YouTube Gaming's Most-Watched Videos Are Dominated by Scams and Cheats
YouTube Gaming's Most-Watched Videos Are Dominated by Scams and Cheats
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February 21, 20207m 57s
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Show Notes
YouTube Gaming has been clawing its way into streaming platform Twitch’s market share for months. But new data retrieved by WIRED suggests that YouTube Gaming also has a serious problem with scammers and cheat-makers—and lots and lots of bots. In January, all seven of the most-watched YouTube Gaming channels weren’t run by happy gamers livestreaming the game du jour.
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