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Discord's April Fools' video unexpectedly garnered over 1.4 billion YouTube views due to a software quirk that caused it to play in the background of Discord's toast notifications, simulating millions of viewers. The company has not confirmed the cause but has denied intent. It remains to be seen how YouTube will address the situation, but the video's view count continues to climb slowly.
Discord's April Fool's Day video advertising "Loot boxes" garnered over a billion YouTube views in less than a day, sparking speculation about potential viewbotting. Some believe Discord may have accidentally created a "viewbotting" mechanism, while others joke about the platform's bizarre video glowup. Despite the impressive view count, it falls short of being the most viewed video on YouTube, currently held by "Baby Shark Video."
Discord's 2024 April Fools' video, featuring a fake addition of loot boxes, seemingly gained 628 million views in 17 hours due to accidental viewbotting caused by its integration into the app's toast notification system. Discord has been reached out to for clarification on the issue. Additionally, the app is set to introduce ads through "sponsored quests" for in-app cosmetics, marking a shift from its previous anti-ad stance.
Discord's April Fool's video, "Discord Loot Boxes are here," unexpectedly garnered 628 million views in 17 hours, surpassing the record set by the GTA 6 trailer. It was revealed that Discord accidentally 'viewbotted' its own video by playing it on loop in the background of in-app notifications. This unprecedented achievement has raised questions about the legitimacy of the views, prompting speculation about potential adjustments by YouTube. Additionally, Discord is launching ads for the first time through 'Sponsored Quests,' offering in-game rewards for getting friends to watch a stream of them playing through the platform.
Discord accidentally viewbotted their YouTube video announcing a new loot box feature to over 500 million views by playing it in the background of in-app notifications, seemingly breaking part of YouTube in the process, with the view count rapidly increasing and causing confusion among developers.