Investment scammers slip through cracks in EU Big Tech law
Investment scammers slip through cracks in EU Big Tech law
Thousands of Europeans are falling prey to online investment scams peddled on social media. Tech firms and public authorities are failing to shield citizens in the shadow of the Digital Services Act, Investigate Europe can reveal.
16 October 2025
Behind the scam: how an alleged criminal network set a trap for thousands of Europeans to fall for ‘fake’ investments and raked in millions
Behind the scam: how an alleged criminal network set a trap for thousands of Europeans to fall for ‘fake’ investments and raked in millions
A suspected scam network operating out of Serbia duped an estimated 70,000 people worldwide into making bogus investments, profiting €250 million in the process, Investigate Europe and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network can reveal.
30 September 2025
An 'open wound': Europe's trans community reckons with decades of sterilisation requirements
An 'open wound': Europe's trans community reckons with decades of sterilisation requirements
Thousands of trans people across Europe were pushed towards invasive surgery under national ‘sterility’ laws, exclusive Investigate Europe analysis reveals.
10 September 2025
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