AP:

The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election.

The warning comes after a tumultuous few weeks in U.S. politics that have forced Russia, Iran and China to revise some of the details of their propaganda playbook. What hasn’t changed, intelligence officials said, is the determination of these nations to seed the internet with false and incendiary claims about American democracy to undermine faith in the election.

WUSF NPR:

Florida’s U.S. senator said the Biden administration isn’t doing enough to combat disinformation and interference from foreign actors in elections. . . .

Federal government investigators have found that foreign interference in elections has been rife since Russia tried to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

During an appearance in Tampa on Friday, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said that interference has only gotten worse. Scott warned against the influence of foreign agents on American elections during an appearance with veteran’s groups. He took the Biden administration to task for what he said was not putting enough pressure on foreign governments to put the brakes on interference.

More analysis on this story from NYT: 

….As Washington looks ahead to the 2024 vote, U.S. intelligence agencies last week released a report on the 2022 midterm elections — a document that gives us some hints about what might be to come. . . . 

In 2022, the intelligence report found, Russia attempted to denigrate Democrats, including by amplifying allegations of corruption by Mr. Biden’s family, in large measure because of his administration’s support for Ukraine. . . With Republican opposition to Ukraine funding growing, officials believe that Moscow is likely to try to interfere even more in 2024. . . . 

It is not entirely clear what China is going to do, or what side it will take in 2024. But the report suggests that Chinese leaders viewed the 2022 election as a chance to portray the U.S. model as chaotic.  . . .

China has already begun experimenting with artificial intelligence in its influence campaigns. Industry experts say that new technologies will make it easier for foreign countries to mimic native English speakers and generate messages amplifying existing divisions more rapidly.