Telegram is being used for creating and distributing deepfake nudes of people by millions of users every month, a new report has highlight. The Pavel Durov-owned platform hosts at least 50 bots that are being used by more than 4 million monthly users for creating deepfake nudes of women,

The proportion of bots in increasing. A theory dubbed “The Dead Internet Theory” that states that most of the internet is in fact AI bots. These bots have been unleashed to control the populous and rake in profits.

Four years ago, deepfake expert Henry Ajder uncovered a Telegram bot designed to undress photos of women using AI.

An investigation reveals that Telegram's AI chatbots are used by millions to create explicit deepfakes, raising alarms about risks for young girls.