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  "id": 3260316,
  "title": "OpenAI banned Russian ChatGPT accounts used to spread pro-Kremlin misinformation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/openai-banned-russian-chatgpt-accounts-used-to-spread-pro-kremlin",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:20:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://qz.com/openai-banned-russian-chatgpt-accounts-influence-campaign-082526"
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  "summary": "The accounts promoted a fake Israeli think tank complete with plagiarized academic articles and a \"sovereignty index\" that praised Russia",
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        "title": "ChatGPT for Teens promises safer AI. Will its safeguards work for Indian users?",
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        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Crooks push Mac malware through fake OpenAI Codex ads",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "ChatGPT Plus costs me $20 a month — using it to question my spending has already saved me more than that",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T10:40:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "OpenAI bans Russian ChatGPT accounts used in covert misinformation campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/openai-bans-russian-chatgpt-accounts-used-in-covert-misinformation",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:21:09.000Z"
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