76% of viral Anthropic resignation post's reposts came from abroad, fueling astroturf claims
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-12
Analysis of Coxon's resignation post from Anthropic — which drew 165M views and reportedly sparked a congressional push for AI regulation per WSJ — estimates 76% of its engagement came from outside the US, mainly India, Indonesia and Mexico, suggesting possible coordinated amplification. An skeptical analysis by researcher Parker Thayer got 6.6M views with a very different repost profile, highlighting how foreign accounts shape American AI policy debates.
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