Online Risk Labs
Online safety and systemic risks on social media platforms, including election integrity, social media fraud, hate speech and illegal content, DSA compliance, and protection of minors online.
- Type
- Independent research organization
- Based in
- Czech Republic
- Focus region
- Czech Republic, with EU-wide platform research
Notable projects
Investigation of pornographic advertising on Meta platforms reaching millions across Europe and the UK; quarterly analysis of online fraud in the Czech Republic; study of pro-Kremlin narratives on TikTok during the 2025 Czech parliamentary elections; research on hateful and illegal content on TikTok.
Also known as Centrum pro Výzkum Online Rizik (CVOR); publishes in Czech and English.
- Investigations
- 3
- Platforms tracked
- 2
- Active since
- 2025
- Latest report
- May 2026
Topics covered
- Ad Transparency & Fraud1
- Child Safety & Minors1
- Election Integrity1
Watchdog vs. platform
Publicly documented legal proceedings, access disputes, or other platform pushback. Allegations, findings, and outcomes are labelled separately and linked to their sources.
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Current
Reports
Full database2026
2 reports- May 2026Meta
Pornographic Advertising on Meta Platforms Reaches Millions of Users Across Europe
Online Risk Labs has identified 25 large clusters of advertising accounts that systematically run advertisements promoting pornography and other adult content across the European Union and Great Britain.
Child Safety & MinorsArt. 28 — Protection of minorsArt. 34/35 — Systemic risk - Apr 2026Meta
Online Fraud in Czechia: No Improvement in Sight
Online fraud remains a multi-billion-crown problem in Czechia, and the problem continues to grow. Fraudsters systematically exploit the lack of transparency in the online advertising market, while major platforms continue to lag behind in addressing this issue.
Ad Transparency & FraudArt. 34/35 — Systemic risk