AI Is a Great Tool for Dictatorships
OpenAI identified PRC-linked users using AI tools to generate polarizing propaganda about U.S. data centers to obstruct AI infrastructure development and slow U.S. AI advancement.
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Election Interference / Disinformation
TikTok influence, Spamouflage, troll-farm and narrative-shaping campaigns by PRC-linked operators.
China finds audience for talk of Japan 'militarism' beyond Russia, North Korea
PRC is actively conducting narrative-shaping and disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences to amplify messaging about Japanese militarism beyond traditional allies Russia and North Korea.
How ‘lying flat’ went from a niche subculture to mainstream phenomenon
PRC's top intelligence agency accused foreign forces of weaponizing the 'lying flat' social movement to undermine Chinese social values, suggesting Beijing views the phenomenon as part of information warfare against state interests.
⚠ Counter-evidence
Chinese propagandists stoking dissent over Trump tariffs and data centres, OpenAI saysOpenAI reported PRC-linked propagandists attempted to weaponize its chatbot to generate anti-Trump tariff dissent and influence U.S. AI/data-center policy debates, but the campaigns had negligible real-world effect.
OpenAI says China launched influence campaign to shape US attitudes on AI data centers
OpenAI reported detection of a PRC-orchestrated social-media influence campaign using ChatGPT-generated content to shape U.S. public opinion against AI data centers and Trump's tariff policies.
OpenAI: ‘Likely’ Chinese influence operation tried to use ChatGPT to stir debate on data centers
OpenAI identified two Chinese-origin influence operations using ChatGPT to generate social-media content amplifying narratives critical of U.S. data centers and tariffs while posing as Americans.
China-based operatives used ChatGPT to shape AI data centers and tariff debates
OpenAI discovered and banned China-linked accounts running coordinated inauthentic campaigns ('Data Center Bandwagon' and 'Tech and Tariffs') using ChatGPT to generate social-media content targeting U.S. policy debates on AI and tariffs, though the campaigns achieved minimal online impact.
Sen Tom Cotton urges DOJ to probe Chinese bid to 'kneecap' American AI
Sen. Cotton requests DOJ investigation into alleged covert PRC-linked campaign using Chinese state media and foreign-funded groups to obstruct U.S. AI infrastructure and data center projects.
Singapore’s ban on anti-Indian posts exposes threat of race ‘weaponisation’
Singapore authorities blocked anti-Indian social-media posts from a China-based platform, with analysts warning of PRC-linked foreign actors weaponizing racial tensions to destabilize the city-state's multiracial society.
How France uncovered a network of propaganda sites linked to Beijing
France identified a network of propaganda websites, including 'Actu Méridien', managed by Chinese state television to spread pro-Beijing narratives in French-speaking regions.
Mamdani-backed candidate peddled crackpot COVID-19 claim pushed by Chinese communists
A U.S. political candidate promoted a false COVID-origin theory sourced from Chinese state propaganda, suggesting PRC disinformation reached domestic U.S. electoral context.
The ASEAN-China AI Center: Innovation Boost or Agentic Disinformation Risk for Southeast Asia?
Analysis of ASEAN-China AI Center highlighting risks of PRC-linked influence campaigns and disinformation in Southeast Asia through AI capabilities.
TikTok warped Americans’ view of the Iran war — one post at a time
Article analyzes TikTok's role in shaping American public opinion on Iran conflict through algorithmically-amplified content, characterizing it as an information-warfare campaign by a PRC-linked platform.
America is losing a war it hasn’t even named yet
Analysis arguing that China has formalized 'cognitive domain' warfare as military strategy targeting U.S. perception and information space, framing it as an undeclared conflict America is losing.
DHS, War Dept join probe into Singham network allegedly sowing discord in US
DHS and DoD investigating a network of nonprofits funded by Neville Roy Singham for allegedly spreading CCP propaganda and sowing discord in the U.S., with investigators suspecting coordination to amplify divisive narratives.
Disinformation campaign targeted Tibetan parliament-in-exile elections
DFRLab identified a Beijing-connected Spamouflage disinformation campaign targeting Tibetan parliament-in-exile elections.