{"id":350681,"date":"2018-09-17T19:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T19:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=350681"},"modified":"2018-09-17T17:06:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T17:06:27","slug":"elon-musk-fed-up-with-twitter-crypto-scams-turns-to-dogecoin-creator-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/ai-and-tech\/elon-musk-fed-up-with-twitter-crypto-scams-turns-to-dogecoin-creator-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Fed Up with Twitter Crypto Scams, Turns to Dogecoin Creator for Help"},"content":{"rendered":"
Eccentric tech entrepreneur and founder of Space X and electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, is reportedly getting fed up with\u00a0<\/span>the cryptocurrency giveaway scam bots\u00a0<\/span>that have been plaguing popular social media platform Twitter for the better part of a year.<\/p>\n As a result, he has turned to the creator of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin to seek a solution to the ongoing issue.<\/p>\n The widespread prevalence and frequency of Twitter spambots promoting fake cryptocurrency giveaway scams has finally got to Elon Musk, according to recent public comments he made via his Twitter account.<\/span><\/p>\n Musk tweeted at Jackson Palmer<\/a>, the founder of the Dogecoin meme cryptocurrency, asking if he “can help get rid of the annoying scam spammers,” saying it would be “much appreciated.” Musk\u2019s comment may have also contained a tongue-in-cheek nod to Dogecoin. Dogecoin was created as a “joke” to honor the Shiba Inu dog meme that often uses the term “much wow.”<\/span><\/p>\n Palmer had previously developed a script to block the scam bots in the past, sharing the code with Musk, claiming its “short, simple and you just run it with cron somewhere.”<\/span><\/p>\n Palmer turned the conversation toward Twitter itself, suggesting Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, and his team “should definitely automate and fix this problem on their end.”<\/span><\/p>\n Musk is among the tech industry figure heads often impersonated by Twitter scam bots. Others include Changpeng Zhao, Binance CEO, actor William Shatner<\/a>, and even United States President Donald Trump. Many have been forced to include “not giving away cryptocurrency” in their Twitter usernames to try and save investors from being duped.<\/span><\/p>\n Musk recently tweeted, appearing impressed by the scam bots, saying they had “mad skillz.” It didn\u2019t take long, however, for Musk\u2019s amusement to turn into annoyance.<\/span><\/p>\n The public social media conversation caught the attention of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin who replied to Musk imploring Dorsey to “help us please.”<\/span><\/p>\n As Buterin and Musk\u2019s conversation suggests, the consensus has been that Twitter isn\u2019t doing enough to prevent their users from being repeatedly subjected to such scams.<\/span><\/p>\nElon Musk Asks Dogecoin Creator Jackson Palmer for Help<\/span><\/h2>\n
Elon Musk: From Impressed to Annoyed<\/span><\/h2>\n
Twitter Not Doing Enough to Protect Users<\/span><\/h2>\n