Watch me play players with cheat timers and see for yourself. No discussion needed it is prevalent and will be here to stay on online chess!
Your rating may have fallen a bit recently but if you look at your history, it has often ranged around its current 1603 level.
I see no evidence that anything unusual is happening. By all means, please take a screen shot when you come across some real evidence.
Watch me play players with cheat timers and see for yourself. No discussion needed it is prevalent and will be here to stay on online chess!