Instagram's parent company, Meta, is investigating AI-generated social media accounts that sexualise disabled people appearing on its platform.

It comes after the BBC flagged dozens of profiles showing AI-generated images of women with disabilities, including Down's syndrome or vitiligo.

Some profiles post fake images and videos of women with missing limbs, visible scarring or in wheelchairs. Many are in sexualised positions, wearing revealing clothing.

One profile, claiming to be conjoined twins, has about 400,000 followers, despite only joining Instagram in December 2025.

Kamran Mallick, chief executive of Disability Rights UK, said the emergence of "accounts that fetishise, mock, or monetise the identities of disabled people is nothing short of horrific".

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