Elon Musk led social media platform X has started rolling out spam and automation detection measures. The announcement was made by X Product Head Nikita Bier, who warned developers about using AI to scrape data from the platform. The move comes amid a rise of autonomous AI agents and the rise of open agent platforms like OpenClaw.
“We are rolling out more detection for automation & spam (and a lot more to come). If a human is not tapping on the screen, the account and all associated accounts will likely be suspended — even if you’re just experimenting,” Bier wrote in a post on X.
“While we aim to support legitimate use-cases of agents, this will take some time to do properly. For now, we recommend holding off on plugging in your bots. If it’s critical, you can use the official API.” he added.
Bier however, did not explain the reasons behind the aggressive detection measures being rolled out by X.
A few days ago, Bier had warned about the threat posed to current communication platforms like Gmail and iMessage, which he said would become virtually ‘unusable’ due to the rise of OpenClaw that has made the technology behind creating spam bots easier to access than ever.
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