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4chan Quietly Pulled ‘Adult Requests’ Last Month. There’s Still No Sign It’s Coming Back.
A fast-growing hub for AI-generated nonconsensual imagery shut down after Open Measures research drove wider scrutiny of the abuse it facilitated
Jun 30
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Jared Holt
Libs of TikTok: The New Queen of Truth Social
The Account Returned to Trump’s Platform This Year, Where It’s Outperforming the White House
Jun 25
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Jared Holt
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Cybercriminals Are Evading Telegram Crackdowns in 'Patriot Party' and Crypto-themed Channels
Telegram has removed millions of illicit channels in recent years, but cybercriminals are adapting tactics to evade detection
Jun 16
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Ryan Aliapoulios
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Conspiracy Theorists Rehash ‘Big Pharma’ Attacks Amid Ebola Outbreak
Narratives targeted companies and organizations developing vaccines for the deadly disease
Jun 4
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Jared Holt
Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Spread by MAGA Influencers Appeared Earlier On Alternative Platforms
Narratives linking hantavirus to 2026 US midterm elections swirled in niche communities days before mainstream media personalities picked them up
May 29
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Open Measures
Pro-Trump Communities Spent Years Claiming Elections Were ‘Rigged.’ Now They Support Gerrymandering.
Users on platforms where election conspiracy theories have spread are rallying behind partisan redistricting efforts ahead of 2026 midterms
May 15
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Open Measures
The 2026 AI Threat Landscape Report
A year-long analysis of the platforms, communities, and tools driving AI threats in 2026
May 4
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Ryan Aliapoulios
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4chan's ‘Deepfakes’ of Celebrity Women Seem to Spike When Women Make Headlines
Activity in 4chan's “Adult Requests” board suggests “deepfake” targeting of female celebrities may rise in tandem with their media coverage
May 1
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Open Measures
CBS News Hired Bari Weiss to Appeal to Conservatives. It Doesn’t Seem to Be Working.
Discussion of CBS News in pro-Trump communities has bottomed out under the network’s new leadership
Apr 24
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Open Measures
Iran's Claims of Alleged Strikes on USS Abraham Lincoln Spread through State-Aligned Telegram Accounts
Iran’s claims, refuted by US Central Command (CENTCOM), gained traction through AI “deepfakes” spread by Russian and Iranian-aligned outlets
Apr 20
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Open Measures
Polymarket Taps Palantir for On-Chain Monitoring as Fraudulent Schemes Thrive Off-Chain on Telegram
Polymarket’s efforts to slow market manipulation appear to overlook alternative platforms, where account farms and fake insider groups thrive
Mar 26
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Ryan Aliapoulios
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Election Denialists' Obsession with Georgia Fueled by Narratives From Gateway Pundit
A small number of hyper-partisan news blogs, activist groups, and online conspiracy theorists are driving electoral discourse in Trump’s second term
Mar 25
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