X Takes Legal Action Against Its Own Users Over a Counterfeit Bitcoin News Bot Operation
In a surprising turn of events, X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has initiated legal proceedings against two of its own users, Vivek Kumar Sen and Zmyang Sherpa. The lawsuit alleges that the pair orchestrated a sophisticated scheme involving the creation and management of counterfeit Bitcoin news accounts, commonly referred to as a "bot farm," with the explicit purpose of s…
Sept. 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m.