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Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission

29 August 2025, 10:12 am

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FILE PHOTO: Taylor Swift poses at the red carpet during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots

without their permission, Reuters has found. All of the virtual celebrities have been shared on Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms.