In Spamalot

China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate

Intelligence and national security officials have said that Russia, China and Iran have all mounted online influence operations targeting U.S. voters ahead of the November election. Russia remains the top threat, intelligence officials say, even as Iran has become more aggressive in recent months, covertly supporting U.S. protests against the war in Gaza and attempting to hack into the email systems of the two presidential candidates.

And the beauty of it all is that due to the way social media algorithms work, much of this activity is being funded by American advertisers.

Oh brave new world, that has such creatures in it.