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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 16/09/2026

⚖️ Last week, we welcomed the designation of ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act. But we also cautioned that there is a continued need for stronger coordination around AI Search, which straddles both the DSA and the AI Act.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 30/07/2026

🚨 NEW: The French High Commissioner for Children, Sarah El Haïry, has referred the findings of our report on Hugging Face to the European Commission. She also shared the findings with French regulatory agency @arcom.fr and to the reporting platform Pharos.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 28/07/2026

🔍 New Investigation: How did Hugging Face's "Spaces," a platform designed for sharing open-source AI demos, become a hub for tools capable of generating non-consensual intimate imagery? 🧵

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 22/06/2026

Last week's EU ban on AI nudifiers was one of few positive outcomes from the "simplification" process that culminated in the Digital Omnibus package. But as our researcher Silvia Semenzin noted recently in @techpolicypress.bsky.social, a ban alone cannot be the final answer to TFGBV.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 18/06/2026

🔎 What does it take to make platform accountability possible? Limelight Foundation's latest annual report features AI Forensics and traces our journey from Tracking Exposed to the adversarial audits that now help inform DSA enforcement.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 08/06/2026

Congratulations to our researcher Dr. Paul Bouchaud, who was awarded the Innovation Prize at the @viginum.bsky.social × Inria Scientific Prize. The prize recognized the paper “Beyond Guidelines: Assessing Meta’s Political Ad Moderation in the EU,” co-authored with VIGINUM.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 02/06/2026

📢 Ahead of a June 4 Dutch parliamentary debate on social media and electoral interference, AI Forensics and the wider HEIO collective (@postxsociety.bsky.social, Trollrensics, @uva.nl) have released preliminary findings from our social media monitoring of the 2026 Dutch municipal elections. 🧵

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 20/05/2026

Heading to #TechAbuseConf in London? Thursday @ 11 BTS: Senior Researcher @silviasemenzin.bsky.social will present work building on our report on IBSA networks on Telegram. She'll explore the transformation of abusive practices, cross-platform dynamics + challenges to regulation. See you there!

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 13/05/2026

🔎 Snapchat Ads Repository: A case study in independent auditing and platform accountability under the DSA Our latest investigation, conducted in April, found that Snapchat’s advertising transparency tools fell far short of requirements for very large online platforms under the DSA. 🧵

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 23/04/2026

On April 8, we released "Harassment as Infrastructure,” detailing widespread networks of abuse against women and girls on Telegram. In response, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov accused the EU of pushing for “surveillance and censorship” via “controlled NGOs and media.” 🧵👇

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 08/04/2026

🚨 NEW: Large-scale Telegram networks are spreading and monetizing non-consensual intimate images (NCII), including CSAM, in Italy and Spain. Our investigation reveals an organized ecosystem of abuse at scale — involving 25,000 users. 🧵

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 01/04/2026

“Generative AI has arrived in France’s local elections.” That was Le Monde’s headline just a month before the 2026 municipal vote. But what did that actually mean in practice? 👇

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 24/03/2026

In the final days of 2025, thousands of non-consensual AI-generated images spread across X. We investigated it before regulators were even back from holiday.

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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Marc Faddoul considers all the ways that AI output can be influenced without transparency or accountability.

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Who’s Whispering in Your Chatbot’s Ear?

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 12/03/2026

As elections unfold in both the NL and FR, use our updated Human Guide for AI Detection to make sense of the information around you. 🔎 Meanwhile, we’ll be monitoring TikTok to examine whose voices are amplified, if disinformation is spreading, and how GenAI is shaping what people see. Stay tuned!

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 11/03/2026

Last week, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, our senior researcher Dr Silvia Semenzin presented AI Forensics’ research on technology-facilitated gender-based violence at several high-level events in Madrid, Paris, and Brussels.

Dr. Silvia Semenzin with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Dr. Silvia Semenzin speak at the European Parliament.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 09/03/2026

For International Women’s Day, it’s worth acknowledging a troubling pattern we uncovered in our 2025 investigations of online harm: much of it disproportionately targets women and girls. Unfortunately, this is not surprising.👇

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esme harrington @esmeharrington.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I had a great conversation with Paul Bouchaud at @aiforensics.org about their research tracking the proliferation of Grok-generated deepfakes across the internet, which disproportionately impacted women. Check it out in the most recent of AWO's newsletter here!

