It's ALL FAKE..
Source: YouTube · Asmongold TV · published Feb 17, 2026 · 32:23
The streaming industry faces a massive viewbotting epidemic with Kick's CEO admitting most of their partner program streamers inflate their viewership 0:18-0:25, creating an ecosystem where authenticity is rare and fraud is common.
Key Takeaways:
• Kick's CEO admitted that if they banned all viewbotters from their partner program, there wouldn't be many streamers left 0:27-0:33
• Trainwrecks has been calling out viewbotting for years but was dismissed as "crazy" despite being correct 1:11-1:25
• Viewbotting extends beyond live streams to clips, likes, and other metrics across all platforms 1:35-1:55
• Some streamers openly admit to viewbotting, with one claiming 90% of streamers inflate their numbers 4:00-4:12
• YouTube is presented as one of the most authentic platforms due to advanced detection technology 5:38-5:51
The viewbotting problem continues to grow as streaming platforms and sponsors struggle to address an issue that has become systemic across the industry 31:12-31:33.
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live stream viewbotton is completely out of control. Well, I can talk about this. Let's get to it. Look who it is. Kick has a massive botting problem. Even the CEO himself admits that most of the Kick partner program is botting, which is a crazy statement to make as the CEO. If we banned every single person who viewed from the KPPP program, the reality is there wouldn't be many people left. >> So, I mean, you know, when the CEO is shamelessly admitting it, you know, it's bad. But this has been a topic of conversation for years now. Like people have been calling Train Wrexs the boy who cried viewers since at least 2023. >> Train, >> they've been calling him out. They've been saying Train Wrecks is like, "Oh, wow. He's And oh, by the way, it was way before 2023." Like me, Train and XQC and l…