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Foreign-run AI accounts spread UK anti-immigration content
Dozens of interconnected accounts, some linked to Sri Lanka, US, and Iran, use AI-generated posts to manipulate UK public opinion
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Dozens of foreign-run AI accounts, including some from Sri Lanka, the US, and Iran, are spreading anti-immigration content in the UK, often using AI-generated videos and posing as British nationals, with aims to manipulate public opinion and profit from engagement.
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Dozens of foreign-run AI accounts, including some from Sri Lanka, the US, and Iran, are spreading anti-immigration content in the UK, often using AI-generated videos and posing as British nationals, with aims to manipulate public opinion and profit from engagement.
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