Muse, the band, lost its social media handles to Muse, Meta's new AI agent

The exact circumstances surrounding the changes aren't clear.

Screenshots by Karissa Bell (Instagram) Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Muse, Meta's newly-released AI agent , is now using social media handles once controlled by Muse, the English rock band. The exact circumstances surrounding how the accounts changed hands are unclear, but it has once again raised questions about Meta and other large platforms' ability to commandeer usernames when it suits them.

Muse, the band, which trademarked its name in 1999, according to its wiki , has used the @muse moniker on Instagram and on X for years. But earlier this summer fans noticed the band's Instagram username seemed to change to @museband. The change happened in July, according to The Independent , though Reddit users seem to have spotted a change in early June.