Marvin Milatz
@milatz.bsky.social
I work on digital methods in journalism | #OSINT and digital forensics researcher at DER SPIEGEL Dokumentation
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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This is by some distance the best thing I've seen about the effects, good and bad, of using AI in a large and complex organisation
Why I don't believe in "small giants": mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/team-dy...
October 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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"Hundreds of AI-generated Bollywood videos with 16 million views have been deleted from Google's YouTube after Reuters reported they were similar to those at the centre of a legal challenge filed by a celebrity couple to protect their rights."
Scores of Bollywood AI videos vanish from YouTube after Reuters story
Hundreds of AI-generated Bollywood videos with 16 million views have been deleted from Google's YouTube after Reuters reported they were similar to those at the centre of a legal challenge filed by a celebrity couple to protect their rights.
www.reuters.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Hundreds of AI-generated Bollywood videos with 16 million views have been deleted from Google's YouTube after Reuters reported they were similar to those at the centre of a legal challenge filed by a celebrity couple to protect their rights."
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„Using radar data collected by European Space Agency satellites, the FT was able to locate the spy ship hovering over critical cables in the middle of the Irish Sea in November, at a point in the voyage when the ship was seeking to hide its activities.“
on.ft.com/3VBqytS
on.ft.com/3VBqytS
The Russian spy ship stalking Europe’s subsea cables
Covert operations in waters surrounding the British Isles pose a grave threat to critical infrastructure and a fresh challenge to Nato
on.ft.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
„Using radar data collected by European Space Agency satellites, the FT was able to locate the spy ship hovering over critical cables in the middle of the Irish Sea in November, at a point in the voyage when the ship was seeking to hide its activities.“
on.ft.com/3VBqytS
on.ft.com/3VBqytS
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Deepfake selfdebunking as misinformation correction method –what could possibly go wrong here? www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Deepfake selfdebunking as misinformation correction method –what could possibly go wrong here? www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Mit wenig Aufwand kann heute jeder täuschend echte Videos erzeugen, die komplette Lügen sind. Rutschen wir in ein Zeitalter der Desinformation, in dem sich Fakt und Fake nicht mehr unterscheiden lassen?
KI-Fakevideos: Wie künstliche Intelligenz die Wahrheit ertränkt
Mit wenig Aufwand kann heute jeder täuschend echte Videos erzeugen, die komplette Lügen sind. Rutschen wir in ein Zeitalter der Desinformation, in dem sich Fakt und Fake nicht mehr unterscheiden lassen?
www.spiegel.de
September 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Mit wenig Aufwand kann heute jeder täuschend echte Videos erzeugen, die komplette Lügen sind. Rutschen wir in ein Zeitalter der Desinformation, in dem sich Fakt und Fake nicht mehr unterscheiden lassen?
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Mandatory impact statement: @indicator.media's article led Meta to delete hundreds of AI nudifier ads and at least 20 pages and accounts. Apple also banned two related apps. Google ignored our request for comment about a related app available on the Play store.
indicator.media/p/meta-ran-4...
indicator.media/p/meta-ran-4...
Meta ran 4,000 more ads for AI nudifiers. That may not be the worst part.
The company is making it easy for the advertisers to conceal their identity
indicator.media
September 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Mandatory impact statement: @indicator.media's article led Meta to delete hundreds of AI nudifier ads and at least 20 pages and accounts. Apple also banned two related apps. Google ignored our request for comment about a related app available on the Play store.
indicator.media/p/meta-ran-4...
indicator.media/p/meta-ran-4...
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"Wäre das Foto damals schon ans Licht gekommen, [...], es hätte #Spahn den Ministerjob kosten können." ... "Das Problem mit diesem Foto ist heute ein anderes: Es wirft erneut ein Schlaglicht auf die Netzwerke, die Spahn knüpft." Starke Recherche. #9900€Spendendinner 👇 www.spiegel.de/panorama/jen...
