The Brazilian streamer QueenGloriaRP usually streams in front of 37 viewers on Twitch, but is now a big topic in the channels of the influencer scene. Because half of these 37 viewers are probably not real but a bot. This whole situation came out a bit embarrassingly for her. Twitch has also banned her.
This was the situation on Twitch: The Brazilian streamer streams in English. On March 18, 2025, the streamer smiled somewhat coolly into the camera while it was apparent on the screen that she had apparently tapped into a viewbot program. Such a program creates “artificial viewers,” which beautify the statistics but serve no real purpose.
It seems she noticed herself that the viewers had caught onto her misstep and giggled with a high voice. She then explained with a raised index finger that she would be back shortly.
When she was seen again, she announced somewhat uncertainly that her streaming program OBS had required a restart. Clearly a lie: It is likely that she was dealing with her slip-up during the streaming break. Perhaps she deleted a video-on-demand, thereby erasing evidence.
In any case, she could not prevent a clip of her behavior from making the rounds.
What impact does this have on her? Twitch has banned the streamer QueenGloriaRP. How long the ban lasts is unknown.
Additionally, she has significantly damaged her reputation, as she will now always be suspected of artificially inflating her viewer numbers.
Does she do this often? A user on X has looked closely at the statistics of QueenGloriaRP on Twitch and Kick, and the graphs show steep increases whenever she activated the boost
through the viewbots.
Streamer admits to a major slip-up, but insists on innocence
This is how the streamer reacts herself: In a post on X, the streamer states that she made a big mistake.
The streamer says (via reddit):
- Four days ago, her channel grew significantly without any increase in participation in the chat.
- A friend told her that someone was sending her viewbots, which confused her.
- She then googled it and found a site. She then realized that anyone could send viewbots to anyone else, and that it was very cheap.
During the stream, she then accidentally clicked on a tab with that site again. But she is a noob and has no idea about the whole site. That’s why she deleted the video-on-demand right away because she was afraid people would think she was a cheater.
Why do people use viewbots? The most likely answer is: To increase the visibility of their stream, as many viewers sort streams by size – the more viewers you have, the more likely you are to appear in the feed of new viewers.
Also, for advertisers, you become more interesting the more viewers you have.
And it could also be a conscious stroking of one’s own ego: Because streamers compete with each other like in a high score list, and everyone wants to climb a few ranks.
This is how it is discussed: Influencer Jake Lucky raises the valid question: If such a small streamer can manage to get 20 viewbots on her stream, what does it look like for larger streamers? (via X)
For a long time now, there have been rumors about streamers with supposedly ten thousand viewers whose Twitch chats are almost dead because only a handful of viewers are chatting.
Viewbotting seems to be a serious problem on Twitch, as critics of the platform repeatedly point out. It is not even said that the streamers themselves use viewbots, it could also be a fan or an enemy sending the bots to their channel: Industry insiders accuse streamers: “99% cheat and honest, hard workers are left behind”
