US EditionResearchers Unmask Trade in Nude Images on Telegram
AI Forensics said 80,000 files were shared across 16 channels, and urged the European Union to apply stricter oversight under the Digital Services Act.
- On Wednesday, researchers from AI Forensics reported tens of thousands of non-consensual intimate images were traded on Telegram, urging the European Union to implement stricter oversight of the platform's moderation.
- Between December 2025 and February 2026, a six-week study tracked more than 80,000 files across 16 channels, identifying almost 25,000 active users in Spanish and Italian groups exchanging content.
- Almost 75 percent of tracked files were photos, 25 percent videos, including AI-generated 'deepfakes' and images of teenagers; many originated from TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat.
- AI Forensics urged the European Union to classify Telegram as a 'very large online platform' under the Digital Services Act , while Telegram stated sharing non-consensual images is forbidden and its moderation systems are effective.
- Groups on the platform often reopen shortly after being shut down, researchers found. Separately, Russian-born Pavel Durov, the co-founder, remains under formal investigation by French authorities following his 2024 arrest in France.
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In 2024, the founder of Telegram was indicted by a French investigating judge, who accused him of not acting against the dissemination of criminal content on the mail. - Thousands of photos and videos of women broadcast without consent on Telegram, alerts an NGO (New Technologies).
According to data analysts, tens of thousands of nude images of women have been exchanged and traded on the Telegram Internet platform without their consent.
Illegal nude images, deep-fakes and violent fantasies: According to the activist group AI Forensics, tens of thousands of photographs of women have been distributed and partly sold via Telegram without their consent.
Users are said to have made abuse representations, deep fakes and nude images into money via the Messenger Telegram. A non-profit organization demands consequences.
Indignation has caused the discovery of Telegram groups dedicated to sharing or creating photos of women with the help of Artificial Intelligence (IA). Users occupy them for sexual purposes. An investigation in Spain revealed that thousands of users are sharing photos of unknown or famous women and cloudy fantasies with other men in groups that the Telegram messaging application does not moderate, but it does monetize thanks to its subscription …
A study by the NGO AI Forensics reveals the extent of sharing unconsented intimate content on Telegram messaging in Italy and Spain Several tens of thousands of photos and videos
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