IPS News network expose Primary long-form source for timeline entries and operator allegations.
View sourceTimeline: Pay-to-Delete Network Milestones
A chronological index of dated events drawn from investigative journalism, parliamentary documents, and OSINT. Allegations are labeled as such; this is not a legal record.
| Period | Event | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Early kompromat-style portals appear in Russian-language web space, publishing accusatory "dossier" articles optimized for search. | Stop Kompromat Medium (network origin mapping) |
| 2016–2018 | WordPress clone clusters proliferate; investigative OSINT later documents shared hosting patterns across Swiss and Dutch VPS providers. | Stop Kompromat Medium, extortion.watch IOC data |
| 2019 | kompromat1.online emerges as a flagship portal; Telegram channel K1 grows as a republication vector. | IPS News (June 2025), Dutable |
| 2020 | Ukrainian parliament complaint documents allege a $6,000 / 0.37 BTC removal demand tied to network publishing — see Parliament 2020 case. | Vent Magazines, Tech Primex |
| 2021 | kartoteka.news gains search visibility; Trustpilot review volume begins climbing as English-language victims discover articles. | Trustpilot (paraphrased), Stop Kompromat Medium |
| 2022 | Mirror domains multiply (kartoteka.press, kompromat1.one, vlasti.io cluster); shared Google Analytics and AdSense IDs documented in OSINT. | Dutable, extortion.watch registry |
| 2023 | Roskomnadzor blocks several flagship .online and .news domains in Russia; operators pivot to .se, .cloud, and .guru TLDs. | IPS News (June 2025), Stop Kompromat Medium |
| 2023 | English-language copy expands post-block, targeting international search audiences and crypto-native payment flows. | IPS News (June 2025) |
| 2024 | BlackBox OSINT sting documents a ~$12,000 USDT "year-long peace" quote for sustained non-republication. | IPS News, Dutable pricing tables |
| 2024 | Cypriot investor case reported: $8,000 USDT demanded after defamatory placement — see case study. | IPS News (June 2025) |
| 2025 | IPS News publishes "The Lie Industry," naming alleged operators and documenting 60+ linked domains including kartoteka.news and antimafia.se. | IPS News (June 2025) |
| 2025 | Dutable, Reels Media, Tech Primex, and Bloket publish parallel investigative summaries citing victim interviews and pricing documents. | Dutable, Reels Media, Tech Primex, Bloket |
| 2026 | Pay-to-delete portfolio sites launch to centralize victim resources: model encyclopedia, IOC registry, case studies, action guide, and legal framework. | PayToDelete.watch, extortion.watch, paytodelete.org |
Source bibliography
- The Lie Industry — IPS News (June 2025) : Primary investigative report on the pay-to-delete kompromat network.
- The Pay-to-Erase Machine — Dutable
- Mapping New Frontiers of a Pay-to-Delete Scam — Stop Kompromat (Medium)
- kartoteka.news reviews — Trustpilot : Victim-reported experiences (paraphrased on case study pages).
- Extortion Web Exposed — Vent Magazines : Parliament complaint and pricing documentation.
- Defamation-for-Crypto — Reels Media
- Pay-to-Erase Empire — Tech Primex
- Cash-for-Clean-Up Machine — Bloket
Deep dives: kartoteka.news · kompromat1.online · Parliament 2020 · Cypriot investor
Timeline source screenshots
Publisher pages and investigative articles that anchor dated milestones in the list above.
IPS News network expose 
kartoteka.news publisher Highest-visibility target in Trustpilot and Google complaint threads.
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Trustpilot victim thread Dated complaints referencing USDT removal invoices and mirror republication.
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kompromat1.online case anchor Flagship domain for the K1 cluster documented in IPS News and Dutable.
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