First of all, those names you mentioned are members of DLive team, hence the reason they are getting for high upvotes. No one would work for free, would you? So this is how DLive pays for it.
I've been observing your stream for the past week. You hardly play any "games". Even right now, when I am checking your livestream there is only a stock photo of some random casino photo with nothing else, no sound etc.
Image above is literally your livestream, by the way.
In regards of other groups, DLive does not use any kind of bots, all curation is done manually. So if the stream is active, people are watching and enjoying their stay. Streams will get an upvote. Maybe people didn't like your stream?
The view stats on the site are wonky as DLive is still fairly young; It is not always accurate.
I am not defending "DLive" as I write this post. But replying on your comment to give you more information on "why you are not getting an upvote".
TL:DR: People you listed are DLive team members, they get paid this way. Groups are a thing sure, but they are just active and what DLive team wants is the activity. And the curation is manual, not automated. So every stream is being watched by a member of DLive Content Team before they get an upvote.
Instead of blaming the platform because you are not getting an upvote, I'd suggest taking a look at yourself and your overall performance.
First of all, I'm not talking about myself, I'm talking about the system. Do you want to talk about me and you? OK!
The picture does not matter, because there are NO viewers and you know this. For example here https://dlive.io/video/deathwing/fd4fab0c-4efd-11e8-afd0-0242ac110002 you had 40!! views. https://dlive.io/video/deathwing/d0172775-5143-11e8-b1e0-0242ac110002 - 23!! views. https://dlive.io/video/deathwing/66010892-4989-11e8-b752-0242ac110002 - 17!! views. This is nothing for the stream! But you always got 23$ even for 17!! views ))))) So why are you better than others, who play a SAME stupid game and play better than you, but do not get anything ??
""You hardly play any "games". Even right now, when I am checking your livestream there is only a stock photo of some random casino photo with nothing else, no sound etc.""
I do not play any "games". At the moment I'm playing casino only (And it's very popular on all platforms). What do you mean "nothing else, no sound etc"? I see my game and the stream.
"In regards of other groups, DLive does not use any kind of bots, all curation is done manually. So if the stream is active, people are watching and enjoying their stay. Streams will get an upvote. Maybe people didn't like your stream?"
So you mean people always like your stream? )) Are those fewer than 10 real people? Do not make me laugh ))
"those names you mentioned are members of DLive team, hence the reason they are getting for high upvotes. No one would work for free, would you? So this is how DLive pays for it."
Once again, I'm not talking about myself, I'm talking about the system. No one will be motivated, unless the "spoiled" are guaranteed to receive a reward, and the majority should work for free. Or the elite throw them a bone once a week in the form of 5 dollars)) This is ridiculous and this is the way to failure.
"Instead of blaming the platform because you are not getting an upvote, I'd suggest taking a look at yourself and your overall performance."
Can you show me yours "overall performance" - something besides mediocre games, with millions of views and hundreds of thousands of real subscribers? I have on other platforms. What about you? I doubt it .. So please do not suggest me )))
This update will be amazing... I can envision it proving varieties of possibility for creativity. I am really loving this platform...