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 23/02/2026

Last week marked two years of the DSA. To mark the occasion, AI Forensics joined the DSA & Platform Regulation Conference, organized by the @dsaobservatory.bsky.social, to share our research and reflect on the future of platform governance in the EU. We contributed two presentations.👇

The API Was Official. The Problems Were Also Official.

At the DSA and Platform Regulation Conference.

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Marc Faddoul @marcfaddoul.com · 18/02/2026

Last Monday, I found a dinner invitation from Emmanuel Macron in my junk mail. It was for the AI Summit anniversary, 24 hours later. Almost missed it! I jumped on a train and found myself at the Élysée the following evening. The room was filled with leading AI academics, startups, and big corps

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 16/02/2026

Planning on joining @dsaobservatory.bsky.social’s #DSA #Conference in #Amsterdam next week? Come say hi and learn about some of our latest research on Tuesday, February 17 👇

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 12/02/2026

🧵 AI bias isn’t just a chatbot problem. It’s increasingly built into our phones 📱 Our new audit finds the core on-device model powering Apple Intelligence is far from neutral.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 11/02/2026

🔍 What does TikTok US’s new ownership really mean for users? The transition has raised concerns, from changes to privacy policies to potential censorship. 🗣️Our Head of Research, Salvatore Romano, breaks it down in a new interview with Thomas Bourdeau for @rfi.fr: tinyurl.com/2v8zavmk

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 10/02/2026

🔒Safer Internet Day is a good moment to reflect on how our investigations are helping push the internet in a safer direction — and how we can continue being a catalyst for change in 2026. 🧵

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 20/01/2026

Grok update 🔍 Our latest data shows that safeguards implemented on X did reduce harmful outputs. But on Grok.com, we continue to identify AI-generated images, including some depicting suspected minors.👇

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 16/01/2026

📣 Digital interference in European elections is growing — and it’s not going away. That’s why independent monitoring is so vital. 🧵

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 14/01/2026

Stay tuned! We’ve received many requests in recent days for updates on our Grok report. We’re currently conducting additional monitoring and analysis and will have more to share shortly. 🔍

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 08/01/2026

⚠️ New Investigation: Grok is systematically “undressing” women and generating extremist content. Our latest research shows this isn’t just anecdotal, but a pattern at scale.

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Luc Chagnon @luc-chagnon.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Le dernier rapport de l'ONG @aiforensics.org à propos de TikTok montre la profusion de ces comptes qui tentent de surfer sur des "modes" et des contenus outranciers pour bénéficier de la monétisation, et parfois vendre des "formations en IA" aiforensics.org/work/agentic...

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 10/12/2025

Can you still tell when a video is AI-generated? On TikTok, 25% of top search results are now AI-made. We’re releasing a new AI Detection Guide to help journalists, fact-checkers, and everyday users spot AI videos and images. Become your own digital detective. 🕵️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/49z7z9e3

"The Human Guide to Detecting AI Imagery": For journalists, researchers, and fact-checkers investigating our information ecosystem. And for users defending themselves against a world of AI slop.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 09/12/2025

🔍 As the EU calls for “simplification,” our year-long study of LLM chatbots shows a growing regulatory gap. LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini increasingly act like search engines. But do they fall under the DSA, the AI Act, or somewhere in between?

Researcher Natalia Stanusch presents the findings, "Investigating AI Chatbots."

Head of Policy ‪Raziye Buse Çetin‬ presents the findings from the report "Governing AI Search."

‪Head of Policy Raziye Buse Çetin‬ presenting at CDT Europe's DSA roundtable.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 08/12/2025

⚠️ AI chatbots are reshaping how we search. But EU rules haven’t caught up. Our new policy report digs into the risks of LLM-powered search and the gap in Europe’s regulatory approach. So how do we fix it? 👇 Full report + recommendations: tinyurl.com/2p2h77et

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From 'Googling' to 'Asking ChatGPT': Governing AI Search

We provide an overview of the most relevant changes and shifts between traditional search engines and AI search functionalities. This report also offers a framework for situating AI search in the curr...

