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Meta deletes Ray-Ban AI pickup-line videos after “rizz” ban

8/16/2026

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Meta deleted dozens of pickup-line videos filmed with Ray-Ban AI glasses after Instagram chief Adam Mosseri’s mid-July comment.
Meta said the reactivated pickup-artist account was an error and re-banned it.
Meta also blocked Instagram search terms “rizz” and “cold approach,” common pickup slang.
TikTok removed two of four reported videos and YouTube removed several while demonetizing one channel.

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Story summary

Meta deleted dozens of pickup-line videos filmed with Ray-Ban AI glasses after Instagram chief Adam Mosseri’s mid-July comment.
Meta said the reactivated pickup-artist account was an error and re-banned it.
Meta also blocked Instagram search terms “rizz” and “cold approach,” common pickup slang.
TikTok removed two of four reported videos and YouTube removed several while demonetizing one channel.