X Cracks Down on Monetization Gaming in Telegram Groups
X's product leadership, through a statement by Nikita Bier, has announced a significant shift in how Telegram groups approach content monetization. The platform discovered that roughly half of the reply spam clogging timelines originated from users gaming the revenue-sharing monetization system—essentially creating low-effort content purely to extract earnings.
The move represents X's attempt to recalibrate incentives. Starting this week, the monetization model has shifted fundamentally: creators will now earn rewards only when their cont