X Sues Two Bitcoin Influencers Over Bot Army That Milked Creator Payouts
X filed a lawsuit in London's High Court on September 17 accusing Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa and others of operating a coordinated bot network that siphoned at least £207,384 ($278,000) from its Creator Revenue Sharing program. The complaint says six primary accounts and at least three booster accounts posted near-identical Bitcoin content and used mismatched Stripe payment details to claim payouts before X suspended the accounts and ended the program on September 7, 2026.
Why It Matters
The case highlights platform-level risks in revenue-sharing models that pay creators based on engagement metrics, and it shows how coordinated inauthentic activity can exploit payout systems. X's lawsuit also signals increased legal enforcement against networks the company says manipulate its platform.
Key Facts
- Filing date: September 17, 2026
- Court: United Kingdom High Court (claim number BL-2026-001161)
- Defendants named: Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa (plus unnamed others)
- Alleged theft amount: £207,384 ($278,000)
- Program targeted: Creator Revenue Sharing (ran July 2023 until closure on September 7, 2026)
X has sued two men and other unnamed individuals in London's High Court, accusing them of running a coordinated network of accounts to fraudulently obtain Creator Revenue Sharing payouts. The complaint, filed September 17, names Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa and alleges six primary accounts, with at least three additional booster accounts, posted near-identical Bitcoin-related content seconds apart to manufacture engagement. X says those actions allowed the accounts to qualify for revenue sharing and resulted in at least £207,384 being taken from the program.
According to X's filing, the accounts used tactics such as cross-posting identical lines and charts within minutes of one another and copying replies between accounts to create the appearance of authentic audience engagement. The suit cites a specific example from October 10, 2025, when two accounts allegedly posted the same line and chart two minutes apart. X also points to mismatches between the names listed on linked Stripe payout profiles and the individuals operating the social accounts, alleging one Stripe profile listed a "Stefan Mann" while the linked bank account and email traced back to Sen.
X suspended nine accounts on August 18 and shut the Creator Revenue Sharing program entirely on September 7, replacing it with an Original Content Rewards plan that excludes "artificially generated" engagement from payout calculations. The complaint accuses the defendants of deceit, unjust enrichment, unlawful means conspiracy, and seeks recovery of the funds plus damages, interest, legal costs and at least £75,000 X says it spent investigating the scheme. X general counsel James Burnham confirmed the filing and said the company would act forcefully against fraudulent behavior.
No defense had been filed in the case as of September 21. The lawsuit follows prior legal actions by X against networks it says abused the platform, and comes against a backdrop of criticism that Creator Revenue Sharing previously rewarded reposting and manipulated engagement over original content.
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