X sues Bitcoin influencers over alleged £207K scheme
X alleges the accounts used coordinated posts and engagement to obtain at least £207,384 in creator payouts, and seeks repayment and damages.
- On Thursday, X Internet Unlimited Company and X Corp filed a lawsuit in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales against Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and "persons unknown" for alleged creator revenue-sharing fraud.
- The company alleges the defendants operated Bitcoin-focused accounts "as a single coordinated network" to increase monetizable engagement through substantially similar posts and cross-engagement across the Creator Revenue Sharing Program.
- Filing details at least £207,384 in revenue losses and £75,000 in investigation costs, citing evidence where accounts published matching content within 11 seconds and replied to posts within 31 seconds.
- Following discovery of the alleged manipulation, X suspended Sen and Sherpa's accounts on August 18, coinciding with the company's transition from Creator Revenue Sharing to its Original Content Rewards Program.
- The case remains active in the High Court, where X claims breach of contract and unlawful-means conspiracy; as of September 21, the allegations have not been adjudicated and no formal defense has been filed.
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X takes legal action against accounts manipulating engagement to earn more money
X has sued two individuals accused of manipulating engagement across six accounts to earn money through its Creator Revenue Sharing Programme. The lawsuit alleges they received more than £206,000, with X seeking to recover the money and claim damages.
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X sued Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa and others in London, alleging coordinated X accounts obtained at least £207,384 in creator payouts.
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