Cryptocoin founder Kay Young-joo has criticized the automatic suppression of crypto-related posts while failing to curb the rise of spam, arguing that the platform is punishing legitimate users rather than addressing the underlying bot problem.
In a Sunday post on X, Ju pointed to a spike in automated activity associated with “crypto,” citing data showing more than 7.7 million posts a day, an increase of more than 1,200 percent from earlier levels. According to JU, the flood of low-quality content has triggered algorithmic crackdowns that also affect real crypto accounts.
“As AI advances, bots are inevitable,” Ju wrote, adding that X’s inability to distinguish automated accounts from humans is the real problem. He also criticized the platform’s paid verification system, saying it has failed as a filtering tool and now allows bots to “pay spam”, while authentic users see their reach reduced.
“It’s ridiculous that X would ban crypto instead of improving its bot detection,” Ju wrote.
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The X-product lead blamed CT’s decline in reach on overposting
The criticism comes after Nikita Baer, X’s head of product, revealed that crypto-Twitter’s visibility problems were partly self-inflicted. Baer said many accounts burn their daily reach by posting or replying too much, often with low-value messages like frequent “GM” replies, leaving little visibility when they later share important content like project updates.
“CT is not dying of suicide, but of algorithms,” Baer wrote, arguing that excessive posting is reduced because the average user sees only a limited number of posts in a day.
The comment sparked a debate in crypto circles. “They’ve been openly suppressing CT content, forgetting that it’s a huge niche that keeps X alive,” said one crypto user.
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X is Crypto’s main communication platform
Crypto users rely on X as their primary real-time communication hub, using the platform to share market insights, project updates, breaking news and onchain analysis.
Last year, X rolled out a messaging feature called XChats, which Elon Musk said included audio and video calls, disappearing messages, file sharing and a redesigned architecture built using the Rust programming language.
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