Meta's Muse AI permits explicit adult conversations, unlike other Meta apps
Meta launched its AI assistant Muse last month and it quickly reached five million downloads. The app is marketed as a tool for adults, and Meta’s spokesperson Daniel Roberts told WIRED and Mashable that Muse runs in a private virtual machine and is only available to users who are 18 or older. Users must provide a birth date and, if the system cannot verify age, a credit‑card check is required,…
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- Muse reached five million downloads within a month of launch.
- The app is restricted to users 18+, requiring birth‑date verification and optional credit‑card checks.
- Muse can generate graphic sexual language, contrary to Meta’s community guidelines for its other services.
Unlike Instagram and Facebook, whose community guidelines ban sexually explicit language, Muse can respond with graphic sexual content, as shown in screenshots shared by WIRED. The assistant’s Supplemental Terms of Service explicitly limit use to adults, and Meta says the feature is meant to let users engage in lawful adult sexual expression in a secure setting. Critics highlighted potential security risks and the inconsistency between Muse’s permissive behavior and the stricter policies applied to other Meta platforms.
The launch has sparked debate over Meta’s enforcement of its own policies, especially after recent reports of Instagram removing LGBTQ and sex‑worker accounts for alleged sexual solicitation. Observers note that while Muse allows explicit dialogue, the broader platform ecosystem continues to restrict such language, raising questions about consistency and user privacy.
Meta's Muse AI can be sexy, but actual Meta users can't be
mashable.com · 13 October 2026
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