(S+) Affäre um CDU-Politiker: Dieses Foto zeigt Jens Spahn bei einem geheimnisumwitterten Spendendinner
Ein Leipziger PR-Mann hat Spenden für Ex-Gesundheitsminister Spahn beschafft, half ihm mit Plakaten im Wahlkampf. Hat er etwas mit einem lukrativen Maskenauftrag zu tun, den sein Ex-Mitarbeiter ergatt...
www.spiegel.de
September 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"Wäre das Foto damals schon ans Licht gekommen, [...], es hätte #Spahn den Ministerjob kosten können." ... "Das Problem mit diesem Foto ist heute ein anderes: Es wirft erneut ein Schlaglicht auf die Netzwerke, die Spahn knüpft." Starke Recherche. #9900€Spendendinner 👇 www.spiegel.de/panorama/jen...
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Good to see the onus being put on platforms to expunge AI nudifiers from their services -- and ideally not provide them essential services (Amazon, Cloudflare are used by many)
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
Australia says it will force web giants to prevent deepfake nudes, online stalking
Australia's government said Tuesday it would start drafting legislation to crack down on tools used to create AI-generated nude images and stalk people. Authorities pledged to work with industry partn...
www.lemonde.fr
September 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Good to see the onus being put on platforms to expunge AI nudifiers from their services -- and ideally not provide them essential services (Amazon, Cloudflare are used by many)
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
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I'm looking for an expert in Google Ads monetization to help me estimate how much a network of spammy websites may be making. Anyone recommend anyone?
September 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm looking for an expert in Google Ads monetization to help me estimate how much a network of spammy websites may be making. Anyone recommend anyone?
Thorough reporting on the #nudifier eco system by @indicator.media - @santi4dc.bsky.social. Updates figures on distribution, monetization and reach of multiple nudify apps and the scene overall. indicator.media/p/ai-nudifie...
AI Nudifiers continue to reach millions and make millions
We estimate that the nudifier economy is worth up to $36 million a year
indicator.media
July 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Thorough reporting on the #nudifier eco system by @indicator.media - @santi4dc.bsky.social. Updates figures on distribution, monetization and reach of multiple nudify apps and the scene overall. indicator.media/p/ai-nudifie...
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A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify app that owns 10 similar services; Clothoff had 27M visitors in H1 2024 and produced 200K images daily (Spiegel Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
July 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify app that owns 10 similar services; Clothoff had 27M visitors in H1 2024 and produced 200K images daily (Spiegel Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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I am expanding my data team at @lighthousereports.com. We are considering candidates located anywhere in the world. The position is remote. If you are a data journalist who is passionate about global investigative journalism, check it out: jobs.workable.com/view/ru2gQrx...
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jobs.workable.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I am expanding my data team at @lighthousereports.com. We are considering candidates located anywhere in the world. The position is remote. If you are a data journalist who is passionate about global investigative journalism, check it out: jobs.workable.com/view/ru2gQrx...
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Multiple orgs that did rapid response analysis of content and rumors during chaos in 2020 don’t exist anymore -ie, Jim Jordan et al killed SIO.
Some pretty handy tools -like Crowdtangle- no longer exist. The Twitter/X API costs $$$ now, so OSINT tools died.
And we need these things more than ever.
Some pretty handy tools -like Crowdtangle- no longer exist. The Twitter/X API costs $$$ now, so OSINT tools died.
And we need these things more than ever.
June 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Multiple orgs that did rapid response analysis of content and rumors during chaos in 2020 don’t exist anymore -ie, Jim Jordan et al killed SIO.
Some pretty handy tools -like Crowdtangle- no longer exist. The Twitter/X API costs $$$ now, so OSINT tools died.
And we need these things more than ever.
Some pretty handy tools -like Crowdtangle- no longer exist. The Twitter/X API costs $$$ now, so OSINT tools died.
And we need these things more than ever.
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Die Männer hinter den Fake-Pornos: Unter der #KI-App #Clothoff leiden vor allem junge Mädchen. Nun packt ein Whistleblower aus.
"Die Bilder kursierten in WhatsApp-Gruppen im Wohnort der Familie, die 14-Jährige wird auf der Straße auf die Fakes angesprochen &gemobbt"
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...
"Die Bilder kursierten in WhatsApp-Gruppen im Wohnort der Familie, die 14-Jährige wird auf der Straße auf die Fakes angesprochen &gemobbt"
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...
