X has filed a lawsuit against Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and unidentified others in London's High Court, alleging that a coordinated network of bot accounts siphoned at least £207,384 (roughly $278,000) from the platform's Creator Revenue Sharing program.

According to a complaint filed in the United Kingdom High Court on September 17, the two named men and other unidentified persons operated six accounts as a single network, faking engagement on Bitcoin-related content to unlock Creator Revenue Sharing payouts. The filing also identifies at least three booster accounts that allegedly posted near-identical Bitcoin content seconds apart and used Stripe accounts registered under mismatched names. X shut the program down on September 7, 2026, replacing it with Original Content Rewards, a scheme that excludes "artificially generated" engagement from payouts. The program had run from July 2023 until its permanent shutdown.

James Burnham, general counsel at X and xAI, confirmed the filing in a post on Sunday. "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," he wrote. "We do not tolerate fraudulent behavior on X—and will act forcefully to protect our platform and the earnings of genuine creators."

Creator Revenue Sharing distributes a share of ad revenue based on engagement—likes, replies, and reposts. To qualify, an account must hold an X Premium subscription, record five million impressions over three months, and maintain at least 500 verified followers. Because payouts track engagement, coordinated inflation of those signals translates directly into claimed earnings—the mechanism at the center of the.

Six accounts, including @Vivek4real_, @saylordocs, and @TrendingBitcoin, allegedly enrolled in the program between 2023 and 2026, then cross-posted identical content and liked each other's tweets to simulate an engaged audience. The court filing describes the modus operandi in detail. On October 10, 2025, two accounts allegedly posted the same line—"Like, if you are not selling #Bitcoin"—alongside the same chart, two minutes apart, one of several near-identical posts the complaint says went out seconds apart. Other tactics included copying posts and even replies between accounts.

Payouts required a linked Stripe account, the payment processor platforms use to compensate creators. X alleges the Stripe identities did not match the people posting: one account's Stripe profile listed a "Stefan Mann," but the linked bank account and email traced back to Sen. Both men are allegedly based in Preston, England, despite the accounts appearing to be distinct.

X further alleges that Sen sought to expand the operation by 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. The complaint cites the platform's Authenticity Policy, which states X "does not allow any activity that attempts to manipulate our platform or disrupt our services through inauthentic accounts, behaviors or content." Suspension halts the alleged scheme; the lawsuit is the mechanism for seeking recovery of payouts already made.

The action is not X's first against alleged abuse of its payout systems. Last year, the company sued a bribery network tied to banned crypto-scam accounts—both suits have involved crypto-linked accounts. Creator Revenue Sharing, launched by Elon Musk in 2023, drew years of complaints that it rewarded reposting over original work.

The suit asserts claims of deceit, unjust enrichment, and unlawful means conspiracy—a UK cause of action against parties who use illegitimate methods together to cause financial harm. X also seeks a constructive trust, which would treat the funds as still belonging to X even after they moved through other accounts.

X is seeking the return of the $278,000, plus damages, interest, and legal costs, on top of at least £75,000 it says it spent investigating the scheme. The case proceeds under claim number BL-2026-001161, with no defense filed as of September 21. The next developments to watch are the entry of a defense and the court's response to the constructive trust request.