Frank Luntz
A Chinese bot farm of 200,000 accounts has been operating on 𝕏 (and likely other major social media platforms) to drum up opposition to data centers. China has run influence operations in the U.S. for years to sow disagreement about strategically important industries: https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/6015467-china-ai-infrastructure-influence/
Global Government Affairs
The X Safety team conducted an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations: We identified a bot farm of approximately 200,000 accounts. Within this farm, we found 200 accounts posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy. These posts contained claims that AI data centers are driving up household electricity prices and straining the grid. Others included AI-generated cartoons that depicted data-center operators enriching themselves at the public's expense. We remain committed to maintaining an open and authentic platform where people debate topics of public interest. We take seriously any attempts to undermine the integrity of the global town square and suspend accounts that violate our Authenticity policy.
