{"id":18971,"date":"2025-10-19T00:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T00:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/19\/elon-musks-x-finally-ready-to-cleanup-a-huge-spam-problem-what-it-says-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T00:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T00:12:01","slug":"elon-musks-x-finally-ready-to-cleanup-a-huge-spam-problem-what-it-says-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/19\/elon-musks-x-finally-ready-to-cleanup-a-huge-spam-problem-what-it-says-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s X Finally Ready To Cleanup A Huge Spam Problem: What It Says | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9633978\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 14, 2025, 10:04 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9633978\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3306340951 asubttl-schema\">Elon Musk has promised getting rid of spam bots from the platform and his product chief claims the process has started.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3306340951 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Musk's product chief has confirmed millions of bots have been removed\" title=\"Musk's product chief has confirmed millions of bots have been removed\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3306340951\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s product chief has confirmed millions of bots have been removed<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The spam bot issue on Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) has been around for a while and people have pretty much given up on the problem getting a solution. However, the platform is now ready to start the clean up process and assures that in the next few weeks it will get rid of all the spam bots that are flooding your direct messages (DMs).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The update was given by Nikita Bier, who is said to be the head of product at X, as per the profile. Bier even stated that the platform has already removed over 1.7 million automated spam bots from DMs and he claims the experience of using the feature will improve in the coming days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This week we purged 1.7 million bots engaging in reply spam. You should start noticing improvements in the coming days. We will be focusing on DM spam next.\u2014 Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikitabier\/status\/1977446408136650785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Spam Removal On X: Much Needed Update<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Elon Musk has been promising to fix the mess around spam bot accounts that plague the experience of using the platform. Removing spam is critical for X and helps it become a reliable option for millions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">If you are a regular user on X and visit the DM section, you would have noticed hundreds of spam accounts with suspicious links targeting users. In fact, bots are also the reason why some of your posts might not be getting the right visibility and reach. Bier claims this is \u2018direct attack\u2019 on those ruining the experience as well as authenticity of the platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Musk has built a core team where Bier is leading the charge to make the experience smoother and also cater to demands for encryption in chats which is pointless if spam bots are running amok on the platform. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He also mentioned that his team are working on the Android X app from scratch and they are even beefing up the engineering team to keep enhancing the platform with new features and improvements like these. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"S Aadeetya\" title=\"S Aadeetya\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3306340951 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3306340951 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 14, 2025, 10:04 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3306340951 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Elon Musk\u2019s X Finally Ready To Cleanup A Huge Spam Problem: What It Says<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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