{"id":525385,"date":"2022-12-12T06:05:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T03:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crypto-spam-bots-go-silent-while-musk-promises-to-prosecute-scammers\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T06:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T03:05:32","slug":"crypto-spam-bots-go-silent-while-musk-promises-to-prosecute-scammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-spam-bots-go-silent-while-musk-promises-to-prosecute-scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"# Crypto spam bots go silent while Musk promises to prosecute scammers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27fbaa16bed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27fbaa16bed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-spam-bots-go-silent-while-musk-promises-to-prosecute-scammers\/#%E2%80%9D_Crypto_spam_bots_go_silent_while_Musk_promises_to_prosecute_scammers_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Crypto spam bots go silent while Musk promises to prosecute scammers &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Crypto_spam_bots_go_silent_while_Musk_promises_to_prosecute_scammers_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Crypto spam bots go silent while Musk promises to prosecute scammers &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTIvMGY3Yjg0MDMtMGExNC00ZjlmLTk5ZmItMWUwYjg5M2NmZjllLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-30a6cf80>Elon Musk&#8217;s latest salvo in his war against crypto spam bots on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to have made a real impact, with the crypto community reporting a vast reduction in the number of responses on their posts from bots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a Dec. 11 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1602019842999037953\">post<\/a>, the Twitter CEO hinted that \u201cbots are in for a surprise tomorrow\u201d and later explained that they&#8217;ve found a small number of people behind a large number of bot\/troll accounts and the platform will be shutting down IP addresses of \u201cknown bad actors.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The bots are in for a surprise tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1601851685915095040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>He then followed up by explaining that while scammers might try other methods to circumvent the IP address block, Twitter will also be \u201cShutting them down as soon as they show up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shibetoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym of Billy Markus, co-creator of meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE), told Musk in a Dec. 11 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/BillyM2k\/status\/1602034462757253120\">post<\/a>, \u201cI made a test post and instead of seeing 50 bot replies I only saw one much progress, very hype.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other users also went to test Musk\u2019s latest changes. PlanB, a Bitcoin (BTC) analyst and investor posted a chart to see how many bots would reply to the post. At the time of writing, no responses from bots have shown up in the comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just testing if the bots are really gone! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2v7BU3xMfu\">pic.twitter.com\/2v7BU3xMfu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PlanB (@100trillionUSD) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/100trillionUSD\/status\/1602089662805573632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin also noted that while \u201cTwitter *seems* to be marginally better to use lately,\u201d he couldn\u2019t tell if there had been a reduction in bots due to Musk. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo idea how to separate apart stuff Elon did vs crypto-winter vs my brain imagining changes that aren&#8217;t actually there,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>Some have reported that the bot responses still show up on posts, but are very quickly removed by the platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u2018Twitter will do lots of dumb things\u2019 in the coming months: Elon Musk<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Twitter spam and scam bots have been a plague on the platform and were seen by Musk as one of his top priorities for Twitter after taking the helm in October. <\/p>\n<p>In his latest post, Musk also hinted that the platform will be aiming to take legal action against scammers on Twitter in the future, though didn\u2019t offer any additional details. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They will try other methods, but we\u2019re shutting them down as soon as they show up.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter will also be moving to prosecute scammers anywhere on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1602035168444833792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter will also be moving to prosecute scammers anywhere on Earth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"nifty_newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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