Effie Webb

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 2025 – 2026

Effie Webb is an AI reporter based in London. Prior to Tarbell, she was a Tech Fellow at Business Insider, where she reported on the AI training and data labeling industry. Effie graduated from the University of Oxford with a congratulatory first-class BA in Philosophy, Psychology and Linguistics, and has worked as a researcher and investigative journalist across print and documentary, focusing on Tesla, health tech, social media platforms, and cybercrime. Her work has appeared in The Times, The Telegraph, and The Independent.

Stories by Effie
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Scammers are using AI to impersonate real lawyers
By Effie Webb / Fellow
Nov 26, 2025
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Character.AI to ban under-18s from talking to its chatbots after TBIJ investigation
By Effie Webb / Fellow
Oct 29, 2025
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Gang leaders, school shooters and ‘Bestie Epstein’: meet Character.AI’s chatbot companions
By Effie Webb / Fellow
Oct 22, 2025