X's report system can't catch ML-community scammers who impersonate people, not accounts
gandamu_ml · x · 2026-09-25
A researcher details months of failed attempts to report scam accounts targeting the ML community on X. The loophole: these accounts pretend to be someone they aren't, but don't impersonate a specific account, so none of X's existing report categories apply.
The author calls on X to add a matching report option; others note the accounts are often obvious (one was created in Nigeria), yet remain untouchable under the current system—highlighting a governance blind spot for impersonation-of-person scams in the AI community.
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