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Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites

A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do

Nov 13, 2025

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17 min read

The Indicator Guide to hunting for documents and files in open buckets, servers, and directories

How to find interesting and potentially confidential documents sitting on a publicly-accessible server or website

Nov 12, 2025

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26 min read

Briefing: Meta's multi-billion dollar scam ad business

Plus: Fox News falls for racist AI slop, and a tool for investigating Discord servers.

Nov 7, 2025

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14 min read

Scam ads are flooding social media. These former Meta staffers have a plan

Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to add transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem.

Nov 6, 2025

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10 min read

Workshop video: Tips for using digital ad libraries in investigations

Follow the money, track narratives, research ads

Nov 5, 2025

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2 min read

Taking an AI nudifier to court: A conversation with the lawyer suing ClothOff

“They shouldn't be out there. They shouldn't be operating," said Shane Vogt, the lawyer for a teenage plaintiff

Nov 3, 2025

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10 min read

Briefing: Grokipedia applies a right-wing filter to Wikipedia

Plus: an easy way to search for objects within a video and a new web reconnaissance tool

Oct 31, 2025

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12 min read

TikTok sympathy scams use racial slurs and insults to sell products

TikTok removed close to 200 accounts after Indicator reached out

Oct 30, 2025

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8 min read

Rage-baiting YouTube videos falsely claim to expose police for arresting FBI agents

Indicator identified 55 false or misleading cop comeuppance that generated hundreds of millions of views. In response, YouTube removed 13 channels

Oct 27, 2025

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8 min read