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Sandra Bullock Joins Instagram to Combat Likeness Scams

8/21/2026

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Sandra Bullock joined Instagram in April to fight scammers misusing her likeness.
Instagram stopped some fraud, but the problem remains never-ending.
Fake accounts caused her sister to receive fraud complaints.
She is promoting Practical Magic 2, which opens in theaters on Sept. 10.
Bullock said the original 1998 Practical Magic gained multigenerational fans through social media.

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Story summary

Sandra Bullock joined Instagram in April to fight scammers misusing her likeness.
Instagram stopped some fraud, but the problem remains never-ending.
Fake accounts caused her sister to receive fraud complaints.
She is promoting Practical Magic 2, which opens in theaters on Sept. 10.
Bullock said the original 1998 Practical Magic gained multigenerational fans through social media.