Data science warped under media spotlight: Did YouTube really charge for bot views? By Andreas Goeldi, Chief Technology Officer Pixability November 23, 2015 | 4 min read ...

There’s been a lot of noise this week about YouTube Shorts “view count inflation.” But let’s be clear: this change is more about optics than impact.

On the prank video itself, viewers joked about Discord’s bizarre video glowup: “Discord accidentally making a YT view bot is the funniest April Fool’s day joke this year,” one user posted.