X is cracking down on content thieves

• X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, said the platform is cracking down on copycat creators.
• These users are “programmatically reuploading content from smaller accounts” for profit, he said.
• Bier says to use “Share Video” or “Quote” for proper attribution and to support original creators.

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blockquote>Bier singled out one of the platform’s most prolific posters on Saturday. Mario Nawfal is the CEO of IBC Group, a crypto consulting firm. He also hosts the largest live discussion show on X and has some 3.5 million followers.

Nawfal reposted a video of an ABC News journalist reacting to gunshots fired outside the White House on Saturday. A community note below the post now reads, “OP stole this video without providing credit.”

“Please do not reupload the author’s video: use Quote or Video Reshare,” Bier added. “Your revenue was reduced by 90% last cycle and we’re running out of room to reduce it more.”

Nawfal replied that his account always uses the video reshare option, but it doesn’t work for longer tweets.

That response now also has a community note: “No he doesnt. Here are additional examples just from the last few hours,” the note says, listing three other posts that don’t provide credit. “Chronic content thief.”