- X sued Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa in London’s High Court on September 17, alleging a bot network stole at least £207,384 ($278,000) from its Creator Revenue Sharing program.
- Six accounts and at least three booster accounts allegedly posted near-identical Bitcoin content seconds apart, using Stripe accounts with mismatched names to funnel payouts.
- X shut down the program on September 7 and replaced it with Original Content Rewards, which excludes artificially generated engagement from payouts.
X is suing two men it accuses of running a coordinated bot network to siphon money from its creator payout program, according to a UK High Court complaint filed September 17. The suit names Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and other unidentified persons, alleging they ran six accounts as a single network to fake engagement on Bitcoin-related content and unlock Creator Revenue Sharing payouts.
The program ran from July 2023 until it shut down on September 7, 2026. X and xAI’s general counsel James Burnham confirmed the filing in a post, writing: “Last week, X sued several people who abused Creator Revenue Sharing by operating a coordinated network of accounts, posting inauthentic content to manipulate engagement, and using multiple bank accounts to hide their scheme.”
Creator Revenue Sharing pays a cut of ad revenue based on likes, replies, and reposts. To qualify, an account needs an X Premium subscription, five million impressions over three months, and 500 verified followers. Six accounts, including @Vivek4real_, @saylordocs, and @TrendingBitcoin, allegedly enrolled between 2023 and 2026, then cross-posted identical content and liked each other’s tweets.
The lawsuit shares examples: on October 10, 2025, two accounts posted the same line, “Like, if you are not selling #Bitcoin,” alongside the same chart, two minutes apart. Other strategies included copying posts and even replies between accounts. Payouts require a linked Stripe account, and X alleges the Stripe names didn’t match who was posting—one account’s Stripe profile listed a “Stefan Mann,” but the linked bank account traced back to Sen.
Both men are allegedly based in Preston, England, despite the accounts appearing as distinct. X also says Sen tried expanding the operation, recruiting other high-follower accounts. In one quoted message, Sen allegedly wrote: “Can we continue on another channel, please as you haven’t enabled encrypted chat and I don’t want us to get in trouble for something X doesn’t allow.”
X suspended all nine accounts on August 18, citing its Authenticity Policy, which prohibits manipulation through inauthentic accounts or content. The suit claims deceit, unjust enrichment, and unlawful means conspiracy—a UK claim for people who use illegitimate methods together to cause financial harm. X wants the $278,000 back, plus damages, interest, and legal costs, on top of at least $100,000 it says it spent investigating. The case proceeds under claim number BL-2026-001161, with no defense filed as of September 21.
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