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August 28, 2026
X Discovers Large Chinese Bot Farm Conducting Influence Operations
- The bot farm was identified by X's safety team as part of influence operations targeting American narratives.
- Accounts promoted claims that AI data centers increase electricity costs and harm local communities.
- This discovery coincides with a national debate on the implications of AI development and data center expansion.
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- Massive Chinese bot farm caught conducting US ‘influence operations’ pushing coordinated online narrativeAug 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM · Fox News
- China is secretly fueling America's data center rageAug 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM · Axios