US EditionOpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account
OpenAI will strengthen detection and law enforcement referral protocols after the Tumbler Ridge shooter used a second ChatGPT account to bypass a ban, killing eight people.
- On Feb. 26, 2026, OpenAI said the Tumbler Ridge shooter evaded a ChatGPT ban by using a second account, discovered only after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police named Jesse Van Rootselaar.
- Human reviewers did not find a threshold to refer the matter to police at the time after OpenAI automated detection system flagged the ChatGPT account banned in June 2025.
- The company pledged to strengthen detection and law-enforcement referral protocols by outlining `immediate steps` to prioritize identifying the highest risk offenders and develop a direct point of contact with Canadian law enforcement.
- Eby said Sam Altman agreed to meet, and thresholds would have notified police, which families called `cold comfort`,
- The incident is Canada’s deadliest rampage since 2020, with eight victims on Feb. 10, while authorities say the motive remains unclear.
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Tumbler Ridge shooter got around ban with second ChatGPT account, says Open AI
In a letter to Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, an OpenAI executive outlined “immediate steps” the company will take, including improving detection systems and their protocol for contacting authorities.
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Canada mass shooter evaded a ban with a second ChatGPT account, OpenAI says
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says the shooter in one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history got around a ban on her problematic use of the service by having a second account.
OpenAI stated that it had acted in recent months to strengthen its security measures, which would now allow it to report more effectively to the law enforcement authorities worrying exchanges with ChatGPT. In particular, Tumbler Ridge's killer had been banned from the platform last June, without the Canadian authorities not being informed of it. Then, it had created another account, without even taking notice of it.
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OpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account
SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI says the shooter involved in mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., got around a ban on her problematic use of ChatGPT by having a second account. The revelation came as the firm outlined a series of “immediate steps” it would be taking in response to the killings. OpenAI […]
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