X redirects stolen-post revenue for the first time — 1.5 million posts, over $1 million rerouted
TL;DR
X says its 3x duplicate detector found 1.5M stolen posts and will redirect over $1M to originals.
X (Twitter) says it will redirect monetized impressions from stolen content to original creators after identifying 1.5 million copied posts in its latest cycle. Product chief Nikita Bier said the new Grok AI model detects duplicated content at three times the previous version's rate. TechCrunch reported that more than $1 million in creator payouts will be reassigned to original creators.
Watermarks, intros and other edits will not preserve revenue for a copied upload. The model compares video and also covers copied viral text posts. X did not disclose the cycle's duration, error rate, appeal process or creator-by-creator calculation behind the $1 million, so the figures are company execution claims rather than audited revenue.
TechCrunch described a separate engagement-bait rule: an account caught three or more times soliciting replies or follows will be removed from the revenue-sharing program and referred to the policy team for possible suspension. Repeat or intentional attempts to evade the content-theft policy also lose monetization eligibility.
An X-affiliated account separately said about 4,000 accounts were removed from the creator program in one day. That does not mean 4,000 X accounts were deleted, and TechCrunch did not independently calculate it. The 1.5 million posts, more than $1 million and roughly 4,000 accounts all originate from X team statements.
via TechCrunch / X / The Indian Express
Watermarks, intros and other edits will not preserve revenue for a copied upload. The model compares video and also covers copied viral text posts. X did not disclose the cycle's duration, error rate, appeal process or creator-by-creator calculation behind the $1 million, so the figures are company execution claims rather than audited revenue.
TechCrunch described a separate engagement-bait rule: an account caught three or more times soliciting replies or follows will be removed from the revenue-sharing program and referred to the policy team for possible suspension. Repeat or intentional attempts to evade the content-theft policy also lose monetization eligibility.
An X-affiliated account separately said about 4,000 accounts were removed from the creator program in one day. That does not mean 4,000 X accounts were deleted, and TechCrunch did not independently calculate it. The 1.5 million posts, more than $1 million and roughly 4,000 accounts all originate from X team statements.
via TechCrunch / X / The Indian Express
