OpenAI Bans Two Covert Influence Operations Using False Fronts

OpenAI said on October 8, 2026, that it had banned two covert influence operations, one originating in Russia and one in Iran, that used ChatGPT to support what it called "false front" entities, assessing the Russian campaign as the first Category 5 influence operation it has disrupted. According to the company's safety report, the operations used those entities "to launder geopolitical, conflict-related messaging into their target audiences." OpenAI assessed the Russia-origin operation at…

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