On November 19, Twitch announced it was rolling out some changes to Clip views as part of its ongoing campaign against viewbots, as Clip view counts will now be tallied across Stories and supported platforms. Twitch stated that the new changes could result in Clip views being initially lower than usual, but the streaming service added that Clip analytics would be improved in future updates.
The latest changes to Twitch’s Clip feature came two months after Amazon’s streaming service allowed users to rewind a stream in progress. Though playback of a stream can still be done by accessing it in the recent broadcasts section of specific channels, Twitch’s rewind feature allows viewers to play back moments of a stream that they missed. However, Twitch’s rewind feature comes with a few caveats to bear in mind. Rewind is currently available to content creators who have reached Affiliate or Partner status, and viewers can only use it by subscribing directly to the channel they’re watching or via a monthly Twitch Turbo subscription.
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Twitch Implements Clip Viewership Changes to Combat False Viewer Traffic
As part of Twitch’s ongoing campaign against viewership bots, the streaming giant announced some changes to Clips that would ideally offer more accurate view counts in the future. According to social media posts by Twitch Support, the streaming service is updating how clip views are counted on the service. Views from short-form Stories will now count toward Clip view totals, and that view counts will be more consistent across the desktop and mobile versions of Twitch. Twitch said that it also improved its methods for filtering out bot traffic, and fixed a technical issue that resulted in some inflated Clip view counts for some content creators. Twitch clarified that the changes may result in some Clip view counts being initially lower, but it will be more consistent across all platforms. Twitch said it was also making changes to Clip analytics that will eventually allow new features to be implemented.
Social media responses to Twitch’s Clip view changes were mixed. Despite the changes to Clips, a recurring response from streamers called on Twitch to fix a controversial change made over the summer to address viewbotting. The changes essentially stopped counting lurkers as viewers, and came as Twitch content creators reported a loss in viewers and ad revenue throughout 2025.
A lurker is considered a viewer that does not interact with the chat, and instead leaves a stream up to support a content creator with their viewership.
Needless to say, Twitch’s ongoing battle with bots is an unending one. With Twitch facing stiff competition from platforms like YouTube Premium, TikTok, and Kick for short-form content, it remains to be seen how effective its changes will be.
