Operation “Stop News”: Recidivist influence activity
OpenAI disrupted a Russia-linked operation using AI to generate disinformation at scale across Africa and the UK.
Why it matters
AI-enabled influence operations are now a measurable threat to practitioners and policymakers. This is the first major public disruption of a coordinated disinformation campaign built entirely on frontier models — a real-world test of platform safety measures and a signal that adversaries are scaling AI for influence work.
The key facts
10 to knowOperation dubbed 'Stop News' — Russia-origin disinformation campaign
Used AI to generate influence content targeting Africa and UK
OpenAI banned associated accounts
First major public disruption of AI-native influence operation at scale
Signals adversary adoption of frontier models for coordinated inauthentic behavior
Operation dubbed 'Stop News' — Russia-origin influence campaign
Used AI to generate recidivist influence content
Targeted Africa and UK
OpenAI detected and banned associated accounts
Coordinated disinformation at scale using generative AI
Go to the source
OpenAI Blogopenai.com
Publisher excerpt: 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.