Elon Musk has failed to address the problem of bot and scam accounts, despite making it one of his missions when he first took over the platform now known as X.
Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion on October 27, 2022, with the aim of introducing new features, combating spam, and promoting free speech. Following the acquisition, the South Africa-born entrepreneur changed Twitter’s legal name to X Corp in April, and renamed the platform X in July.
Musk Promised to Defeat the Spam Bots, and Failed
Since the beginning, Musk’s plan to clear the platform of scam accounts and bots was front and center. All the way back in April 2022, Musk tweeted (as it was then known), “If our twitter [sic] bid succeeds, we will defeat the spam bots or die trying!”
Well, Musk appears to be alive and well, yet the problem of spam bots and scam accounts has worsened. Impersonator accounts have become emboldened by the lack of a verification feature, and spam bots that clog up your notifications have become more prevalent. Especially in crypto.
To make things worse, on August 18, Musk announced that the block feature would be deleted outside of direct messages. In the future, users will have to pay for the feature. This prompted Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, to hit back: “X should really solve the bots & spam problems before removing blocks.” A sentiment many agreed with.
Scam Accounts Are Impersonating Journalists
In a study, published in July, researchers at Indiana University uncovered over 1,100 AI-powered fake accounts on X that aim to scam users through bogus cryptocurrencies and stolen content.
According to the study, the AI accounts “post machine-generated content and steal selfies to create fake personas.” Furthermore, these accounts frequently
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Author: Josh Adams
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