[Serenity: X Should Clean Up Paid Interaction Networks to Prevent Platform Domination by Marketing Firms] BlockBeats News, September 11 — Serenity publicly called on X to ban all paid network circles where individuals are compensated to quote or comment on posts. They expressed concern that the platform could eventually be dominated by engagement networks driven by marketing firms' products rather than authentic, independent voices. Serenity described the operational model of such network circles: companies pay influencers to comment on or quote their posts, which then leads to the creation of new accounts like 'XX Finance' or 'XX Nation' along with affiliated accounts. Once a company's network grows large enough, these accounts quote each other to boost engagement. Over time, each affiliated account accumulates tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of followers and is then used to enhance the visibility of other accounts. [Original Link]