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1 publishedDetection data via botted.wtfKick · Twitch · Rumble
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6 min readAd fraud

How egency.io Is Taking Fanatics for a Ride on Kick’s Botted Streams

Kick streamer Nick White put his Fanatics numbers on stream: $41,075.16 in ad spend through one channel at $15 per 1,000 views, against a total click-through rate of 0.22%.

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