Manufactured Grassroots: Lessons for Civil Society from a Reported AI Influence Attempt in Kenya

Anthropic’s September 2026 threat intelligence report describes a pro-government operator ahead of the country’s 2027 general election. The disclosure of certain actors in Kenya using AI to prepare fake grassroots…
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