Star streamers steer millions of Europeans to unlicensed online casinos
Our new investigation reveals how social media influencers across Europe are promoting unlicensed betting sites on YouTube and Twitch to their legions of online followers, profiting significant sums in the process.
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Our latest Secrecy Tracker looks at the EUโs main transparency battles for 2026, from access limits to court cases, Ombudsman probes, deleted messages at the top, and more.
Co-written with @investigate-europe.eu & @euobserver.com
Today, weโre excited to announce the CIJโInvestigate Europe Lyra McKee Fellowship, in partnership with @tcij.org. Fellows will work with Investigate Europe journalists on cross-border investigations in a flexible format.
Apply by 6 April: tcij.org/news/cij-inv...
Two Norwegian nationals and a Petronor subsidiary have been charged over an oil deal Investigate Europe reported on.
The case is now part of a transnational probe involving authorities in Norway, France and the US. The oil fields are majority-owned by Perenco, a company weโve tracked since 2022.
Meet the team that will bring you real stories of significance from a changing Europe in 2026. Investigate Europe turns 10 this year and we remain steadfast to delivering in-depth investigations that give voices to the unheard and have a real impact.
Read about work. www.investigate-europe.eu
Current & historic landfills across the UK & Europe are sited near rivers, on coasts, in flood risk zones, explains @profkatespencer.bsky.social - climate change means extreme rainfall events & flooding are happening more often, increasing risk of pollutants entering waterways.
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๐จ New mapping by @theguardian.com, @watershed-i.bsky.social, and @investigate-europe.eu has revealed thousands of landfill sites across the UK that may be leaching toxic pollution.
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๐๏ธ 22,000 UK sites predate pollution control regulations, such as linings to prevent leaching.
Our report on pollution from landfill with @investigate-europe.eu was covered by Martin Stew on ITV News last night. If you fancy watching the whole piece, it's available here:
youtu.be/WY9poL0hhj4?...
Thousands of landfills across Europe lie in flood-risk zones, areas which could endanger drinking water or sensitive conservation sites, Investigate Europe and Watershed Investigations can reveal in the largest landfill mapping exercise ever undertaken across the continent.
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Ces dรฉpรดts polluent les eaux avec des mรฉtaux lourds et des microplastiques.
Reporterre a enquรชtรฉ avec @theguardian.com, @investigate-europe.eu et @watershed-i.bsky.social.
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โผ๏ธ INVESTIGACIรN |
El mapa de la basura de Europa: miles de vertederos amenazan el agua, los suelos y la salud pรบblica
infoLibre, medio colaborador de la red internacional
@investigate-europe.eu, publica en exclusiva en Espaรฑa esta investigaciรณn www.infolibre.es/medioambient...
Mercury, lead, arsenic + PFAS: Europe's hidden historic landfills leaching chemicals into water, soil + ecosystems.
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
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Europe may have up to 500,000 landfills: many unmapped, forgotten and compromised. Our modelling shows the scale of risk. We also documented sites leaking PFAS, heavy metals, plastics and other toxins.
www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/europe...
Our mapping shows thousands of landfills lie within flood-prone areas, conservation sites, drinking-water zones and along eroding coastlines. In the UK alone, an estimated 80% of the population lives within two kilometres of landfill sites.
By compiling FOI data, government records and public sources, we located over 60,000 landfill and waste sites across Europe. Most were likely created before modern environmental regulations.
Toxic Ground, our new investigation together with @watershed-i.bsky.social, is Europeโs largest-ever landfill mapping project, published with partners across the continent.
www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/europe...
Argan has evolved from a traditional Berber oil produced by women-led collectives to a cosmetic & cooking elixir sold across the globe. Big companies dominate supply chains, leaving small collectives behind. Our article investigates the impact of this shift. www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/morocc...
๐ช๐บ๐ฅ This week in Europe Uncovered: vape lobbying creeps into EU health rules, Brussels-funded tech boosts Turkish surveillance, and football rushes into crypto. Plus: weak protections for U.K. seasonal workers and Swiss billionaires bending tax rules.
Hereโs this weekโs best investigations:
Social media is full of so-called financial influencers promising quick wealth. Our new article details how "finfluencersโ may profit from leading their audience to unregulated investment firms. Young people are particularly exposed while current safeguards do little to protect them.
European football is awash with crypto money. 1 in 3 teams in the top five leagues now have a crypto/trading sponsor -- some not covered by financial regulators. In the Premier League, 70% of clubs have an investment partner.
Our new investigation out w/ @rorysmith.bsky.social & The Observer:
โผ๏ธ Investigaciรณn |
El fรบtbol europeo se llena de patrocinadores cripto pese a las alertas de los reguladores
Por Lorenzo Buzzoni y Chris Matthews
infoLibre, medio colaborador de @investigate-europe.eu, publica en exclusiva en Espaรฑa esta investigaciรณn www.infolibre.es/investigacio...
European football has enthusiastically embraced the industry, including firms flagged as posing financial risks to consumers.
Read more as Rory Smith, Lorenzo Buzzoni, and Chris Matthews investigate.https://bit.ly/4qMfw34
Revealed: Fans at risk as crypto and trading sponsors flood European football
Unregulated firms and operators flagged by authorities for posing risks to consumers are among dozens of cryptocurrency and trading sponsors now present across European football, Investigate Europe can reveal.
After our investigation revealed years of oil leaks and rising illnesses in DR Congo, Perenco faces court in Paris. Investigate Europe & partners found 167 pollution incidents โ including in protected areas โ harming soil, water, and local communities.
www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/perenc...
This report is part of the Scam Europe series by Investigate Europe and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, exposing how AI is weaponised for digital crime across the continent. Explore the full investigation on our website and through media partners.
These scams spread widely on social media, often disguised as paid ads on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. The EUโs Digital Services Act created โtrusted flaggersโ to help stop harmful content โ but platforms like Meta are struggling to keep up with the speed and scale of AI fraud.
โThe rise has been dramatic,โ says Andre Hvoslef-Eide, a prosecutor in Norway. โWeโre seeing nearly 1,000 reports of digital financial crime each week โ far more than we can realistically investigate.โ Ireland lost โฌ360M+ since 2021, Italy โฌ147M in 2024, and Portugal opened 3,000+ crypto scam probes
Uncovered: Europeโs digital dark side is growing fast. An AI goldrush is fuelling a boom in investment fraud โ with millions falling victim to scams powered by deepfakes, voice cloning, fake news, and hacked celebrity accounts.
Part 2 of Scam Europe drops tomorrow!
Over the past six months, Investigate Europe has teamed up with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network to uncover networks, speak to victims & understand why AI-charged investment scams are sweeping the continent.
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
Sie versprechen das groรe Geld, doch dann ist alles weg: Vermeintliche Investmentplattformen betrรผgen Menschen um Millionen. Den Drahtziehern auf die Schliche zu kommen, ist schwierig. Eine Recherche von @investigate-europe.eu und BIRN deckt neue Informationen auf.
netzpolitik.org/2025/online-...
