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YouTube's Safety Features Lost in Translation

Across all 83 supported languages, safety panels were unevenly distributed: English had full coverage while many languages, including European ones, lacked basic safety features.

AI Generated Algorithmic Virality (AI Slop)

Across three European countries, 25% of TikTok's top search results contained synthetic AI imagery (80%+ from 'Agentic AI Accounts'); only about half of AI content was properly labeled despite DSA commitments.

TikTok's Research API: Problems without Explanations

Missing metadata for official TikTok videos, ads, and prominent accounts makes the research API unreliable for data-donation studies and algorithmic auditing.

Meta's Failing Ad Moderation: Health Scams Targeting EU Users

Identified 46,000+ ads promoting unapproved drugs and deceptive health claims, reaching EU users 292M+ times, violating Meta's own standards and potentially several DSA provisions.

Pay-to-Play: Meta's Community (double) Standards on Pornographic Ads

3,000+ pornographic ads (including AI-generated media and celebrity deepfakes) were approved and generated 8M+ EU impressions, content that would be removed if posted by regular users.

Artificial Elections: Generative AI in 2024 French Elections

Found 51 instances of synthetic imagery, primarily used by right-wing parties to dramatize sensationalist narratives during the 2024 elections; none were labeled as AI-generated.

No Embargo In Sight: Meta Lets Pro-Russia Propaganda Ads Flood the EU

A moderation loophole let pro-Russian propaganda run on Meta; under 5% of undeclared political ads were caught, and one campaign reached 38M+ users in France and Germany. The European Commission opened proceedings citing this report.