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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Rohit David

The Rise of AI-Generated Hate: Inside the Sri Lankan Network Profiting from UK Anti-Immigrant Content

Sri Lankan 'Slop King' Earns £227k from AI-Fueled Anti-Migrant Hate Targeting UK Elders (Credit: Geeth Sooriyapura Instagram Account)

As AI-generated hate speech and fake AI images surge across social media, a Sri Lankan influencer has erected a thriving empire on UK anti-migrant disinformation, pocketing £227,000 ($300,000) through Islamophobic content ensnaring 1.6 million followers.

Geeth Sooriyapura's 128 Facebook pages deploy generative AI to fabricate viral slop, zeroing in on British pensioners as prime marks for far-right immigration barbs and societal rifts.

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