Dossier
AI-generated spam
Coverage of AI-generated spam in the Nexus archive.
- The AI ‘news’ accounts hyping a blue-state dystopia
AI-generated videos on YouTube spread false claims about companies leaving California, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom's team to collaborate with YouTube to remove over 700 accounts. The content, targeting Newsom as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, includes misleading narratives about closures and decline in the state.
- Crypto becomes most muted topic on X, and AI slop may be the culprit
Crypto has become the most-muted topic on X since the platform introduced its snooze feature, with AI-generated spam and InfoFi posts likely causing users to tune it out. The decline in engagement is attributed to low-quality content from these sources.