Jeremy Ryan’s NFT Lawsuit Against X Corp.

Facts in the Backdrop of the Incident

Jeremy Ryan, a California resident, survived brain cancer and turned to art during recovery. He created NFTs and quickly became a leading NFT artist on the Binance Smart Chain. He launched six major collections and built a large online following. To grow his work, he opened multiple accounts on X, formerly Twitter. He paid for premium subscriptions and used the platform to promote his NFT projects. His accounts drew celebrity attention, including John Cena and Snoop Dogg. Ryan’s projects gained thousands of followers, and he organized waitlists for upcoming launches.

Events Leading to the Legal Dispute

X promoted itself as a platform supporting free speech and promised users the right to appeal suspensions. Ryan relied on these assurances and built his NFT business on the platform. Despite this, X suspended multiple accounts, including @nftdemon_420, @gremlin_society, and others, without explanation. Each time Ryan tried to appeal, the form redirected without processing his request. He attempted thirteen appeals, but none succeeded. One account was briefly reinstated after X admitted its AI system wrongly flagged him as spam. However, X suspended his accounts again in April 2024 without any opportunity for appeal. X continued displaying Ryan’s content alongside ads, deriving revenue wh