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Instagram has previously said direct messages are not used to train AI.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“Most airlines are used for tourism, business traffic, they’re not used to going where missiles are flying,” said Gabriella Somerville, a private-charter specialist who has previously helped coordinate evacuation flights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“I’m not used to everyone hanging on to my every word and then holding me accountable for what I say,” Nanos said at a press conference early in the probe.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

"Children today are not used to that old kind of art," Puri said.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

“You have to understand—you’re the first person to ever know me in more than one body. I’m not used to this. I don’t know how you’re going to react.”

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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