Key Takeaways
- Jack Doherty faced allegations of viewbotting during his Twitch wedding stream due to low chat activity and high viewership.
- Doherty sparked a debate about viewbotting when he explained that the low chat activity was due to his contract with Parti.com.
- Twitch viewbotting artificially increases the number of viewers on your stream, leading to suspicion and bans.
Jack Doherty responded to the viewbotting allegations: convulsions This is a highly viewed wedding stream with a noticeably low level of active chat engagement. This unusual combination raised suspicions about the authenticity of the viewer numbers, and some even speculated that the Twitch streaming viewership had falsely increased.
Twitch viewbotting is the use of automated bots or fake accounts to artificially inflate the number of viewers for a stream. These bots mimic real viewers and make your stream appear more popular than it actually is. Although this practice is prohibited under Twitch's Terms of Service, it has been a recurring topic of discussion, with claims that streamers of all sizes use it. For example, streamer Trainwrecks previously revealed that many of Twitch's top 100 streamers engage in viewbotting, which can bring attention to the issue within the community.
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Jack Doherty's nearly five-hour wedding stream, which featured his marriage to fellow YouTuber McKinley Richardson, attracted attention after one Twitter user pointed out the strange discrepancy between his 17,000 viewers and just three active chat participants. The tweet quickly went viral, amassing more than 14 million views and 84,000 likes, and amplified accusations of viewbotting, an issue that previously led to streamer Kevin Pereira being banned from Twitch. Jack Doherty eventually responded to the tweet, making it clear that he does not use Twitch's native chat and instead reads comments through Parti.com. It was claimed that this led to low chat activity on the Twitch platform during streams.
Jack Doherty defends viewbotting charges
Despite his explanation, criticism continued and Doherty posted a follow-up video on Twitter to explain the situation in more detail and defend his actions. In the video, he responded to the viewbot suspicions by saying, “Everyone says I did the viewbot,” and added, “I just got married today.” He went on to make it clear once again that the low chat activity was due to his contract with Parti.com, explaining, “I have a contract with Parti.com,” and noting that he encourages viewers to chat on that platform instead of Twitch. It's also worth noting that viewbotting isn't limited to Twitch, as streamer Trainwreck acknowledged a similar issue on Kick.com.
It's still unclear how long the streaming platform will fully address viewbotting, but it's worth mentioning that controversial streamer Jack Doherty was recently permanently banned from Kick. The ban follows an incident in which Doherty crashed his new McLaren while live streaming on the platform. Doherty, who was speeding on wet roads and reading chat messages on his phone, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a guardrail.
