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I was running an Instagram account as a hobby, using AI to create cute characters based on a specific animal concept.

The images above show my Instagram account, specifically Reels uploaded on April 9, 2025, and April 18, 2025.

Maybe because the views were good, I lucked out and got some kind of recognized status/badge less than a month into running the channel.

Since I run this channel as a hobby, I only have 21 posts/Reels total from April 8, 2025, till today. (I’m a working stiff, so I just make stuff whenever I feel like it... It says I can monetize, but I haven't, and even though I got ad inquiries, I turned them down...)

I checked my DMs for the first time in a while and saw a message that was basically threatening me, but not really...?

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I've never even heard of that creator's name, never seen their content, and certainly never used their images or names, nor have I ever mentioned them... Plus, the first post by the creator this company is talking about was early June 2025, and my first post was April 8, 2025.

The animal characters in my videos uploaded on April 9 and 18, 2025, actually look so similar to the other creator's stuff that *I* think *they* copied *my* character after seeing mine (IMO).

So I replied to the DM, but they just read it and didn't respond. What the heck do they want...? Now that I think about it, I bet that creator copied my character instead..;;