Mia Goth’s Representatives Criticize Instagram Over Viral AI-Generated Image

1. 22:03
   The Verge · AI

   Celebrity AI deepfakes spread on Instagram amid gaps in likeness protections

   The Verge reports that AI-generated celebrity images and videos circulate widely on Instagram, sometimes misleading fans, gossip outlets, and Google’s AI overviews. A fake image of Mia Goth drew nearly 500,000 likes before Instagram removed the account for impersonation. Meta exempts still images from mandatory AI labeling, while YouTube offers likeness detection and says it removed over 95 percent of videos reported for takedown through that program in the first half of 2026.

1. 00:42
   The Verge · AI

   Mia Goth’s representatives criticize Instagram over viral AI-generated image

   Mia Goth’s representatives say a viral Instagram image of the actress was AI-generated and posted by a verified fan account they had repeatedly asked Instagram to remove. Hundreds of thousands liked the image, and outlets including People treated it as authentic. Meta’s rules exempt still images from mandatory AI labeling. The account appeared to have been wiped from Instagram by Tuesday morning; Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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