Meta's Anti-Nudity Algorithms Go After AI Artists

Hyperallergic reports that artists who use the human body, including digital artist Simone Garcia ("cymoonv") and artist Leah Schrager, face growing suppression on platforms like Instagram and Meta's sites. Garcia said her images were continually tagged as "sexual activity" or "harmful" to stay online, and her Twitter account was permanently marked as sensitive and removed from search. Schrager said her generative AI images received little reach after Instagram issued a "recommendation guidelines" violation, which the article describes as essentially a visible shadowban. The article argues that Meta's moderation AI, which can detect how an image was made, also catches non-harmful AI-assisted work, and that tech companies have done little to include artistic perspectives in moderation.