OpenAI Blog
Jun 1
“Data Center Bandwagon” Campaign: US-targeted influence activity
OpenAI banned a likely PRC-origin cluster using AI to generate social media content criticizing US data centers and AI infrastructure.
PRC-linked influence operations are targeting AI debates in the US
A new report from OpenAI details PRC-linked influence operations using AI to target U. S.
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“Tech and Tariffs” Campaign: Influence activity targeting US tech policy
OpenAI banned likely PRC-origin accounts using AI to create comments and cartoons about US tech policy, tariffs, and trade restrictions.
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PRC-linked abuse: Surveillance and influence activity
OpenAI banned PRC-linked accounts using AI to support surveillance-related planning, targeted profiling, and research on critics and other individuals.
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Jun 1, 2025
Operation “Uncle Spam”: US polarization influence activity
OpenAI banned China-origin accounts using AI to generate US political content and research people, movements, and online communities.
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Jun 1, 2025
Operation “Sneer Review”: China-origin influence activity
OpenAI banned accounts using AI to generate posts criticizing a Taiwanese social media influencer and related US topics.
OpenAI Blog
Jun 1, 2025
Operation “VAGue Focus”: Social engineering and influence activity
OpenAI banned accounts using AI for social engineering, surveillance-themed research, and influence activity targeting critics.
OpenAI Blog
Feb 1, 2025
Iranian influence nexus: Cross-platform activity
OpenAI banned Iran-linked accounts using AI to generate articles and social posts tied to IUVM and STORM-2035 influence activity.
OpenAI Blog
Feb 1, 2025
Operation “Sponsored Discontent”: Influence activity
OpenAI banned likely China-origin accounts using AI to generate English social posts and Spanish-language articles.
OpenAI Blog
Oct 1, 2025
Operation “Stop News”: Recidivist influence activity
OpenAI banned accounts linked to a Russia-origin operation we dubbed “Stop News”, using AI to generate recidivist influence content targeting Africa and the UK.
OpenAI Blog
Oct 1, 2024
Operation “A2Z”: Multilingual influence activity
OpenAI banned “A2Z” accounts using AI to generate multilingual influence content about elections, Ukraine, and politics across platforms.
OpenAI Blog
Oct 1, 2025
Operation “Nine–emdash Line”: Regional influence activity
OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreprorted PRC-origin operation we dubbed "Nine-emdash Line", using AI to create regional influence content about the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and US politics.
OpenAI Blog
Jun 1, 2025
STORM-2035: Recidivist influence activity
OpenAI banned accounts associated with the likely Iran-linked STORM-2035 operation using AI to create influence content about US, UK, Irish, and Venezuelan politics.