Summary
- Twitch streamer QueenGloriaRP was banned for revealing viewbotting software accidentally on stream.
- Gloria denied viewbotting claims, but many weren't convinced.
- Gloria is still streaming on Kick
Twitch and Kick streamer QueenGloriaRP, or Gloria for short, was banned after accidentally revealing a viewbotting software while live. Viewbotting is the act of artificially boosting views on stream, which has been a controversial topic among Twitch and Kick creators.
On March 18, Gloria was talking to her Twitch chat while typing something on her keyboard when she accidentally alt-tabbed on a window that showed a viewbotting program on stream, with options to increase the number of viewers and the duration. Gloria didn't notice at first and kept the window up for a few seconds, and when she finally realized, she was obviously surprised by what had happened. She even went offline for a few minutes, explaining that she had to stop streaming for a bit because of her OBS.
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After the clip went viral on social media, Gloria denied on her now-private Twitter account that she was viewbotting her streams, claiming that someone else was doing it for her without her consent. She also claimed that she was simply looking up the program on Google, and it accidentally showed up on her stream. Despite her explanations, Gloria was banned for violating Twitch's Terms of Services and Community Guidelines.
QueenGloriaRP is Still Streaming on Kick
Many people online weren't buying Gloria's claim that she wasn't viewbotting, saying that it was a "poor excuse" to cover up her mistake. A Kick streamer named Whiz also called her out about the unnatural viewership spikes on both her Twitch and Kick channels. Although the length of her ban wasn't disclosed, many believe that she's permanently banned from Twitch like Adin Ross because of the incident. Meanwhile, Gloria is still very active on Kick, where she mostly engages her viewers with Just Chatting and gambling streams.
Viewbotting has been a longstanding issue in the streaming community, with personalities like Asmongold calling out Twitch streamers for allegedly doing it to ramp up their views. Kick co-founder and streamer Trainwreck also claimed last November that there are streamers allegedly paying $20,000 a week for advanced bots. There's also belief among Kick staff that its biggest streamer, N3on, allegedly had over 60,000 bots inflating his views.
With streaming and content creation being lucrative careers, many people are dipping their toes into the industry. However, it can also be competitive to stand out in a sea of other creators, so some could resort to controversial means, like viewbotting, to achieve certain goals on their preferred platforms.