Operation “Trolling Stone”: Russia-linked influence activity
Must ReadOpenAI Blog · 2026-02-01 00:00 UTC AI
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OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreported operation dubbed 'Trolling Stone'. The operation used AI to generate comments about an alleged Russian cult leader’s arrest in Argentina. The accounts were identified and removed by OpenAI.
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OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreported operation we dubbed "Trolling Stone", using AI to generate comments about an alleged Russian cult leader’s arrest in Argentina.