New Delhi: Social media platform X changed its rules for sharing of revenues with creators after a deluge of AI-generated videos proliferating across the platform during the US-Israel-Iran conflict.
In a recent case, one Pakistani user managed at least 31 accounts on X posting artificial intelligence-created war videos, Nikita Bier, the head of product development at the social media company said Wednesday.
“Last night, we found a guy in Pakistan that was managing 31 accounts posting AI war videos. All were hacked and the usernames were changed on Feb 27 to ‘Iran War Monitor’or some derivative. We are getting much faster at detecting this—and also eliminating the incentive to do this,” Bier posted on X.
“It’s just broke people trying to scalp creator rev[enue] share and jumping on any relevant trend (sic).”
The accounts were not limited to mimicking accounts from Iran, but also a number of ‘IDF Girl’profiles that came under X’s sweep. The IDF Girl accounts were also run from Pakistan, noted Bier.
Last night, we found a guy in Pakistan that was managing 31 accounts posting AI war videos. All were hacked and the usernames were changed on Feb 27 to "Iran War Monitor" or some derivative.
We are getting much faster at detecting this—and also eliminating the incentive to do…
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) March 4, 2026
“Starting now, users who post AI-generated videos of an armed conflict—without adding a disclosure that it was made with AI—will be suspended from Creator Revenue Sharing for 90 days. Subsequent violations will result in a permanent suspension from the program,” Bier said in a separate post.
Today we are revising our Creator Revenue Sharing policies to maintain authenticity of content on Timeline and prevent manipulation of the program.
During times of war, it is critical that people have access to authentic information on the ground. With today’s AI technologies,…
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) March 3, 2026
The social media platform has faced increasing questions about accuracy and accountability of content shared on it, with a number of accounts emanating from Pakistan or Bangladesh mimicking genuine users in other countries.
Closer to home, in November 2025, X unveiled an “About This Account” feature that indicated a number of accounts posting pro-Congress posts on the social media platform were from Pakistan or Bangladesh, as reported by ThePrint in November.
A number of videos such on the media platform have been created or edited using AI technologies to showcase successful or failed strikes across the region. An example is a video posted by the user @DahliaKurtz, which reportedly shows leaked CCTV footage of the moment an Israeli strike hit the centres of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The moment key Islamic Regime sites were bombed — a compilation.
It happened faster than Khamenei could say “Death to America” or “Death to Israel.”
— dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ (@DahliaKurtz) March 2, 2026
A X’s AI assistant Grok notes, “No, this isn’t real footage. The compilation uses AI-generated or heavily edited clips (common in past Iran conflict videos, flagged by detectors for glitches/artifacts). Watermarks like Kaabusi88 appear on debunked fakes.”
Bier himself noted a video posted by the user @Ahm3d_Hamdan, a user purporting to be a journalist from Northern Gaza, as AI generated. The war between US-Israel and Iran has entered its fifth day, with a number of claims and counter-claims on the damage being done by all the parties involved.
Iranian accounts have claimed the destruction of a number of American naval vessels or expensive radars, often using synthetic footage. On X, accounts are incentivised to post more content that receive large amounts of views due to its policies of revenue sharing with creators.
To participate in the programme, a user needs to have bought an X ‘Premium’ account, followed by at least 500 premium accounts, have around five million impressions in the last three months and have their identity verified by the platform.
The payouts are usually in US dollar value, which incentivises users in countries where the dollar is strong to continue making posts that go viral.
(Edited by Tony Rai)