Summary
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CZ, Binance founder, publicly urged X to ban all bots, emphasizing a desire for human interaction and improved platform integrity.
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CZ cited past issues with impersonation and argued for disabling API posting for bots, differentiating between AI utility and social engagement on X, a key platform for the crypto community.
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Despite Musk’s previous efforts to reduce bots, they remain prevalent on X; CZ’s call highlighting the ongoing challenge of bot management on the platform.
Changpeng Zhao, formerly CEO and founder of cryptocurrency giant Binance, ignited a discussion by declaring on X that the social media platform “should ban all bots.” This call to action was publicly posted on X, directly addressing the ongoing issue of automated accounts.
CZ previously expressed discontent with the platform’s handling of impersonation, lamenting last year that X needed to improve its “cleaning” process to eliminate fake profiles mimicking him.
Bot accounts have plagued the social media platform since its inception as Twitter, well before Elon Musk’s ownership and rebranding as X. The issue is far from new.
CZ Demands Human Interaction Only
Now, Changpeng Zhao‘s patience appears to have worn thin. This Sunday, CZ, a well-known figure within the crypto sphere, tweeted his opinion, tagging Elon Musk: “X should ban all bots. Human interaction only for me.”
He clarified his point, adding, “Manual tweet generation via Grok/GPT/DeepSeek is acceptable.
However, direct API posting should be disabled.” CZ wields considerable influence on the platform, evidenced by his nearly 10 million followers who closely track his X communications.
As the dominant force in cryptocurrency exchange globally, Binance stands as a major industry player. X itself functions as a critical public space, especially for individuals involved and invested in the crypto markets, becoming a de facto town square for this community.
CZ further explained his viewpoint in a reply to a comment on his initial post, stating, “AI agents assist with tasks like booking hotels, buying tickets, and coding—but they are not for socializing.” He clearly distinguishes between the functional applications of AI and authentic human social interaction.
While bots are a prevalent presence in both cryptocurrency and social media domains, serving different purposes across these areas, innovative projects are emerging to clarify the lines of digital engagement.
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin, for instance, pioneers a web3 version of the internet, aiming to empower users to discern when interactions occur with actual humans.
Worldcoin incentivizes human verification through cryptocurrency and a World ID provided upon proof of personhood within its network.
Elon Musk himself flagged concerns about bots during his 2022 acquisition of Twitter. Bloomberg reported Musk’s estimations suggesting that fake accounts constituted a staggering 20% to 90% of the platform’s user base.
The prevalence of bots even briefly served as Musk’s rationale for contemplating withdrawal from the Twitter purchase agreement.
Ultimately, Musk finalized the acquisition and has since initiated measures, like premium account subscriptions, designed to curb bot activity. Despite these interventions, bot accounts remain a conspicuous element of the X environment.
This recent call from CZ isn’t his first public critique of X’s account management. The prior year saw CZ again take to X, expressing dissatisfaction with the platform’s success in policing fraudulent accounts acting as him.
He cautioned his followers, “Fake ‘cz’ accounts are active. My sole X account is @cz_binance. All other ‘cz_…’ accounts are fraudulent imposters or scams.”
At that time, he urged users to report such accounts and voiced his expectation that X would intensify its efforts to purge these misleading profiles.
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