Elon Musk’s X has taken the decision ban the handles of InfoFi apps citing a rise in span activities. Nikita Bier, the head of product at X, announced the development on Thursday. The change has been announced as a revision to X’s developer API policies.
In order to optimize and improve the user experience on X, Musk’s team identified that bot activities need to be brought under control significantly. As per Bier’s notification, X has started removing API access to these apps.
“We have revoked API access from these apps, so your X experience should start improving soon,” Bier claimed. “If your developer account was terminated, please reach out and we will assist in transitioning your business to Threads and Bluesky.”
InfoFi apps are platforms that can transform online activities including Discord posts, X posts, and GitHub repositories into blockchain-based digital assets that can be monetized. This allows creators to earn from protocols, eliminating the reliance on advertisements.
These apps reward users for sharing post-to-earn model-based content on platforms like X that give access to enterprise API access.
Bier’s announcement opened floodgates of opinions on X. Famed on-chain security researcher ZachXBT shamed InfoFi apps that ran “AI slop campaigns” and generated high volume, machine- first content to spam the platform.
“The inorganic activity / fake metrics was obvious if you have common sense and it made X borderline unusable for everyone else,” ZachXBT said.
In 2025, Ethos Network CEO Serpin Taxt had started testing a prototype of a tool that could help people clean the AI clutter from their timeline. At the time, ZachXBT had also announced to be collaborating on similar research projects.
A number of creators, however, have expressed concerns regarding X’s decision.
Ever since Musk acquired X in 2022, he has been verbal about the issue of bots spewing spams on the platform. These activities give rise to market manipulation, spread to misinformation, and risks of users getting scammed. Crypto holders could face serious financial threat under such conditions.