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Instagram Cracks Down on AI-Generated Influencer Accounts

The platform announced this week that it is updating how profiles featuring people are labeled, while also introducing consequences for accounts that fail to disclose that the person they're presenting was created with artificial intelligence. Instagram wants users to know when the influencer they're following isn't actually human.

Instagram Cracks Down on AI-Generated Influencer Accounts

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Instagram wants users to know when the influencer they're following isn't actually human.

The platform announced this week that it is updating how profiles featuring people are labeled, while also introducing consequences for accounts that fail to disclose that the person they're presenting was...

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Instagram wants users to know when the influencer they're following isn't actually human. The platform announced this week that it is updating how profiles featuring people are labeled, while also introducing consequences for accounts that fail to disclose that the person they're presenting was created with artificial intelligence.

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