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Is it just me or has the past two months gotten so bad with the bot problem on whatnot. Dead internet theory is real. Did you know that 80% of global internet traffic comes from bots?

WhatNot really needs to step up on enforcement of the bots. I have had multiple sellers say their Whatnot Corporate contacts pretend that the Bot issue does not exist (we all know they exist on whatnot). Some of these bots have gotten so brazen, they literally have names that are just a long string of numbers & underscores, or names that literally say bot or givvy stealer. While some of these accounts may just be satire, a good majority of them legitimately are bots, and this has been confirmed by cross-referencing delivery addresses and finding the same address getting multiple giveaways from multiple accounts. Yes, while I understand that some people have their wife go on Whatnot for giveaways too (givvy goblins you know who you are), when it’s a lot of accounts clearly shipping to the same address it’s clear to see a true bot.

Then there is the constant flooding of bots into a show right before the giveaway is set to pull, like an AI algorithm keeping track of the giveaway timers to perfectly enter as many giveaways as possible. They always leave as soon as the giveaway ends.

There is no official option to report someone for bot activity. This is a very bad situation that culminates into the perfect environment for bots. 🤖

Overall, there is an overall sentiment of people being tired of the bots on whatnot. The bots inflate the number of viewers on every stream, and this helps WhatNot’s overall profit margins. I believe that WN Corporate is deliberately ignoring the bot issue on their platform, because if we saw the real numbers on the viewer count, WhatNot would be a ghost town like Palmstreet and tiktok.

What experiences have you personally had with bots on Whatnot? Drop it in the comments down below. 👇

No one wants to pay 8$ when whatnot and tiktok have FREE shipping for giveaways. Especially when its a “mystery prize” which will most likely be a grain of silver.