# OpenAI Bans Russian and Iranian Influence Networks That Used Fake Journalists and a Latin American Think Tank

OpenAI rated the Russian operation Category 5 on a six-point scale, the first time it has disrupted an operation at that level.

- Published: 2026-10-09T06:20:56.057Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-10-09/openai-bans-russian-and-iranian-influence-networks-that-used
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: geopolitics
- Sources: [OpenAI News](https://openai.com/index/disrupting-ai-enabled-false-front-operations), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

OpenAI said on October 8 that it had banned two influence operations that used ChatGPT to run fake media and research organizations. OpenAI attributes one to Iran and one to Russia. According to France 24 and Al-Monitor, the Iranian network…

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