# ChatGPT sends users with tech support problems to 404 Media

> Original title: ChatGPT Says 404 Media Is Tech Support for Huge Corporations

- Source: 404 Media
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:59:23.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/dyth01w89boe6htge0txxaka1
- Original: https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-says-404-media-is-tech-support-for-huge-corporations/

## Summary

ChatGPT is directing people with routine tech support problems, such as banned Instagram accounts and Verizon service outages, to 404 Media, which says it cannot resolve them. The outlet says it has received dozens of AI-generated story tips in recent months, and that a chatbot recommended contacting it in many cases, sometimes writing the email itself.