Muse's adult chats spark creator backlash over double standard
Meta confirmed the 18+ Muse app allows explicit one-on-one chats by design. Adult creators say that standard is one they have never been granted on Instagram and Facebook.
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Meta confirmed to WIRED that explicit chats are allowed in the 18-only Muse app, inside what it calls a private, secure VM only the user can access.
A spokesperson said private one-on-one AI chats follow different rules than promoting adult services on a public network.
Earlier, Meta said it would not "block legal adult behavior" in the app.
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