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3 verified observations0 with a disclosed priceLatest: Jul 9, 2024
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U.S. says Russian bot farm used AI to impersonate Americans
Public radio reporting on the same enforcement action described the AI-assisted operation of fake profiles on the platform and placed it in a wider pattern of state-backed fake-account activity around elections.
Justice Department leads efforts among federal, international and private-sector partners to disrupt covert Russian government-operated social media bot farm
US prosecutors announced the court-authorised seizure of infrastructure behind an AI-assisted bot farm that created and operated close to 1,000 fake accounts impersonating Americans between 2022 and 2024. The platform suspended the remaining accounts.
Observed
Jul 9, 2024
Account type
Synthetic
Geography
Russia (alleged operators); United States (targets)
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts
The platform joined a coordinated enforcement action against members of a forum functioning as a marketplace for hijacked accounts and rare usernames, some obtained through SIM-swapping and extortion.
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