The band Muse has surrendered its Instagram and X handles to Meta after the release of its new AI agent, Muse.
The English rock band Muse has been renamed on Instagram and X from “Muse” to “museband.”
Despite the band Muse having had its Instagram account since 2012 and its X account since 2008, it has seemingly surrendered the handle to Mark Zuckerberg’s newest AI agent.
Right?! Nothing good for one's humanity happens on Instagram.
I live in a "developing" country where most local businesses don't have the funds to maintain a dedicated website, so they have their online presence through Instagram or Facebook and offer ordering via WhatsApp.
I don't love how Meta's sites are baked into our informal infrastructure here, but it's the way of things. My refusal to participate is not going to change the system; it's just going to affect my ability to find information.
I use Instagram for checking business hours and looking at menus. (I'm not even connected with my actual friends who use it.) I don't think the content I seek out is bad for my humanity, but I also understand that my feed looks very different from most.
It's possible to build a more affirming experience for yourself, but you'll still be shown clickbait trash because the algorithm seeks to drive engagement.