1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://develop.kotaku.com.auNathan Graysonhttps://develop.kotaku.com.au/author/nathangrayson-usa/Judge Orders Makers Of Illegal Bots To Pay Twitch $1.7 Millionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PQ6aAlNzhF"><a href="https://develop.kotaku.com.au/2018/01/judge-orders-makers-of-illegal-bots-to-pay-twitch-1-7-million/">Judge Orders Makers Of Illegal Bots To Pay Twitch $1.7 Million</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://develop.kotaku.com.au/2018/01/judge-orders-makers-of-illegal-bots-to-pay-twitch-1-7-million/embed/#?secret=PQ6aAlNzhF" width="600" height="338" title="“Judge Orders Makers Of Illegal Bots To Pay Twitch $1.7 Million” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="PQ6aAlNzhF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://develop.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/25/kpyzqsbkj5mazfaoonvf.png?quality=75800424Back in 2016, Twitch announced that it was taking legal action against seven of the most active sellers of view bots, software used to make Twitch channels look as though they have more viewers, followers and fans in chat than they actually do. Now a US court has ruled in Twitch’s favour.