TLDR
- X has sued two named defendants and unidentified account operators in the UK over alleged creator revenue fraud.
- The company says coordinated Bitcoin-focused accounts received at least £207,384 through its revenue-sharing program.
- X alleges the accounts copied posts and boosted each other’s engagement to increase payouts.
- The company suspended the disputed accounts on August 18 before filing the lawsuit on September 17.
- X has since replaced Creator Revenue Sharing with a new Original Content Rewards program.
X has filed a lawsuit in the UK against two named defendants and unidentified account operators over an alleged scheme involving Bitcoin-focused accounts and creator payouts.
X Sues Bitcoin Influencers, Alleging Engagement Manipulation to Fraudulently Obtain at Least £207,384 in Creator Revenue
X Internet Unlimited Company and X Corp. filed a lawsuit in the UK High Court on September 17 against Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and operators of… pic.twitter.com/5art1MrCmq
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The case was filed in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales on September 17.
X Internet Unlimited Company and X Corp named Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa as defendants, along with unidentified people who allegedly operated related accounts.
The claims have not been proven in court, and no public defense filing or judgment had been located as of September 21.
X Alleges Coordinated Bitcoin Account Network
X alleges that six main accounts were operated as a coordinated network designed to increase monetizable engagement.
The accounts include @Vivek4real_, @Bitcoin_Teddy, @saylordocs, @TrendingBitcoin, @Kalshibacktest and @PolyBackTest.
According to the filing, some accounts published substantially similar posts within seconds or minutes of one another.
X also alleges the accounts repeatedly liked, reposted and replied to each other’s content.
The company says this activity was used to increase impressions and creator payments under its Creator Revenue Sharing Program.
Three additional accounts were also named in an annex as allegedly taking part in related engagement activity.
X said further investigation could identify more accounts or operators.
X Seeks More Than £207,000 in Payments
X claims it paid at least £207,384 through the disputed accounts.
The largest listed payment was £74,332.44 for @Vivek4real_, while @saylordocs received £49,441.91, according to the filing.
Payments linked to @Bitcoin_Teddy were listed at roughly £50,000, while other accounts received smaller amounts.
X is also seeking at least £75,000 for investigation, analysis, remediation and prevention costs.
The company alleges some associated payment accounts contained misleading information and that overlapping devices, cookies, software clients and other identifiers connected parts of the network.
Its legal claims include deceit, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, knowing receipt and unlawful-means conspiracy.
X is seeking repayment or delivery of disputed funds, damages, interest and legal costs.
X Replaces Creator Revenue Sharing Program
X suspended the accounts on August 18 after identifying what it described as coordinated revenue-sharing fraud.
The platform stopped accepting new participants into Creator Revenue Sharing on August 7 and ended earnings under the program on September 7.
X began rolling out its replacement Original Content Rewards Program on September 8.
The new system bases payments on qualified impressions generated by original content viewed by Premium subscribers.
Its rules exclude fraudulent, paid, promoted or artificially generated impressions.
Copied content, reuploaded media and material with limited original contribution are also excluded from payouts.
X says creators cannot use bots, automation or other methods to manufacture engagement.
The lawsuit remains pending, and no court ruling has yet determined whether X’s allegations against Sen, Sherpa or the unidentified defendants are proven.
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