US Shuts Down Russian Bot Farm Spreading Disinformation on X
TL;DR
The U.S. Justice Department has disrupted a Russian propaganda campaign using AI to influence American public opinion and inflame election-year divisions. Nina Jankowicz of the American Sunlight Project discusses the evolving sophistication of foreign disinformation efforts and the need for greater transparency and regulation of social media platforms to combat these threats.
Topics:worldpolitics#artificial-intelligence#election-security#politics#russian-disinformation#social-media#us-government
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