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Kolina Koltai

@koltai.bsky.social
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Senior investigator & Trainer @Bellingcat.com Investigating explicit non-consensual deepfakes/AI and disinfo w/OSINT "I am a doctor, but not that kind of doctor."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and
detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures.
Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026

Underneath is a picture of a metal cage that is 4 feet 3 inches wide by 4 feet 3 inches long, and 7 feet 9 inches high. The cage itself is placed on a tiny spot of fake turf, and then surrounded by another chainlink fence with razor wire on top. The cage is covered by a roof, but it's entirely exposed to the outside otherwise, meaning mosquitos and no air conditioning.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
That's my Mayor!
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ah and there it is. Google falls in line
Google map of lake Ontario renamed lake America
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Major 'Pick me' energy. She must be fuming that it's not her next to Trump over Natalie.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Diva down!
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The devil works fast, but memers work faster.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I chatted with @theworld.org about our investigation into LeakedBB and how we identified a suspected owner of the website, a crypto CEO in New Zealand. The forum site used NCII as currency and advocated for hacking and theft of nudes from women around the world.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings,” the statement said. This man has a driver's license, SS card, work permit, and appears to be a hardworking, law abiding man whose son is in the Navy. Deportations haven't stopped, and aren't stopping.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I love supporting small businesses and restaurants but I won't go there if they are using AI images to sell their food. I'm not a lawyer, but this feels like it's an FTC violation for false advertising.
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WIRED @wired.com · 24/08/2026
The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.
wired.com
They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started
The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I would be willing to bet money that AI was used to create #4
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
tweet by Lauren @Notabigjerk. I’m not falling for that hot take that’s clearly someone with a fetish for getting yelled at. I refuse to participate in that kind of perversion
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
You can even spot construction equipment and vehicles in the satellite imagery from Big Bend, and the new road they are building extends construction to Cottonwood Campground. www.bellingcat.com/news/us-cana...
bellingcat.com
Satellite Imagery Documents New Border Patrol Road Construction in Big Bend National Park - bellingcat
Satellite images show new road constructed in Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas, part of a US Customs and Border Protection "Smart Wall" installation.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What a fun update to this story that we covered a couple years ago. www.cardsagainsthumanity.com/elonhasnofri...
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Who wants to help Cards Against Humanity f*** with Elon Musk?
We got Musk off our land. Let's build a monument to remind him he's a sad little b**** with no friends.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Telegram is a vital part of many AI nudify services. Many of the sites I've investigated will link to a Telegram bot that can facilitate payment of credits or perform the nudify service right in Telegram. Great report by @cen4infores.bsky.social www.info-res.org/cir/articles...
info-res.org
Telegram deepfake bots are built to survive takedowns, and target women by default
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"He manipulated a photo taken when she was about 11, showing her lying on a couch in an oversize T-shirt...One was captioned 'stepdad rapes her,' the documents said. Jane's stepfather made the more than 7,000 fake explicit images of her using the AI chatbot Grok"
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 15/08/2026
For years LeakedBB ran openly online, inviting millions of users to trade explicit images allegedly shared without consent. @koltai.bsky.social with Michael Wright of @thepress.co.nz spoke on our Stage Talk podcast about how they traced a key admin through years of data. rss.com/podcasts/bel...
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"Exposing Leaked Intimate Imagery Forums" with Bellingcat and The Press | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
This week Bellingcat's Kolina Koltai and The Press' Michael Wright joined us to discuss their recent investigation into the website LeakedBB. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on August 13th 2026...
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is some excellent work here 👇
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Pitching to my editor a story so I can build a recreation of the gun that killed Shinzo Abe.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"everything is a scam" unfortunately is a phrase I use near daily in my life.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Clearly, someone in my workout studio has a poor understanding of what wink means.
White board that says "topic of the week! Does Mike wazowski wink or blink?" There are votes via hash lines to each option. Wink has one vote. Blink has 6 votes
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Workshop alert! We've recently revamped our trainings and are offering workshops again. If you ever wanted to learn how Bellingcat does our investigations & want to do it yourself, this is the best way to learn! You'll learn from the researchers (like me) who do this all day.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
There are so many fires happening in the Pacific Northwest right now, we've created our own ring of fire
Satellite map of the WA, OR, ID, showing lots of fire in the region. same map as before, with a red annotated ring over a series of fires across the states.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It cannot be understated how important camera footage from citizens have been in refuting ICE/DHS's false claims.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This man loves to torture the women and girls in his life
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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
NEW: Over the last few months, Meta has run dozens of paid ads that included AI-generated CSAM. The ads, some of which were linking out to “nudify” apps, targeted men in the US, UK, and a dozen European countries. Some were running in the last few days
wired.com
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
On my work account, I have been getting this AI NSFW generator's Ads for months. I feel like any service that advertises like this on Reddit is CLEARLY implying they will generate NSFW and Non-consensual content.
screenshot from a video - woman sitting in gray sweats in an office chair in a bedroom/office. Text on the screen "Put her in a sexy two pieces outfit"Same woman as before, but now in a light blue two peice, skin tight outfit showing skin,Same blue outfit, but now text on the screen reads "maker her kiss the camera, sticking her lips on the lenses"
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Copernicus Browser has a preset for active fires, allowing for easier viewing of active fires. Below are images from Spokane for yesterday (Aug 3) and July 29. h/t to @galen.reich.me.uk
Sat image of the city of Spokane WA, smoke covers part of the screen, we can see an active fire in the top left quadrant. There are dark marks on the lower left quadrant and on the middle right of the image were fires were burning the day priorSat image of the city of Spokane WA
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'm at the Chipotle salmonella jalapeños I'm at the Taco Bell diarrhea lettuce I'm at the combination Chipotle salmonella jalapeños and Taco Bell diarrhea lettuce
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In honor of my birthday, please read this classic short story by Ray Bradbury
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Get wrecked. Thrilled the judge in this case saw through the BS of xAI's lawsuit, pointing out a lack of due diligence and waiting until a few days before the law went into effect even though it passed 3 months ago. Awesome job, Minnesota! minnesotareformer.com/briefs/nudif...
minnesotareformer.com
Nudification law to go into effect Saturday after judge denies delay request from Musk’s AI company • Minnesota Reformer
A new Minnesota law banning the use of technology that creates sexually explicit images or videos of a person without their consent will go into effect Saturday after a federal judge rejected the requ...
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I thought this was an @theonion.com headline
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The second-largest city in Washington, Spokane, is currently on fire. Fires broke out over the weekend, leading to the Level 3 evacuation of thousands of people. Homes have been lost. These fires are still ongoing.
satelite image of spokane washington. image shows three red blobs representing heat data (fire) in the area, with two sections over populated city areas
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I spoke to Ana Ornelas for her piece on how Europe's new regulations and safeguards against AI NCII have not yet caught up to the staggering developments in the technological space. Read at @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/how-the-ai-d...
techpolicy.press
How the AI Deepfake Boom is Outpacing Europe's Safeguards
Europe's AI rules are struggling to keep pace with deepfake abuse. Ana Ornelas investigates the growing impact on victims and the gaps in protection.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
One of the insane components of xAI trying to sue Minnesota of the nudification technology ban is that they are simultaneously also trying to argue the Grok does not and will not nudify images. If Grok can't nudify, then it should be no concern. But clearly, Grok can, hence the lawsuit
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Who do I need to speak to at Google so I can smack the person who green lit this?
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Are people not embarrassed anymore?
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Bad news for the Dutch
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
All I have to say is that this does not surprise me.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Remember the Minnesota law banning AI nudify services? wlWell it's coming into effect in a few days and xAI is sueing the state over the law in the name of "free speech." Yes, you read that correctly. Free speech for AI NCII www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/s...
cnbc.com
Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over law to ban 'nudify' apps
Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, is challenging a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in Minnesota
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Some of the worst sites are coming offline and I can only hope this trend continues. It seems like the website Motherless has been offline for about a month now. You may remember Motherless from headlines over the past few years. CW: sexual assault, NCII, torture, CSAM
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C1 Your Dead: Girl's Iconic Gesture
Alt: C1 Your Dead: Girl's Iconic Gesture Black and white gif - young girl in pig tails running her hand across her neck to indicate the gesture of cutting a neck
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The bar is so low. I reported Clothoff's latest X account to the platform but it doesn't violate their rules against NCII. Even though the account shares images that have been generated by them, and is one of the biggest names in the AI nudify space.
Hello,
 
