X Corp. has filed a civil lawsuit in the High Court of England and Wales against cryptocurrency influencers Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa, accusing them of fraudulently extracting more than $277,000 from the platform's creator payment program. The complaint was filed on September 17.
According to court filings, X claims Sen and Sherpa, both residents of Preston, Lancashire, operated at least six primary monetized accounts as a single entity. The filing alleges the network generated payouts totaling at least $277,568 by posting near-identical posts within seconds of each other and using coordinated replies and likes to trigger algorithmic creator rewards.
Evidence of Coordination
X alleges that payment records, overlapping Stripe accounts, device tokens, and shared IP addresses linked the profiles together. In one instance detailed in the complaint, three network accounts allegedly replied to a single third-party post within 31 seconds using generic comments.
The legal action follows the suspension of the accounts on August 18.
Changes to Creator Program
The lawsuit comes shortly after X retired its creator revenue-sharing program and replaced it with a new system focused strictly on original content. Rather than paying for raw overall engagement, the new model rewards accounts that create original posts, firsthand reporting, expert commentary, and self-produced videos or memes. Posts flagged as false, misleading, or deceptive via Community Note lose their eligibility for monetization.
Claims and Damages Sought
X is bringing claims of deceit, unlawful-means conspiracy, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment. The platform is seeking full restitution and damages for at least $100,000 in estimated investigation and remediation costs, plus legal expenses and interest.
X noted in the filing that the program required creators to publish authentic material and explicitly prohibited automated tools, coordinated engagement, or artificial boosting.
