AI Forensics
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European non-profit
Algorithmic investigations and platform accountability
Algorithmic investigations and platform accountability
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· Jul 15
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📢 In a joint civil society effort, we filed a formal DSA complaint against 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) for violating Article 26(3) — which bans targeting ads based on sensitive data like sexuality, politics, religion, health.
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
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Le dernier rapport de l'ONG @aiforensics.org à propos de TikTok montre la profusion de ces comptes qui tentent de surfer sur des "modes" et des contenus outranciers pour bénéficier de la monétisation, et parfois vendre des "formations en IA"
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aiforensics.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Le dernier rapport de l'ONG @aiforensics.org à propos de TikTok montre la profusion de ces comptes qui tentent de surfer sur des "modes" et des contenus outranciers pour bénéficier de la monétisation, et parfois vendre des "formations en IA"
aiforensics.org/work/agentic...
aiforensics.org/work/agentic...
Can you still tell when a video is AI-generated?
On TikTok, 25% of top search results are now AI-made.
We’re releasing a new AI Detection Guide to help journalists, fact-checkers, and everyday users spot AI videos and images.
Become your own digital detective. 🕵️
🔗 tinyurl.com/49z7z9e3
On TikTok, 25% of top search results are now AI-made.
We’re releasing a new AI Detection Guide to help journalists, fact-checkers, and everyday users spot AI videos and images.
Become your own digital detective. 🕵️
🔗 tinyurl.com/49z7z9e3
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Can you still tell when a video is AI-generated?
On TikTok, 25% of top search results are now AI-made.
We’re releasing a new AI Detection Guide to help journalists, fact-checkers, and everyday users spot AI videos and images.
Become your own digital detective. 🕵️
🔗 tinyurl.com/49z7z9e3
On TikTok, 25% of top search results are now AI-made.
We’re releasing a new AI Detection Guide to help journalists, fact-checkers, and everyday users spot AI videos and images.
Become your own digital detective. 🕵️
🔗 tinyurl.com/49z7z9e3
🔍 As the EU calls for “simplification,” our year-long study of LLM chatbots shows a growing regulatory gap.
LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini increasingly act like search engines. But do they fall under the DSA, the AI Act, or somewhere in between?
LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini increasingly act like search engines. But do they fall under the DSA, the AI Act, or somewhere in between?
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🔍 As the EU calls for “simplification,” our year-long study of LLM chatbots shows a growing regulatory gap.
LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini increasingly act like search engines. But do they fall under the DSA, the AI Act, or somewhere in between?
LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini increasingly act like search engines. But do they fall under the DSA, the AI Act, or somewhere in between?
⚠️ AI chatbots are reshaping how we search. But EU rules haven’t caught up.
Our new policy report digs into the risks of LLM-powered search and the gap in Europe’s regulatory approach.
So how do we fix it?
👇 Full report + recommendations:
tinyurl.com/2p2h77et
Our new policy report digs into the risks of LLM-powered search and the gap in Europe’s regulatory approach.
So how do we fix it?
👇 Full report + recommendations:
tinyurl.com/2p2h77et
From 'Googling' to 'Asking ChatGPT': Governing AI Search
We provide an overview of the most relevant changes and shifts between traditional search engines and AI search functionalities. This report also offers a framework for situating AI search in the curr...
tinyurl.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
⚠️ AI chatbots are reshaping how we search. But EU rules haven’t caught up.
Our new policy report digs into the risks of LLM-powered search and the gap in Europe’s regulatory approach.
So how do we fix it?
👇 Full report + recommendations:
tinyurl.com/2p2h77et
Our new policy report digs into the risks of LLM-powered search and the gap in Europe’s regulatory approach.
So how do we fix it?
👇 Full report + recommendations:
tinyurl.com/2p2h77et
TikTok launched a tool to reduce AI content. Our reporting, now covered by @theguardian.com, shows why it's not enough.
