X Sues Two Bitcoin Influencers Over Bot Army That Milked Creator Payouts
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X is suing two men it accuses of running a coordinated bot network to siphon money from its creator payout program, according to a United Kingdom High Court complaint filed September 17.
Key facts
- X wants the $278,000 back, plus damages, interest, and legal costs, on top of at least £75,000 it says it spent investigating
- Six accounts, including, and, allegedly enrolled between 2023 and 2026, then cross-posted identical content and liked each other's tweets to fake an engaged audience
- Creator Revenue Sharing itself, launched by Elon Musk in 2023, drew years of complaints that it rewarded reposting over original work
- X is suing two men it accuses of running a coordinated bot network to siphon money from its creator payout program, according to a United Kingdom High Court complaint filed September 17
Summary
Six accounts, plus at least three booster accounts, allegedly posted near-identical Bitcoin content seconds apart and used Stripe accounts registered under mismatched names. The suit names Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and other unidentified persons, accusing them of running six accounts as a single network to fake engagement on Bitcoin-related content and unlock Creator Revenue Sharing payouts. James Burnham, X and xAI's general counsel, confirmed the filing in a post on Sunday. Creator Revenue Sharing pays a cut of ad revenue based on engagement—likes, replies, reposts.