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It’s not just your imagination, Olive. The CB algorithm has shifted heavily towards 'Viewer Velocity' and 'Retention Spikes' over the last couple of years. If you don't hit a certain threshold of incoming traffic in the first 10-15 minutes of your stream, the system automatically de-ranks you to the back pages to make room for 'High-Performance' sessions.

It feels unfair because it is—it favors those who already have a massive following or those who know how to 'nudge' the algorithm.

I’m a dev and I actually spent a few months building a tool to counter this exact issue for some friends in the industry. It uses residential IPs to simulate that initial velocity needed to trigger the 'Front Page' algorithm safely.

I'm currently letting a few people test it for free to gather more data on the latest algo changes. If you want to see if it helps your room get back to the first page, you can try a live test here: chaturbate-bots.com (just look for the free test section).

Curious to hear if anyone else has noticed the same '3-month drop'—it seems to be a common pattern for accounts that don't maintain a consistent velocity.