An Australian artist was blocked from the Instagram account she created in 2012, losing access to all her published work and her followers. Her handle? @Metaverse. The block came five days after Facebook changed its name to Meta. (The New York Times)
Tilt Take: Two days after the NYT reporter asked Meta (previously known as Facebook) for a comment, Metaverse (the Australian artist) got her account back. But it’s a HUGE lesson for all creators on social media platforms – you don’t have any control.
