X Security Team Exposes 200k-Account Farm Manipulating AI Policy Debate
bennash · x · 2026-08-28
The X Safety team released an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations.
- Scale: Identified a bot farm of approximately 200,000 accounts.
- Tactics: Found 200 accounts posting to manipulate legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy.
- Content: Claims that AI data centers drive up electricity prices and strain the grid, plus AI-generated cartoons depicting operators enriching themselves at the public's expense.
- Stance: X remains committed to maintaining an open and authentic platform.
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