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 04/12/2025

TikTok launched a tool to reduce AI content. Our reporting, now covered by @theguardian.com, shows why it's not enough. 🗞️ Agentic AI Accounts push anti-immigrant narratives, sexualized content, and fake news at scale, and TikTok consistently fails to identify and label it. tinyurl.com/yfxca3k3

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Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok

Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 03/12/2025

🚨354 automated AI accounts generated 4.5 billion views on TikTok through more than 43,000 AI-made posts. Our investigation finds Agentic AI Accounts spreading harmful content. Yet TikTok labels around 1.38% of these posts. ⚠️ Full report: tinyurl.com/4kkfm4nn

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Sarah Murphy Madia @sarahmurphymadia.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Academics, civil society and regulators, all coming together to get wonky about the DSA (but more importantly, to hash out ways to help the DSA further efforts to ensure internet integrity in Europe and beyond) 🌟 Thanks again to those who joined our @whattofix.tech / @aiforensics.org workshop!

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AI Forensics is a European non-profit that investigates influential and opaque algorithms. We hold major technology platforms accountable by conducting independent and high-profile technical investiga...

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Mozilla @mozilla.org · 26/11/2025

Billions of people scroll every day. But what’s actually going viral on social media? 🤷‍♀️ We asked the platforms for one simple thing: their most-viewed posts. They all said no 🙃 Help us demand transparency now: mzl.la/3M8Eh9L @algorithmwatch.org @scg-uzh.bsky.social @lessurligneurs.bsky.social

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Demand the Data: What’s Really Going Viral? | Mozilla Foundation

Social media platforms aren’t sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now.

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 26/11/2025

Last month, alongside @mozilla.org @algorithmwatch.org and others, we asked major platforms to share their 1,000 most-viewed posts. Not a single one agreed. If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads. Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇 mzl.la/49HTh8C

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Demand the Data: What’s Really Going Viral? | Mozilla Foundation

Social media platforms aren’t sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now.

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Wisskomm.de @wisskomm.de · 24/11/2025

Das Internet droht im synthetischen Müll zu versinken. Wikipedia, YouTube, LinkedIn: Überall ist künstlicher Content, auch bekannt als ‘AI Slop’. Wie gefährlich ist das für unsere Wissensinfrastruktur? 👇 www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/wir-versinke... #Wisskomm @aiforensics.org @kurzgesagt.org

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Ein Viertel der meistgeklickten TikTok-Suchergebnisse ist künstlich erzeugt. Oft ohne Kennzeichnung, oft täuschend echt. Welche Orientierung bleibt in dieser neuen Realität? Im August 2025 bemerkte de...

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 04/11/2025

📢 New: TikTok and YouTube failed to address dangerous climate dis/misinformation during Spain’s 2024 floods Our study with @maldita.es.web.brid.gy reveals that such videos remain online a year after the event and appear to have been amplified, receiving over 21 million views. 👇

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 28/10/2025

Europe is rapidly rolling out age-verification — in the name of “child safety.” 🚷 But is it actually working? Our first audit found AgeGO’s selfie feature streamed biometric data straight to Amazon. 🪪 Our new report examines AgeVerif: What we found raises serious concerns. 👇

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 16/10/2025

🚨 From FYP to WW3: Our latest report asks, is TikTok’s algorithm amplifying pro-military narratives? We found: - FYPs prioritized military & war content - Search showed more NATO news & perspectives - Both leaned pro-NATO, incl. praise for Rutte & Macron - “World War III” in ~1 of 25 FYP videos

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 31/07/2025

🚨 "AI Slop" investigation: Platforms failing to label synthetic content We found: - 1 in 4 TikTok search results contain AI imagery - Specialized "Agentic AI Accounts" mass-produce synthetic content - 80%+ of AI content is photorealistic but unlabeled - Instagram desktop users see zero AI labels

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 15/07/2025

📢 In a joint civil society effort, we filed a formal DSA complaint against 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) for violating Article 26(3) — which bans targeting ads based on sensitive data like sexuality, politics, religion, health. 📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...

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Paul Bouchaud @paulbouchaud.com · 19/06/2025

Wanna check if you've been targeted by ads based on sensitive data? Just drop your X portability archive to find out haveibeentargeted.online

Screenshot of the website haveibeentargeted.online displaying the result of the analysis. We observe that the user was served ads based on their inferred similarity with political accounts.

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Paul Bouchaud @paulbouchaud.com · 18/06/2025

How X enables major brands to target your most sensitive personal data - from health conditions to political beliefs - check out our new report! aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 18/06/2025

We also came up with haveibeentargeted.online where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇

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AIF - Have I Been Targeted ?

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AI Forensics @aiforensics.org · 18/06/2025

🧵How X enables major brands to target your most sensitive personal data—from health conditions to political beliefs—all in the name of profit. aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...

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