X suspended a cluster of high-volume bitcoin and crypto-related accounts this week, citing an alleged operation that lifted other creators' content. The scheme, which spanned more than ten accounts, pulled more than $250,000 from the platform's revenue-sharing program over roughly two years.
The alleged scheme
The accounts were part of a coordinated effort to repurpose content from other creators without permission, then monetize it through X's revenue-sharing program. The platform's investigation found that the operation had been running for about two years, with the accounts collectively earning more than a quarter of a million dollars from content that wasn't theirs.
The scale
More than ten accounts were involved, according to the platform's review. The exact identities of the accounts haven't been disclosed, but they were described as high-volume in the bitcoin and crypto space. The $250,000 figure represents the total pulled from the revenue-sharing program over the course of the operation.
What X did
X suspended the accounts, cutting off their access to the platform and its monetization tools. The company hasn't said whether the suspension is permanent or if it will pursue further action against the operators. The move is part of X's broader effort to police content theft, which has been a persistent issue on social platforms.
What happens next is uncertain. X hasn't announced any changes to its revenue-sharing program, and it's not known whether the affected creators will be compensated. For now, the accounts are gone, and the alleged operation is over.
