According to ME News, on September 22 (UTC+8), X filed a lawsuit in the UK High Court against Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and other unnamed individuals, accusing them of operating a coordinated bot network that fraudulently obtained at least £207,400 (approximately $278,000) from X’s Creator Monetization Program by manipulating engagement data. X stated that the defendants operated six primary accounts and at least three auxiliary accounts, consistently posting highly similar content about Bitcoin and generating artificial engagement through mutual likes, retweets, and other interactions among the accounts. Some of the associated Stripe accounts were allegedly registered under names and bank accounts unrelated to the actual operators, in an effort to conceal the source of funds. X indicated that this network participated in the Creator Monetization Program from 2023 to 2026, a program that distributed advertising revenue based on engagement metrics such as likes, replies, and retweets. The program was officially shut down on September 7 and replaced by Original Content Rewards, which explicitly excludes artificially generated fake engagement. On August 18, X suspended the nine implicated accounts and demanded that the defendants return at least $278,000, while also seeking damages for investigation costs, compensation, interest, and legal fees. As of September 21, no defendants had filed a defense in this case. (Source: BlockBeats)
X Sues Two Bitcoin Bloggers for Alleged Bot Network Fraud Amounting to $278,000
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X has sued two Bitcoin bloggers in the UK High Court, accusing them of operating a bot network to fraudulently collect £207,400 ($278,000) in creator revenue. The alleged fraud involved six primary accounts and multiple auxiliary accounts designed to inflate fake engagement. Some accounts were linked to Stripe accounts with mismatched names to obscure fund flows. The scheme operated from 2023 to 2026, during the active period of X’s creator revenue program. This follows heightened scrutiny of liquidity and crypto markets after the approval of Bitcoin ETFs. X suspended the accounts on August 18 and is seeking repayment of funds and legal costs. As of September 21, no defense has been filed.
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