Overview
- Following Tuesday's WIRED report, a Facebook page tied to “Emily Hart” came down after Instagram had banned the account in February for “fraudulent” activity.
- The creator, a 22-year-old Indian medical student, says he used generative tools to produce photos and captions and then targeted a pro-Trump niche with provocative posts to drive engagement.
- The account hit roughly 10,000 followers within a month, reels drew millions of views, and he says Fanvue subscriptions and MAGA-themed merch brought in a few thousand dollars a month.
- He used X’s Grok to generate nude images for paying Fanvue subscribers, and Fanvue permits fully AI-made creators.
- Google disputes that Gemini steers users toward politics, while experts warn AI makes fake personas more believable and exposes weak detection and labeling on major platforms.