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Dystopian new tech | Jan 27, 2026
Facebook led in deepfake-related fraud in 2025
Deepfake fraud losses hit $1.1billion in 2025, 83% of them originated on social media platforms. The most targeted social media platform for deepfake-related scams was Facebook.
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Digital freedom | May 8, 2026
Internet Shutdown Tracker: global state of online censorship
A global tracker showing the regions where the internet and social media were restricted or censored since 2015.
Digital freedom | May 8, 2026
Internet restrictions: countries at war with the internet
Find out which countries are censoring, withholding, or outrightly restricting the internet and the flow of free information.
Digital freedom | May 8, 2026
Social media bans: which countries are the top culprits?
Find out which countries and regions have censored social media and messaging apps— and for what reasons.
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity statistics | Apr 21, 2026
Global Data Breach Map: billions breached and counting
This interactive data breach map tracks the latest statistics on personal data leaks by country since 2004.
Cybersecurity statistics | Feb 3, 2026
Wrapping up 2025: global data breach statistics
In 2025, a staggering 425.7 million accounts were breached globally, with the last quarter accounting for the majority of incidents. The United States suffered the most breaches of any country.
Cyberthreats | Nov 4, 2025
Data Vulnerability Thermometer: assess your data leak impact
A tool to educate users on how data breaches may lead to various cybercrimes.
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Dystopian new tech | May 12, 2026
AI training on social media: can you really say no?
Ever shared content on social media? Your posts likely helped train an AI — and it turns out that opting out and keeping your data private from AI development is not an easy process.
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