Nudifying bots, deepfakes, and automated archives: how AI powers a monetized abuse ecosystem on Telegram

THE DECODER / 4/9/2026

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Key Points

  • The report analyzes 2.8 million Telegram messages from Italy and Spain, linking AI-enabled tools to a monetized ecosystem trafficking non-consensual intimate imagery.
  • It describes how “nudifying” and deepfake-style automation can generate or manipulate images to facilitate abuse at scale.
  • The article highlights operational workflows such as automated archives that organize, distribute, and potentially monetize harmful content more efficiently.
  • It frames the ecosystem as adversarial AI adoption, where automated capabilities lower effort and increase throughput for abusive actors.
  • The findings imply urgent needs for detection, moderation, and forensic countermeasures on messaging platforms handling AI-generated sexual abuse content.

An analysis of 2.8 million Telegram messages in Italy and Spain documents how AI tools are fueling a monetized ecosystem built around non-consensual intimate imagery.

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