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Amid criticism, Meta reins in new AI tool that automatically accessed public Instagram images
Meta has pulled the plug on a feature of a recently launched AI tool following criticism that it made Instagram accounts fodder for use in creating AI-generated images. The move on Friday came less than a week after the parent of Instagram and Facebook rolled out Muse Image, its first image-generation model available through the []
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CNET
· Jul 7, 2026
Meta Has a New AI Image Tool, and I Already Used It to Deepfake My Friend's Instagram
Instagram users might want to opt out of this AI setting right now.
ArcaMax
· Jul 9, 2026
Meta's new AI image generation tool raises alarm in Hollywood and on Instagram
A new tool that lets people take publicly posted Instagram photos and use AI to generate new images from them is creating a backlash in Hollywood. Instagram’s parent company, Meta, on Tuesday rolled out the new AI feature, called Muse Image, ...
National Post
· Jul 9, 2026
How to opt out so Meta’s new AI image generator won’t use your personal Instagram photos
Meta's new AI image generator allows anyone to use photos from public Instagram accounts
TechCrunch
· Jul 9, 2026
How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos
Meta's new AI image generator is using your public Instagram photos unless you opt out. Here's how to do that.
Variety
· Jul 10, 2026
Meta AI Can Now Use Your Instagram Photos Without Consent. SAG-AFTRA Urges App Users to Opt Out: ‘Take Action to Protect Your Likeness’
SAG-AFTRA is urging its members and all Instagram users to take action against Meta’s new Muse Image model, which has been woven into the Instagram app and makes public accounts susceptible to AI generations of their content. Per Wired: “All someone has to do is tag your account’s profile in a prompt— if it’s public []
ZDNet
· Jul 9, 2026
Meta's new AI tool lets others use your Instagram posts for image generation - how to opt out
Any public Instagram account is fair game to be used for AI generation with Meta's new Muse Image.
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