Hundreds of pro-Nvidia sockpuppet accounts traced to supposedly defunct Israeli firm
zacharynado · x · 2026-11-12
Researcher tylerjohnston claims to have unraveled the biggest AI astroturfing campaign yet: hundreds of fake accounts posing as Americans posted thousands of times over the past year to support Nvidia, back chip exports and data centers, attack U.S. lawmakers, and dismiss AI concerns — traced to a supposedly defunct Israeli influence company.
Screenshots show suspended/deactivated sockpuppet accounts replying to export-control advocate peterwildeford with near-identical talking points (restricting H200s only helps Huawei; chokepoints just accelerate substitutes). The accounts also rushed to defend Jensen Huang after reports of his relationship with an alleged spy tied to chip diversion. Wildeford joked he was "honored" by the attention.
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