Chinese SIM farms are radicalizing Americans and destabilizing society, intel experts say

This is a serious allegation! How realistic and how effective is this? 

What countermeasures have been taken?

However, it has been known since the Cold War that communist dictatorships have been trying to undermine and manipulate public opinion of the open societies in Western countries.

Caveat: I am not familiar with this particular subject.

"Swarms of sophisticated chatbots enabled by China are embedded in platforms like Reddit and Discord to radicalize America’s youth, foment political division, and encourage violence, according to intelligence experts.

The ability to create millions of online personas to invade chat groups and social media sites to, in essence, destabilize American society is one of the sinister uses of the Chinese-built SIM farms like the ones shut down around New York City in September, Blaze News has learned. ..."

Chinese SIM farms are radicalizing Americans and destabilizing society, intel experts say | Blaze Media "‘There’s a chatbot that can pretend to be 27 personalities and is designed to groom you.’"