🗞️ Agentic AI Accounts push anti-immigrant narratives, sexualized content, and fake news at scale, and TikTok consistently fails to identify and label it. tinyurl.com/yfxca3k3
🗞️ Agentic AI Accounts push anti-immigrant narratives, sexualized content, and fake news at scale, and TikTok consistently fails to identify and label it. tinyurl.com/yfxca3k3
Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok
Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month
tinyurl.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
TikTok launched a tool to reduce AI content. Our reporting, now covered by @theguardian.com, shows why it's not enough.
🗞️ Agentic AI Accounts push anti-immigrant narratives, sexualized content, and fake news at scale, and TikTok consistently fails to identify and label it. tinyurl.com/yfxca3k3
🗞️ Agentic AI Accounts push anti-immigrant narratives, sexualized content, and fake news at scale, and TikTok consistently fails to identify and label it. tinyurl.com/yfxca3k3
🚨354 automated AI accounts generated 4.5 billion views on TikTok through more than 43,000 AI-made posts.
Our investigation finds Agentic AI Accounts spreading harmful content. Yet TikTok labels around 1.38% of these posts. ⚠️
Full report: tinyurl.com/4kkfm4nn
Our investigation finds Agentic AI Accounts spreading harmful content. Yet TikTok labels around 1.38% of these posts. ⚠️
Full report: tinyurl.com/4kkfm4nn
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🚨354 automated AI accounts generated 4.5 billion views on TikTok through more than 43,000 AI-made posts.
Our investigation finds Agentic AI Accounts spreading harmful content. Yet TikTok labels around 1.38% of these posts. ⚠️
Full report: tinyurl.com/4kkfm4nn
Our investigation finds Agentic AI Accounts spreading harmful content. Yet TikTok labels around 1.38% of these posts. ⚠️
Full report: tinyurl.com/4kkfm4nn
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Academics, civil society and regulators, all coming together to get wonky about the DSA (but more importantly, to hash out ways to help the DSA further efforts to ensure internet integrity in Europe and beyond) 🌟
Thanks again to those who joined our @whattofix.tech / @aiforensics.org workshop!
Thanks again to those who joined our @whattofix.tech / @aiforensics.org workshop!
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Academics, civil society and regulators, all coming together to get wonky about the DSA (but more importantly, to hash out ways to help the DSA further efforts to ensure internet integrity in Europe and beyond) 🌟
Thanks again to those who joined our @whattofix.tech / @aiforensics.org workshop!
Thanks again to those who joined our @whattofix.tech / @aiforensics.org workshop!
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Billions of people scroll every day. But what’s actually going viral on social media? 🤷♀️
We asked the platforms for one simple thing: their most-viewed posts.
They all said no 🙃
Help us demand transparency now:
mzl.la/3M8Eh9L
@algorithmwatch.org @scg-uzh.bsky.social @lessurligneurs.bsky.social
We asked the platforms for one simple thing: their most-viewed posts.
They all said no 🙃
Help us demand transparency now:
mzl.la/3M8Eh9L
@algorithmwatch.org @scg-uzh.bsky.social @lessurligneurs.bsky.social
Demand the Data: What’s Really Going Viral? | Mozilla Foundation
Social media platforms aren’t sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now.
mzl.la
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Billions of people scroll every day. But what’s actually going viral on social media? 🤷♀️
We asked the platforms for one simple thing: their most-viewed posts.
They all said no 🙃
Help us demand transparency now:
mzl.la/3M8Eh9L
@algorithmwatch.org @scg-uzh.bsky.social @lessurligneurs.bsky.social
We asked the platforms for one simple thing: their most-viewed posts.
They all said no 🙃
Help us demand transparency now:
mzl.la/3M8Eh9L
@algorithmwatch.org @scg-uzh.bsky.social @lessurligneurs.bsky.social
Last month, alongside @mozilla.org @algorithmwatch.org and others, we asked major platforms to share their 1,000 most-viewed posts. Not a single one agreed.
