OpenAI Shuts Down Russian and Iranian Propaganda Networks Using ChatGPT
OpenAI said it removed two covert influence campaigns that relied on ChatGPT. One Iranian network created fake journalist identities and placed articles in international outlets, while a Russian effort used people in Latin America to operate a purported think tank. The company linked the activity to geopolitical messaging, including anti-Ukraine content and commentary on the US-Iran conflict.
OpenAI said it banned ChatGPT accounts tied to Russia and Iran that backed deceptive front groups. The Iranian effort used seven fake journalist identities, several claiming Western origins, to place lengthy articles in roughly twelve small or mid-sized international affairs outlets. About 100 pieces appeared under those bylines, with activity rising after the US-Iran war began.
One persona, Ervin B Hoskins, claimed to be an American freelancer and had accounts on X and Instagram; platform data pointed to Iran or West Asia, and both profiles appeared suspended. In the Russian case, OpenAI said unwitting Latin American staff ran the Social Research Center, producing original content while unaware of Russian direction. OpenAI called it its most complex disrupted front identity in two and a half years.
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... Need no markdown? Plain text. Good. Need ensure expanded total under 120. Let's final with 119. Let's recount final expanded carefully. Final expanded: OpenAI said it banned ChatGPT accounts linked to Russia and Iran that supported deceptive front groups. Iran’s operation used seven fake journalist identities, some posing as Western reporters, to place articles in about a dozen small or mid-sized international affairs outlets. Roughly 100 pieces ran under those bylines, with activity increasing after the US-Iran war began. One persona, Ervin B Hoskins, claimed to be an American freelancer and had X and Instagram accounts; platform data pointed to Iran or West Asia, and both appeared suspended. For Russia, OpenAI said unwitting Latin American staff ran the Social Research Center, producing content while unaware of Russian direction. OpenAI called it its most complex disrupted front in two and a half years. Count first: OpenAI1 said2 it3 banned4 ChatGPT5 accounts6 linked7 to8 Rus