Dangers of Using Kick Follow Bots: What You Need to Know Before You Buy

In 2024, Kick co-founder and streamer Trainwrecks claimed that 99% of streamers rely on viewbots and bot followers to fake their popularity and push themselves up in rankings, only to boost organic traffic and score better sponsorships.

At this point, you probably ask yourself, why wouldn’t you do the same thing? After all, it’s a temporary solution to boost your position and end up in recommendations. Once you’re there, bots can be ditched for organic traffic. Visitors will naturally flow in.

But then, Kick strongly advises against bots of any kind. While everyone knows (including platform admins) that bots are part of every network out there, they’re not really allowed. This being said, let’s go through the potential risks and harmful situations associated with using bots.

Penalties from Kick

Buying Kick followers must be done by the book. In other words, they must be drip-fed. They need to look like real people, have actual profiles and join more channels. If they look like people, there’s nothing Kick can do about it. And, of course, you can’t just get 10,000 followers in one day.

Assuming you do it wrongly, facing penalties from Kick is probably the worst thing that could happen. Inflating your metrics with bots is not recommended by the platform. After all, Kick uses advanced AI and behavioral analytics to detect unusual activity, making it increasingly difficult to go unnoticed.

If you barely do it and you get caught, you might end up with a warning. If it’s a serious issue, you might be suspended for a short period of time. Those who keep doing it might face a permanent ban.

If you already have some reputation, these penalties could cause some issues. But if you’re totally new to Kick and you only have a few natural followers, chances are it won’t affect you. You can just start again and do things better.

Issues with Your Credibility

Once again, if you’re new to Kick, this won’t affect you because you don’t have a big following yet. But if you’re caught with bots after you’ve already gained some notoriety, this issue could lower your reputation and credibility.

This means anyone can find out about it. Your sponsors may drop your deals. Your potential partners could avoid streaming or partnering up with you. Even viewers might feel like they’ve been fooled, so they’re likely to go away.

Keep in mind that experienced viewers can also observe high following counts that look dodgy. For example, thousands of followers and barely a few viewers on your streams could indicate a problem. It may damage your trust and can make it difficult to build a community around your streams. Faking numbers can make it harder to attract genuine, loyal followers.

Once again, if you do need bots, it has to be done properly, as Kick forbids it.

Get Ready to Spend

When you buy followers, you need to understand that they’re not permanent. Once they’re in, they’ll slowly start fading away, meaning they might be deleted. This means it’s an ongoing operation to keep your numbers up.

On the same note, if you buy viewers, you need to be consistent too. For instance, you can’t have a stream with 100 viewers and another one with 12,000 viewers. It looks dodgy and people will spot it.

Simply put, it’s an ongoing expense that requires attention. As numbers drop, you’ll have to spend again and keep them up. Sure, with time, organic traffic and followers will naturally overcome bots. That’s actually the goal.

Bots are temporary and only used for a boost. Once you become visible, people will follow you in a natural manner.

You’ll have to keep everything in balance and let bots drop as you gain natural followers. It could be time-consuming, but it’s worth it.

Security Issues

Keep in mind that you don’t have to share your username and password or other sensitive data in order to use bots, whether you need them to follow you or view your streams.

If you’re asked for such data, simply look for a different provider because you risk losing your account. Reputable providers do not require access to your login credentials.

Unfortunately, there are people who don’t understand this risk. They jump in without doing their homework, only to end up losing both their money and accounts. Doing thorough research before choosing a provider can save you from scams and losses.

Difficult to Track

Last, but not least, bots will make it difficult to track your growth and optimize your strategies. When you buy followers on Kick, you’ll need to know precisely how many of them come, so you can avoid counting them.

No matter how careful you are, you’ll always have some imprecise numbers. Sure, it may help your metrics if you’re trying to score a sponsorship, but it may hinder your organic growth. It takes work and patience.

Bottom line, buying bot followers on Kick is definitely a good idea. Lots of streamers rely on it until they gain some visibility and reputation, yet the concept requires professional bots that look and act like real people. Getting caught may have some consequences.

Ultimately, the safest and most effective path is to focus on real engagement and organic growth, which builds a strong and loyal community.