situation CodyRiff found himself in, he explained that if you find
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