X Platform Plagued by AI Spam Bots, Users Urge Elon Musk for Better Moderation
oran_ge · x · 2026-08-09
The X platform (formerly Twitter) is facing a severe crisis of automated spam due to the proliferation of AI bots. Many users are complaining that automated AI replies have become as annoying as local dating spam.
Frustrated users are directly tagging Elon Musk, questioning how an 'AI company' can fail at simple spam filtering and urging the new leadership to step up and clean up the ecosystem.
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