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Reporting
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Oct 27, 2026
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8 min read
Meta has spent years courting the Chinese publishers behind the microdrama boom. Some of their ads featured rape, violent sexual imagery, and “werewolf gangbangs.”
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Sep 30, 2026
4 min read
An Indicator audit found labels on only 8% of ads for visa providers that overcharge their users
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Sep 10, 2026
Crowdsourced fact-checking on Instagram covered just 3% of false posts debunked by one fact-checking website
Sep 3, 2026
Indicator’s latest audit reveals the company let a network of identifiable bad actors run thousands of ads for nonconsensual deepfake nudes
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Aug 26, 2026
We tracked it back to a single scammy affiliate marketing operation
Aug 10, 2026
3 min read
More than 150 inauthentic accounts posted content stolen from Sydney Towle, a cancer patient with more than one million followers who passed away Aug. 5.
Jul 22, 2026
Passport bro content objectifying Latvian women has taken over video and search platforms
Jul 13, 2026
5 min read
Indicator found dozens of accounts run outside Germany that reached millions with potentially illegal videos
Jun 24, 2026
7 min read
Google served more than 1,500 ads for 20 sites that charge two to seven times the official ticket price
Jun 10, 2026
14 min read
DPRK hackers hired unwitting freelancers in the Philippines, Nigeria, and Colombia to put a human face on a malware operation — and make fake companies feel real.
Jun 4, 2026
Apple and Google removed 43 apps flagged by Indicator
Content moderation
May 19, 2026
Indicator reviewed the removal flows for 16 different platforms
Trustpilot
May 7, 2026
Indicator found an ecosystem rife with spurious claims, fake products, and AI-generated cheaters
Telegram
Apr 29, 2026
TikTok removed hundreds of videos pushing hoax reward schemes after Indicator reached out
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Apr 23, 2026
Apps with millions of downloads advertise as tools for impersonation – and there’s no obvious solution
Apr 14, 2026
10 min read
This group of X accounts tried to keep Tory tweets fact check-free
AI slop
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Mar 25, 2026
But was it a paid promotion or something else altogether?
Mar 9, 2026
Dr. Hakim Bahdo generated tens of millions of views and attracted millions of followers as "Dr. Kim Bado."
Mar 4, 2026
11 min read
AI personas posted fabricated photos with celebrities like The Rock, John Cena, and Cristiano Ronaldo to build followings on Instagram. Then they earned money with synthetic explicit content on Fanvue.
Feb 25, 2026
13 min read
Daily News Now tops search results for local news podcasts with AI content
AI labels
Feb 19, 2026
YouTube banned six channels and demonetized four others in response to Indicator’s reporting.
Feb 11, 2026
9 min read
David Chiu, San Francisco's top lawyer, speaks to Indicator
Jan 26, 2026
Indicator identified more than two dozen social media accounts that feature synthetic doctors and medical professionals. They've racked up millions of views and engagements.
Jan 21, 2026
But hey, at least some of them appear to be scams that can’t be used to undress
Jan 14, 2026
Synthetic videos of Renée Good are the latest form of technology-facilitated dehumanization
