1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comRon Whitaker Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/ffronw/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="omgQ6d3ZiS"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/california-judge-orders-twitch-bot-maker-to-give-up-sites-shut-down-services/">California Judge Orders Twitch Bot Maker to Give Up Sites, Shut Down Services</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/california-judge-orders-twitch-bot-maker-to-give-up-sites-shut-down-services/embed/#?secret=omgQ6d3ZiS" width="600" height="338" title="“California Judge Orders Twitch Bot Maker to Give Up Sites, Shut Down Services” — The Escapist" data-secret="omgQ6d3ZiS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The programmer of a bot that artificially inflates Twitch viewer counts has had his business shut down by a California judge. There are plenty of Twitch bots that can be used by streamers to inflate their views and followers counts. One of those was written by developer Justin Johnson. He was one seven of seven developers sued by Twitch, who alleged that the bots were damaging the Twitch user experience and brand, as they “make it harder for Twitch users to discover legitimate broadcasters and for those broadcasters to succeed.” Compounding the issue was Johnson’s use of the word “Twitch” […]