28 August 2026
X suspends 200 accounts spreading anti-AI data center messaging
First reported
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- X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, discovered a network of 200,000 inauthentic accounts, with 200 focused on posting anti-AI data center content.
- The 200 accounts posted AI-generated cartoons and text claiming data centers raise household electricity prices and strain local power grids, framing operators as profiting while families pay.
- The accounts likely used OpenAI's ChatGPT to generate images and talking points, matching a separate operation OpenAI documented in June involving suspected Chinese accounts.
- X suspended the accounts for violating its authenticity policy but did not disclose what the remaining 199,800 accounts were posting or provide details about the operators.