03.07.26
A researcher shocked the world when he discovered what AI would do to stay alive. A year later, the stakes are even higher
5 minute read
07.06.26
Big Tech
As big chatbot platforms tighten safety rules, smaller AI apps are courting cast-off users with weak age checks – and reading their private chats
9 minute read
28.05.26
We sat down with the Empire of AI author to discuss the global power dynamics shaping today’s tech arms race
3 minute read
21.05.26
Unite the Kingdom was billed as a people’s protest. On the ground, it looked like an operation to turn grievance into clips, donations and sales
19.05.26
Internal changes at Meta and the rapid advancement of AI tools have caused a spike in sensational content targeting the UK
4 minute read
05.05.26
A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up hate in UK
6 minute read
11.04.26
Chris Kenna’s Media Stream AI has failed to pay its engineers and its crown jewel is an empty building
8 minute read
26.03.26
We revealed links between Advance UK and ‘rapper’ Danny Bones. His creators have tried to monetise the outrage
17.03.26
Beeban Kidron has tabled a new law to keep kids safe from online harm. We spoke to her about getting tough on big tech
12.03.26
Advance UK has hired the mystery ‘collective’ behind Danny Bones, a white-nationalist musician and activist – who isn’t real
14.01.26
Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘protect their reputation’ – with a shady, off-the-books service
26.11.25
TBIJ finds dozens of Fiverr profiles advertising cheap legal advice with stolen credentials
7 minute read
29.10.25
Major safety measures announced by platform we found to be hosting bots based on school shooters and paedophiles
2 minute read
22.10.25
The AI chatbot ‘playground’ is home to virtual paedophiles, extremists and fake doctors. Its popularity with teenagers is soaring
16.10.25
Videos of migrants being killed and abused have racked up millions of views. Some users are even making money from them
09.05.25
Exhausted, traumatised and underpaid, content moderators are the invisible victims of a labour system in need of overhaul
08.01.25
With tech titans openly disregarding the truth ahead of Trump’s second term, 2025 is likely to herald a new era of disinformation
19.12.24
There has been a surge of interest in AI as a tool to help end wars. But the assumptions baked into these tools risk repeating the mistakes of the past.
11.10.24
The video platform has cut hundreds of jobs across the world as it shifts to rely on AI and outsourced workers
05.06.24
With 2bn people heading to the polls this year, regulators must keep pace with new strategies of deception
