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Public story · 2026-02-26 · source-backed
X's search system is undergoing a full rewrite because AI agents overwhelmed it at scale. Head of Product Nikita Bier: "If a human is not tapping on the screen, the account and all associated accounts will likely be suspended -- even if you're just experimenting." CryptoQuant detected 7.75M bot posts/day. Yet Bier acknowledges they "aim to support legitimate use-cases of agents." How X distinguishes "legitimate agent" from "spam bot" will set precedent for every social platform dealing with autonomous AI agent access.
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