If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads.
Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇
mzl.la/49HTh8C
If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads.
Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇
mzl.la/49HTh8C
Demand the Data: What’s Really Going Viral? | Mozilla Foundation
Social media platforms aren’t sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now.
mzl.la
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Last month, alongside @mozilla.org @algorithmwatch.org and others, we asked major platforms to share their 1,000 most-viewed posts. Not a single one agreed.
If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads.
Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇
mzl.la/49HTh8C
If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads.
Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇
mzl.la/49HTh8C
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Das Internet droht im synthetischen Müll zu versinken. Wikipedia, YouTube, LinkedIn: Überall ist künstlicher Content, auch bekannt als ‘AI Slop’. Wie gefährlich ist das für unsere Wissensinfrastruktur? 👇
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/wir-versinke... #Wisskomm @aiforensics.org @kurzgesagt.org
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/wir-versinke... #Wisskomm @aiforensics.org @kurzgesagt.org
Wir versinken in Schrott
Ein Viertel der meistgeklickten TikTok-Suchergebnisse ist künstlich erzeugt. Oft ohne Kennzeichnung, oft täuschend echt. Welche Orientierung bleibt in dieser neuen Realität? Im August 2025 bemerkte de...
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Das Internet droht im synthetischen Müll zu versinken. Wikipedia, YouTube, LinkedIn: Überall ist künstlicher Content, auch bekannt als ‘AI Slop’. Wie gefährlich ist das für unsere Wissensinfrastruktur? 👇
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/wir-versinke... #Wisskomm @aiforensics.org @kurzgesagt.org
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/wir-versinke... #Wisskomm @aiforensics.org @kurzgesagt.org
📢 New: TikTok and YouTube failed to address dangerous climate dis/misinformation during Spain’s 2024 floods
Our study with @maldita.es.web.brid.gy reveals that such videos remain online a year after the event and appear to have been amplified, receiving over 21 million views. 👇
Our study with @maldita.es.web.brid.gy reveals that such videos remain online a year after the event and appear to have been amplified, receiving over 21 million views. 👇
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📢 New: TikTok and YouTube failed to address dangerous climate dis/misinformation during Spain’s 2024 floods
Our study with @maldita.es.web.brid.gy reveals that such videos remain online a year after the event and appear to have been amplified, receiving over 21 million views. 👇
Our study with @maldita.es.web.brid.gy reveals that such videos remain online a year after the event and appear to have been amplified, receiving over 21 million views. 👇
Europe is rapidly rolling out age-verification — in the name of “child safety.” 🚷 But is it actually working?
Our first audit found AgeGO’s selfie feature streamed biometric data straight to Amazon. 🪪
Our new report examines AgeVerif: What we found raises serious concerns.
👇
Our first audit found AgeGO’s selfie feature streamed biometric data straight to Amazon. 🪪
Our new report examines AgeVerif: What we found raises serious concerns.
👇
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Europe is rapidly rolling out age-verification — in the name of “child safety.” 🚷 But is it actually working?
Our first audit found AgeGO’s selfie feature streamed biometric data straight to Amazon. 🪪
Our new report examines AgeVerif: What we found raises serious concerns.
👇
Our first audit found AgeGO’s selfie feature streamed biometric data straight to Amazon. 🪪
Our new report examines AgeVerif: What we found raises serious concerns.
👇
🚨 From FYP to WW3: Our latest report asks, is TikTok’s algorithm amplifying pro-military narratives?
We found:
- FYPs prioritized military & war content
- Search showed more NATO news & perspectives
- Both leaned pro-NATO, incl. praise for Rutte & Macron
- “World War III” in ~1 of 25 FYP videos
We found:
- FYPs prioritized military & war content
- Search showed more NATO news & perspectives
- Both leaned pro-NATO, incl. praise for Rutte & Macron
- “World War III” in ~1 of 25 FYP videos
October 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🚨 From FYP to WW3: Our latest report asks, is TikTok’s algorithm amplifying pro-military narratives?
