Sepreth(@Sepreth):Duolingo’s legal team reportedly asked an artist to delete inappropriate fan art of Lily, the app’s goth teen mascot. Artist Movail said they removed the posts “by request of duolingo legal team.” One of the pieces, captioned “Don’t give up on your lessons!”, had nearly 30 million views before it was taken down. Duolingo has not publicly confirmed the request or explained the legal basis.

2026.11.08 09:00

Duolingo’s legal team reportedly asked an artist to delete inappropriate fan art of Lily, the app’s goth teen mascot. Artist Movail said they removed the posts “by request of duolingo legal team.” One of the pieces, captioned “Don’t give up on your lessons!”, had nearly 30 million views before it was taken down. Duolingo has not publicly confirmed the request or explained the legal basis.