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OpenAI Bans Chinese-Linked ChatGPT Anti-Data Center Campaign

6/11/2026

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OpenAI identified a Chinese-linked operation that used ChatGPT to create anti-data-center posts and banned the accounts.
The “Data Center Bandwagon” campaign ran late 2025-early 2026, used VPNs, Simplified Chinese prompts, posting on X and YouTube as Americans, achieving minimal engagement.
Kevin O'Leary said his Utah data-center project shrank after local opposition and alleged Chinese Communist Party funding of Alliance for a Better Utah and Elevate Strategies, which the groups denied.

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Story summary

OpenAI identified a Chinese-linked operation that used ChatGPT to create anti-data-center posts and banned the accounts.
The “Data Center Bandwagon” campaign ran late 2025-early 2026, used VPNs, Simplified Chinese prompts, posting on X and YouTube as Americans, achieving minimal engagement.
Kevin O'Leary said his Utah data-center project shrank after local opposition and alleged Chinese Communist Party funding of Alliance for a Better Utah and Elevate Strategies, which the groups denied.