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OpenAI bans Russian-linked ChatGPT accounts used in covert influence campaign

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OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts linked to Russia that posed as a fake Israeli think tank, using VPNs to push pro-Kremlin narratives and copying academic papers. The operators used ChatGPT to remove Russian-language markers from text.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-08-26 09:41 · Tom's Hardware
    OpenAI bans Russian ChatGPT accounts posing as a fake Israeli think tank — used VPNs to push pro-Kremlin narratives and steal academic papers for its website
  2. 2026-08-26 00:21 · r/OpenAI
    OpenAI bans Russia-linked ChatGPT accounts promoting a think tank built on copied papers
  3. 2026-08-25 11:21 · CNBC Technology
    OpenAI bans Russian ChatGPT accounts used in covert misinformation campaign

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