The standard
Every entry considered for the Observatory is assessed against Eterna's published four-part verification standard: sourced, corroborated, attributable to a method, and (where enforcement is involved) authorized.
Eterna Identity Response Observatory
A public record of digital-identity incidents, built to be checked, not just cited.
Deepfake and impersonation statistics circulate widely. Few sources show how a single incident is actually confirmed before it's counted. The Observatory is Eterna's initiative to change that, starting with the same verification standard Eterna applies to its own case review.
What it is
Not another statistics report. A checkable standard, applied in public.
How entries are labeled
Each record is shown visibly as verified, reported but unconfirmed, or disputed, not quietly dropped. A record that only shows confirmed outcomes isn't a verification standard.
What feeds it
Publicly documented incidents (reporting, platform disclosures, regulator and court actions), plus, over time, anonymized and aggregated patterns from Eterna's own case review, where client consent allows it.
Current status
Standard published. Public record being built.
The verification standard behind the Observatory is published today. See the Methodology page. The Observatory's public, browsable record of individual incidents is in active development and is not yet published on this site.
Eterna's own platform operating activity is disclosed on the homepage, dated and labeled as platform activity rather than Observatory entries. Nothing on this page should be read as an incident count, a case outcome, or a claim of removal.
Get involved
Built for journalists, researchers and affected people.
If you cover this space, study it, or you've been affected directly, Eterna wants the Observatory to be useful to you. Read the methodology, or get in touch about a documented incident, a partnership, or press access.
Client identities and case details remain confidential. The Observatory records publicly documented incidents and, where permitted, anonymized aggregate patterns only; it never publishes a client's name, case file or evidence without separate, explicit, written consent.