We found:
- FYPs prioritized military & war content
- Search showed more NATO news & perspectives
- Both leaned pro-NATO, incl. praise for Rutte & Macron
- “World War III” in ~1 of 25 FYP videos
We found:
- FYPs prioritized military & war content
- Search showed more NATO news & perspectives
- Both leaned pro-NATO, incl. praise for Rutte & Macron
- “World War III” in ~1 of 25 FYP videos
🚨 "AI Slop" investigation: Platforms failing to label synthetic content
We found:
- 1 in 4 TikTok search results contain AI imagery
- Specialized "Agentic AI Accounts" mass-produce synthetic content
- 80%+ of AI content is photorealistic but unlabeled
- Instagram desktop users see zero AI labels
We found:
- 1 in 4 TikTok search results contain AI imagery
- Specialized "Agentic AI Accounts" mass-produce synthetic content
- 80%+ of AI content is photorealistic but unlabeled
- Instagram desktop users see zero AI labels
July 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🚨 "AI Slop" investigation: Platforms failing to label synthetic content
We found:
- 1 in 4 TikTok search results contain AI imagery
- Specialized "Agentic AI Accounts" mass-produce synthetic content
- 80%+ of AI content is photorealistic but unlabeled
- Instagram desktop users see zero AI labels
We found:
- 1 in 4 TikTok search results contain AI imagery
- Specialized "Agentic AI Accounts" mass-produce synthetic content
- 80%+ of AI content is photorealistic but unlabeled
- Instagram desktop users see zero AI labels
📢 In a joint civil society effort, we filed a formal DSA complaint against 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) for violating Article 26(3) — which bans targeting ads based on sensitive data like sexuality, politics, religion, health.
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
aiforensics.org
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📢 In a joint civil society effort, we filed a formal DSA complaint against 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) for violating Article 26(3) — which bans targeting ads based on sensitive data like sexuality, politics, religion, health.
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
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Wanna check if you've been targeted by ads based on sensitive data? Just drop your X portability archive to find out haveibeentargeted.online
June 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Wanna check if you've been targeted by ads based on sensitive data? Just drop your X portability archive to find out haveibeentargeted.online
Our investigation covered on @pixelsfr.bsky.social by @damienleloup.bsky.social !
X a permis à des annonceurs de cibler leurs publicités en fonction de critères politiques, une pratique interdite
X a permis à des annonceurs de cibler leurs publicités en fonction de critères politiques, une pratique interdite
La méthode, proscrite en Europe, sauf rares exceptions, par le règlement général sur la protection des données personnelles, reste utilisée, voire encouragée, sur le réseau social d’Elon Musk, révèle une étude de l’ONG AI Forensics.
www.lemonde.fr
June 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Our investigation covered on @pixelsfr.bsky.social by @damienleloup.bsky.social !
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How X enables major brands to target your most sensitive personal data - from health conditions to political beliefs - check out our new report! aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
June 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
How X enables major brands to target your most sensitive personal data - from health conditions to political beliefs - check out our new report! aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
We also came up with haveibeentargeted.online
where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇
where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇
AIF - Have I Been Targeted ?
haveibeentargeted.online
June 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We also came up with haveibeentargeted.online
where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇
where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇
🧵How X enables major brands to target your most sensitive personal data—from health conditions to political beliefs—all in the name of profit.
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
aiforensics.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🧵How X enables major brands to target your most sensitive personal data—from health conditions to political beliefs—all in the name of profit.
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
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💥 Des pubs sur X ciblent sur l'orientation politique, syndicale, religieuse ou les préférences sexuelles.
C'est interdit en Europe.
X fournit même clé en main des catégories de ciblage potentiellement illégales que ses clients utilisent.
Bravo à @aiforensics.org pour l'excellent travail d'analyse !
C'est interdit en Europe.
