X busts 200,000-strong Chinese bot farm, including accounts making claims about AI data centers and electricity — suspect accounts posted claims about pricing and grid strain to ‘manipulate’ debate – Tom’s Hardware

X has dismantled a bot farm comprising approximately 200,000 accounts operating from China that were used to spread claims about AI data centers and electricity pricing. The suspect accounts posted content designed to manipulate public debate regarding grid strain and computational infrastructure costs. The platform’s action represents an effort to counter coordinated inauthentic behavior targeting discussions around artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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