Instagram Wipes 1 Million-Follower Mia Goth Fan Account After Verified AI Image Spread
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Updated · The Verge · Oct 13
Instagram Wipes 1 Million-Follower Mia Goth Fan Account After Verified AI Image Spread
1 articles · Updated · The Verge · Oct 13
Summary
The verified miagoth_ Instagram account — which had more than 1 million followers — appears to have been wiped after an AI-generated Mia Goth image tied to her divorce went viral.
Goth’s representatives said they had filed multiple complaints because the fan-run account posted counterfeit AI images, calling it “incomprehensible” that Instagram let a blue-check account spread manipulated likenesses.
The fake post showed Goth in a “MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN” T-shirt with Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies,” drew hundreds of thousands of likes, and was treated as authentic by outlets including People and OK!.
Meta did not immediately comment, and its current policy labels some generative-AI content but does not require labels for still images — a gap that critics say helps photorealistic fakes of public figures spread.