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AI NewsInstagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profiles
Instagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profiles
1:50 AM IST · September 1, 2026

InstagramannouncedMonday that itâs changing how it labels AI-generated profiles and will start limiting the reach of accounts that feature AI-generated people without saying so. The platform says itâs renaming its existing âAI creatorâ label to âAI-generated profile,â which Instagram says should make the disclosure easier to understand. The new label is meant to tell users that the person featured on a profile was generated or substantially created with AI. Under the new policy, creators who donât properly label an AI-generated profile could see their reach reduced. Creators who use the new label, on the other hand, wonât be penalized simply for having an AI-generated person as their profile subject. The label also isnât meant for every use of AI. Instagram says people who use AI to edit photos, polish captions, create graphics, or make other creative tweaks donât need to use the AI-generated profile label. Instagram says the change comes partly in response to users who have stumbled across profiles that looked like they belonged to real people, only to find out later that the person was completely AI-generated. âAs generative AI becomes a bigger part of how people create, weâve heard that people donât like seeing a profile that seems human, only to find out later that the person featured is AI-generated,â Instagram wrote. âThey want to know when a profile features an AI-generated person.â The timing is notable. Frustration over AI-generated content has been growing as AI influencers become more common across social media platforms. For instance, earlier this year, the gay dating app Goose became the subject of aWired investigationafter a network of apparently AI-generated male influencers promoted the app on Instagram. Wired found more than two dozen accounts that appeared to feature AI influencers, some of which reportedly reached out to potential users through direct messages to get them to sign up. Health and wellness content is another particularly worrying example.The New York Timesreported in July it found hundreds of AI-generated doctors, healers, and wellness personalities on social media promoting supplements or making health claims to users. The announcement comes after Instagram facedbacklashover an AI tool that allowed users to generate images using other peopleâs likenesses. Users objected to having their public Instagram content used without an explicit opt-in. Meta thenremovedthe feature. Last week, Meta reached an$18 billion settlementwith U.S. states over allegations concerning the effects of Facebook and Instagram on children and teenagers. As part of the agreement, Meta willintroducea default two-hour daily usage limit for teens across Facebook and Instagram, a âNight Modeâ block, muted notifications during school hours, and other restrictions.
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