Thanks for reporting @Clothoff_news. Our support team has determined that a violation of our Rules did not take place, specifically:
 
Violating our Rules against Non-Consensual Nudity
 
What can you do?
If you see potential violations of the X Rules in the future, please submit a report.
 
 
Thanks,
X Support
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Repetitive name recognition works because I've been craving Taco Bell for days now despite all the diarrhea parasite talk.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I wonder how much our news cycle would change if we no longer ran stories based around a bad take by famous people. This is the type of attention Musk wants. Imagine if the shit takes he has just stayed on X.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Thousands of victims over the past 7 years. Millions of views, millions of members. Its hard to calculate how much money this man made from non-consensual intimate images, stolen and hacked nudes from women and girls. Just one more step towards accountability.
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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Apple and Google ordered to purge 'nudify' apps from App Stores: In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law
techcrunch.com
Apple and Google ordered to purge 'nudify' apps from App Stores | TechCrunch
In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I'm at the point in my life where I'm seriously considering getting a Jimothy tattoo to rep Seattle.
Picture of a raccoon running across a yard. It has short spine syndrome making it look like a gremlin
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wild. Musk/xAI is suing one of its users for using Grok to create CSAM. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I can't recall many cases where an SM company sues its user for TOS violations. This seems like an effort to save face w/the recent lawsuit against them www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Musk’s xAI sues user who allegedly used Grok to create child sexual abuse material
Case is one of first brought by an AI company against a user ⁠for allegedly using a tool to generate child abuse material
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