Bot Farms & Chinese Cash Fueling Data Center Backlash

X (formerly called Twitter) says it caught 200,000 fake Chinese accounts running "influence operations" in the U.S. last week — and roughly 200 of them were aimed squarely at turning Americans against AI data centers. It's the latest domino in a string of reports and congressional letters this year alleging that a chunk of the anti-data-center movement isn't as grassroots as it looks. If you've been reading MDN's coverage of Pennsylvania's data-center fights — the Quinnipiac poll showing 74% local opposition, the South Strabane Township ordinance delays, the general drumbeat of "not in my backyard" — last week's disclosure adds a wrinkle worth understanding.

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