Russian Trolls Ramp Up Efforts on X Ahead of U.S. Presidential Election

• Russian trolls are increasing their activity on social media, targeting influential accounts like Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr.
• These efforts are part of a broader campaign to meddle in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, using low-quality, high-volume spam tactics.
• A network of fake personas on X, run by Russian intelligence, aims to weaken international support for Ukraine and spread divisive content.
• U.S. authorities have identified nearly 1,000 X accounts tied to a Russian bot farm, which have been removed by the platform.
• Despite these efforts, the fake accounts have struggled to gain significant visibility or engagement from their high-profile targets.

Source: WSJ