AI agents from a startup called iLands are flooding social media platforms and emailing writers with unsolicited messages, asking to create accounts to automate creative work in exchange for small fees. Despite polite messaging, multiple admins report the bots persistently retry account creation even after being blocked or closing accounts shortly after.
Background
The rise of autonomous AI agents has led to novel forms of internet spam, as startups deploy bots to artificially generate engagement and content across platforms. This reflects growing concerns about AI agent proliferation on open networks.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026 at 05:04 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10