Turkish police use AI system 'Avcı' to arrest 108 for illegal gambling
Turkish police deployed an AI system called 'Avcı' to detect people engaged in illegal online gambling, resulting in 108 arrests across 35 provinces and the blocking of 5,151 related URLs.
What happened
Istanbul Emniyeti's Cyber Crimes unit used an AI-powered system called 'Avcı' to identify 108 people engaged in illegal gambling and virtual gaming. Simultaneous raids were conducted across 35 provinces centered in Istanbul based on the system's findings.
The investigation identified 5,000 illegal gambling websites. Access to a total of 5,151 URLs was blocked, including 5,000 gambling sites, 111 addresses used for advertising these sites and directing mobile users, and 40 addresses that facilitated payment transactions.
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