X Uncovers Chinese Bot Network Aimed at Data Centers
Posts cite X safety findings on inauthentic accounts in AI and energy debates.
Posts from investors and creators state that X identified a network of roughly 200,000 inauthentic accounts, several hundred of which targeted U.S. discussions on AI data centers and energy policy. The accounts are described as pushing claims that data centers raise household electricity costs. Accounts including those of Beff Jezos and Nic Carter called opposition to data centers a Chinese influence operation or useful idiocy. The posts treat the X safety disclosure as confirmed.
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…
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Polymarket@PolymarketBREAKING: 𝕏 reveals it uncovered a Chinese bot farm of roughly 200,000 accounts, including hundreds used to influence U.S. debate over AI data centers & energy policy.
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NC nic carter@nic_carterIf you’re participating in the anti datacenter moral panic you are either - a literal Chinese bot - a useful idiot for China
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MB Matthew Berman@MatthewBermanNo one could have predicted this https://x.com/MatthewBerman/status/2091214263771934912
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B( Beff (e/acc)@beffjezosThe damage to the collective unconscious is done unfortunately It is now official that anyone that opposes data centers is a useful idiot for the CCP
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AG AG@AGHamilton29X has now confirmed a Chinese bot farm of 200K fake accounts intentionally trying to manipulate public opinion against data centers. People might want to consider how common this has become and how it is manipulating multiple policy discussions on social media.
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PO Polymarket@PolymarketBREAKING: 𝕏 reveals it uncovered a Chinese bot farm of roughly 200,000 accounts, including hundreds used to influence U.S. debate over AI data centers & energy policy.
- likes: 29.8K
- replies: 1K
- bookmarks: 2.5K
- reposts: 4.2K
