Samajwadi Party's Hardoi District President Jitendra Verma posted on X that despite posting "original content" on the platform, he hasn't received his payout. "Send my payout," Verma posted while tagging X owner Elon Musk and Product head Nikita Bier. Within hours, Bier demonetised Verma's account and shared proof that a majority of his content was "simply re-uploading other creators' content".