iShowSpeed reportedly first to livestream scuba diving, confirms viewbotting
Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. is on a roll at the moment, with the streamer reportedly becoming the first creator to livestream while scuba diving during his Caribbean Tour, and he also confirmed that he was recently a victim of viewbotting.
iShowSpeed’s Caribbean Tour has been going viral for multiple reasons, ranging from the streamer seemingly becoming one of the first to livestream from underwater to apparently hitting 2 million concurrent viewers. The IRL YouTuber has now confirmed that the new viewership record was due to a third-party viewbotting his Dominican Republic broadcast. Despite this setback, iShowSpeed is still going strong on the tour and has set a new record by livestreaming while scuba diving.
iShowSpeed becomes one of the first to do a scuba diving livestream
The IRL streamer accomplished this feat in the Jamaica leg of his Caribbean Tour. He had revealed after his first underwater stream that he would be livestreaming again from the ocean. Then it was announced that iShowSpeed would be doing a treasure hunt while scuba diving and broadcasting everything to his viewers. iShowSpeed fulfilled his promise and even surprised viewers by talking to his chat, which many claim makes him the first creator to do a talking livestream while scuba diving.
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The streamer didn’t find any treasure on the ocean floor, but came across an errant cup, and the littering made him angry; he took the garbage with him to dispose of on land. iShowSpeed also apparently found a weapon near a sunken ship. Some viewers were speculating whether the weapon found was real or fake, but the chat lapped it up nonetheless.
iShowSpeed addresses viewbotting allegations
iShowSpeed talked about viewbotting allegations before diving underwater to broadcast his scuba diving session, stating that the earlier Dominican Republic stream was great, but he didn’t break any records. iShowSpeed said he was around 300,000 viewers during the broadcast, so his Indonesian livestream remains the only one where he crossed 1 million concurrent live viewers. He went on to say that he talked to YouTube reps, and “somebody botted the stream”.
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Viewers commended iShowSpeed for speaking up and confirming that he had not broken the record, with some speculating that he may have been viewbotted by Esmelin “Alofoke” Santiago Matías García. Alofoke spoke out about the allegations as well, claiming that “they’re trying to downplay the Dominican Republic.” He refuted iShowSpeed’s claim of there only being 300,000 viewers, alleging that he received videos and there was a massive public watching the stream.
If that wasn’t enough, Alofoke made a post on X, offering 100,000 Dominican pesos to be allowed to paint over iShowSpeed’s Dominican Republic mural. The influencer livestreamed the act, showing iShowSpeed’s mural being covered up. The mural was reportedly made in under eight hours, and the American streamer had previously shown it during his livestream. Reactions to the mural being erased were instantaneous, with some supporting Alofoke and others calling the act “shameful”.
This viewbotting episode has curious timing, given that it coincides with Twitch announcing that those guilty of viewbotting will be punished with a viewership cap. Speed’s Caribbean tour began on 25 April and will continue for multiple more weeks, meaning that further viral moment from the beloved American streamer are almost guaranteed.
Feature image credit: iShowSpeed
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