(S+) Deepfakes: Die Männer hinter den Fake-Pornos
Gefälschte Nacktfotos von realen Frauen: Unter der dubiosen KI-App Clothoff leiden vor allem junge Mädchen. Nun packt ein Whistleblower über das skrupellose Geschäft aus.
www.spiegel.de
June 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Die Männer hinter den Fake-Pornos: Unter der #KI-App #Clothoff leiden vor allem junge Mädchen. Nun packt ein Whistleblower aus.
"Die Bilder kursierten in WhatsApp-Gruppen im Wohnort der Familie, die 14-Jährige wird auf der Straße auf die Fakes angesprochen &gemobbt"
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...
"Die Bilder kursierten in WhatsApp-Gruppen im Wohnort der Familie, die 14-Jährige wird auf der Straße auf die Fakes angesprochen &gemobbt"
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...
News from notorious #nudify app #Clothoff. A whistleblower from within the deep nude app reached out to my colleague @maxhoppenstedt.bsky.social and shared details regarding their business model, employees and a specific campaign involving European celebrities. www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...
(S+) Deepfakes: Die Männer hinter den Fake-Pornos
Gefälschte Nacktfotos von realen Frauen: Unter der dubiosen KI-App Clothoff leiden vor allem junge Mädchen. Nun packt ein Whistleblower über das skrupellose Geschäft aus.
www.spiegel.de
June 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
News from notorious #nudify app #Clothoff. A whistleblower from within the deep nude app reached out to my colleague @maxhoppenstedt.bsky.social and shared details regarding their business model, employees and a specific campaign involving European celebrities. www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...
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Happy 29th Birthday Internet Archive!
On May 12, 1996, Brewster Kahle founded a non-profit organization called the Internet Archive.
#InternetHistory
On May 12, 1996, Brewster Kahle founded a non-profit organization called the Internet Archive.
#InternetHistory
May 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Die AfD droht mit »Krieg gegen die Regierung«, beklagt einen »Messer-Dschihad« auf deutschen Straßen und überwies Hunderttausende Euro an Rechtsextremisten. Was der Verfassungsschutz der AfD in seinem 1108 Seiten langen Gutachten vorwirft. Die SPIEGEL-Recherche.
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
(S+) Das steht im AfD-Gutachten des Verfassungsschutzes: 1108 Seiten Sprengstoff
Die AfD droht mit »Krieg gegen die Regierung«, beklagt einen »Messer-Dschihad« auf deutschen Straßen und fordert »millionenfache Remigration«: Dem SPIEGEL liegt das 1108 Seiten lange Verfassungsschutz...
www.spiegel.de
May 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Die AfD droht mit »Krieg gegen die Regierung«, beklagt einen »Messer-Dschihad« auf deutschen Straßen und überwies Hunderttausende Euro an Rechtsextremisten. Was der Verfassungsschutz der AfD in seinem 1108 Seiten langen Gutachten vorwirft. Die SPIEGEL-Recherche.
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
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Fantastic data sleuthing here on the MELANIA memecoin grift
on.ft.com/42LzelM Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch
on.ft.com/42LzelM Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch
May 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Fantastic data sleuthing here on the MELANIA memecoin grift
on.ft.com/42LzelM Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch
on.ft.com/42LzelM Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch
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New Release! Most AI deepfakes aren't political. 90% of deepfakes are non-consensual intimate imagery. 99% of victims are women. Max Hoppensted, @rechercheur.bsky.social, @romanhoefner.bsky.social, and I uncover a deepfake community and the business behind undress apps www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...
(S+) Deepfake-Pornos: Das perfide Geschäft mit gefälschten Sexvideos
Tausende Frauen werden Opfer von gefakten Pornos, in denen ihr Gesicht zu sehen ist. Betroffen sind minderjährige Mädchen, Prominente, Politikerinnen. Dahinter stecken skrupellose Geschäftsleute. Der ...
www.spiegel.de
December 9, 2024 at 1:56 PM
New Release! Most AI deepfakes aren't political. 90% of deepfakes are non-consensual intimate imagery. 99% of victims are women. Max Hoppensted, @rechercheur.bsky.social, @romanhoefner.bsky.social, and I uncover a deepfake community and the business behind undress apps www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...