#BotFarm

US Disrupts AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm on X

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July 10, 2024 at 07:48AM Russian government-backed threat actors have utilized the Meliorator software’s artificial intelligence features to create fake online personas and disseminate disinformation about multiple countries. This tool allows the mass creation of seemingly authentic social media accounts and the perpetuation of false narratives. The US has seized domain names used for this … Read more

US and partners disrupt bot farm pushing Russian propaganda

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July 9, 2024 at 05:16PM A large bot farm, managed by a deputy editor-in-chief at the Russian state-run news organization Russia Today (RT) and a Russian FSB officer, was dismantled by the U.S. Justice Department. The bots, driven by AI software named Meliorator, disseminated disinformation on Twitter targeting global users since 2022. This operation aimed … Read more