YouTube
Oct 27, 2025
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8 min read
Indicator identified 55 false or misleading cop comeuppance that generated hundreds of millions of views. In response, YouTube removed 13 channels
LinkedIn
+8
Oct 23, 2025
22 min read
An Indicator audit of hundreds of synthetic images and videos reveals that platforms frequently fail to label AI content
Briefing
+2
Oct 10, 2025
9 min read
Plus: tools for tracking sketchy ships, viewing JSON files, and more
Snapchat
+4
Oct 7, 2025
2 min read
Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and X are giving billions to creators. Here's how to see who's getting paid
+11
Oct 2, 2025
15 min read
We’ve collected in one place how and when major platforms label AI content
Sep 26, 2025
12 min read
Plus: Spotify rolls out anti-slop measures, and inside Russia's copycat "fact-checking" group
AI slop
+3
Aug 29, 2025
Plus: The game that helps inoculate people against vaccine misinformation
+5
Aug 1, 2025
Plus: humans suck at spotting AI-generated images
Jul 25, 2025
10 min read
Plus: AI is ushering in a global fraud crisis and new research about YouTube and ChatGPT
OSINT
Jul 22, 2025
3 min read
A new study identified thousands of YouTube channels that changed their name, description and content focus, typically after being sold to a new owner.
+7
Jul 9, 2025
1 min read
How to find out if a YouTube video is monetized, analyze election and social issues ads in new ways, and refine your Google queries
Jul 2, 2025
Here's the video, notes, slides and transcript of our first workshop
Reporting
+1
Jun 30, 2025
A clever scheme got millions of views (and top tier ads) by exploiting data voids and abusing the trimming functionality
Jun 18, 2025
Indicator found 26 channels spreading false claims about the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs via AI-generated thumbnails and video content
Scams
Dec 11, 2024
21 min read
Plus: Britons pour milk down the drain, and Romanian NGOs call for more data from platforms
Dec 4, 2024
16 min read
racking the Tesla Phone hoax across platforms, majorities around the world think platforms should moderate false content, and BlueSky starts banning dupes
Brazil
Sep 11, 2024
Plus: RT covertly paid right-wing influencers $400K/month, and Meta ran hundreds more ads for deepfake nudifiers
Community Notes
Jun 19, 2024
18 min read
Plus: America's collateral damage | There are no AI candidates
