OpenAI bans Russian accounts behind covert influence campaign using ChatGPT
The Decoder · rss · 2026-08-26
OpenAI disrupted a covert Russian influence campaign using ChatGPT to generate social media posts by banning a cluster of accounts. Operators accessed the platform via VPNs from Russia to promote the fictitious "International Burke Institute," including German-language Telegram content critical of the EU and the German government. The campaign's reach remained small, but OpenAI warns the infrastructure could scale over time.
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