X fournit même clé en main des catégories de ciblage potentiellement illégales que ses clients utilisent.
Bravo à @aiforensics.org pour l'excellent travail d'analyse !
X a permis à des annonceurs de cibler leurs publicités en fonction de critères politiques, une pratique interdite
La méthode, proscrite en Europe, sauf rares exceptions, par le règlement général sur la protection des données personnelles, reste utilisée, voire encouragée, sur le réseau social d’Elon Musk, révèle ...
www.lemonde.fr
June 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
💥 Des pubs sur X ciblent sur l'orientation politique, syndicale, religieuse ou les préférences sexuelles.
C'est interdit en Europe.
X fournit même clé en main des catégories de ciblage potentiellement illégales que ses clients utilisent.
Bravo à @aiforensics.org pour l'excellent travail d'analyse !
C'est interdit en Europe.
X fournit même clé en main des catégories de ciblage potentiellement illégales que ses clients utilisent.
Bravo à @aiforensics.org pour l'excellent travail d'analyse !
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In @aiforensics.org’s last study authored by @paulbouchaud.com we depict how advertisers use political and other sensitive user data to target ads on X
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
June 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
In @aiforensics.org’s last study authored by @paulbouchaud.com we depict how advertisers use political and other sensitive user data to target ads on X
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
🧵 We just exposed how TikTok's "Research API" is systematically hiding content from researchers
Despite promises of transparency under EU law, the platform is missing 1 in 8 videos from its own research tools:
aiforensics.org/work/tk-api
Despite promises of transparency under EU law, the platform is missing 1 in 8 videos from its own research tools:
aiforensics.org/work/tk-api
TikTok Research API - Availability Dashboard
playground.tiktok-audit.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🧵 We just exposed how TikTok's "Research API" is systematically hiding content from researchers
Despite promises of transparency under EU law, the platform is missing 1 in 8 videos from its own research tools:
aiforensics.org/work/tk-api
Despite promises of transparency under EU law, the platform is missing 1 in 8 videos from its own research tools:
aiforensics.org/work/tk-api
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Much focus has been on gaining access to platform data under EU's DSA—but what happens once that access is granted? Democracy Reporting International and @aiforensics.org take a closer look at TikTok’s data access mechanism, exploring how it works in practice.
www.techpolicy.press/unpacking-ti...
www.techpolicy.press/unpacking-ti...
Unpacking TikTok’s Data Access Illusion | TechPolicy.Press
TikTok’s data access mechanism fails to provide the transparency, functionality, or responsiveness that rigorous research demands, write experts using its API.
www.techpolicy.press
June 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Much focus has been on gaining access to platform data under EU's DSA—but what happens once that access is granted? Democracy Reporting International and @aiforensics.org take a closer look at TikTok’s data access mechanism, exploring how it works in practice.
www.techpolicy.press/unpacking-ti...
www.techpolicy.press/unpacking-ti...
🧵How TikTok failed Polish democracy during the 2025 Presidential Election
Our new investigation exposes serious gaps in TikTok's election content moderation that disproportionately harmed the Polish diaspora : aiforensics.org/work/tiktok-...
Our new investigation exposes serious gaps in TikTok's election content moderation that disproportionately harmed the Polish diaspora : aiforensics.org/work/tiktok-...
Tiktok's Polish Elections Labels: Only Sometimes, And Only For Some
Our investigation reveals TikTok's systematic failures in applying election information labels during Poland's 2025 Presidential Election. The platform excluded 20+ million Polish diaspora users from ...
aiforensics.org
June 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🧵How TikTok failed Polish democracy during the 2025 Presidential Election
Our new investigation exposes serious gaps in TikTok's election content moderation that disproportionately harmed the Polish diaspora : aiforensics.org/work/tiktok-...
Our new investigation exposes serious gaps in TikTok's election content moderation that disproportionately harmed the Polish diaspora : aiforensics.org/work/tiktok-...