United States of America: US Department of Justice investigation into covert Russian Government operated social media bot farm
Progress
Current status
under investigation
27 Jun 2024 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ruling in US Department of Justice investigation into covert Russian Government operated social media bot farm
On 27 June 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the seizure of two domain names and the search of 968 social media accounts used by Russian actors to create an AI-enhanced social media bot farm that spread disinformation in the Unite…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court