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  "id": 13135216,
  "title": "OpenAI says it disrupted Russian and Iranian influence ops that used ChatGPT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/openai-says-it-disrupted-russian-and-iranian-influence-ops-that-used",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/openai-disrupts-russian-iranian-operations-chatgpt"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Latin American propaganda operation run by Russians and a cluster of Iranian fake journalist identities each had help from now-closed ChatGPT accounts, OpenAI's safety team said.",
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        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens poses an ‘unacceptable risk’ to kids, says watchdog",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openais-chatgpt-for-teens-poses-an-unacceptable-risk-to-kids-says",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:45:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia leaned on ChatGPT to run global anti-Ukraine campaign, OpenAI says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russia-leaned-on-chatgpt-to-run-global-anti-ukraine-campaign-openai",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:28:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "OpenAI users in Russia, Iran used models to push political agenda online, in media",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T23:26:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "OpenAI says Iran, Russia influence ops busted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openai-says-iran-russia-influence-ops-busted",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:30:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "OpenAI says Iran, Russia influence ops busted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openai-says-iran-russia-influence-ops-busted-12986310",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:42:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openai-bans-russian-iranian-chatgpt-propaganda-networks",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:42:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "OpenAI says Iran, Russia influence ops busted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openai-says-iran-russia-influence-ops-busted-12986525",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/openai-caught-russians-and-iranians-using-chatgpt-for-influence",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:25:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "OpenAI says Iran, Russia influence ops busted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/openai-says-iran-russia-influence-ops-busted",
        "published": "2026-10-09T02:46:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Iran and Russia used ChatGPT for propaganda by ‘fake journalists’, OpenAI says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/iran-and-russia-used-chatgpt-for-propaganda-by-fake-journalists",
        "published": "2026-10-09T11:53:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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