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CAA Slams Meta for Using Opt-Out Policy for AI Platform Muse Image, Which Can Create Content Using Public Instagram Accounts

Variety

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July 9, 2026

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CAA Slams Meta for Using Opt-Out Policy for AI Platform Muse Image, Which Can Create Content Using Public Instagram Accounts

CAA released a statement Wednesday night calling out the privacy risks of Meta’s new AI model Muse Image, which gives users the ability to create an AI photo of someone just by plugging in their public Instagram handle. The AI model operates on an opt-out policy, meaning users have to manually block access if they []

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DNyuz

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· Jul 9, 2026

CAA Calls on Meta to Tighten Muse AI Likeness Protections: ‘True Innovation Puts Creators First’

CAA called on Meta to better protect users’ personal likeness on Wednesday after criticism mounted over the tech company’s new AI image generator, Muse. “No one’s name, image, likeness, voice or creative work should be used by any third party, including AI models, without clear, documented consent,” the agency wrote in a statement to TheWrap. []

Wired

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· Jul 7, 2026

Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.

Variety

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· 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 []

URL Media

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· Jun 22, 2026

How Queer Latino Media Refuses to Disappear: Exclusive Access Behind the Cameras

LatiNation Media staff. Photo illustration Susana Sanchez-Young It’s Pride Month, and palabra went inside the studio of LatiNation Media to bring you a deeply moving, behind-the-scenes look at [] The post How Queer Latino Media Refuses to Disappear: Exclusive Access Behind the Cameras appeared first on URL Media.

BoingBoing

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· Jul 9, 2026

How to opt out of Meta using your Instagram posts to make AI images

There are already plenty of reasons to stay the hell away from anything that Meta has its grubby little rat hooks on: Facebook surveils and monetizes everything you do while you're online, and their shitty Meta AI glasses pick up the surveillance slack in meatspace, capturing every moment they're on your face while robbing others of their privacy to boot. — Read the rest The post How to opt out of Meta using your Instagram posts to make AI images appeared first on Boing Boing.

The New Zealand Herald

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· Jun 23, 2026

Spike in people experiencing issues with Meta-owned Facebook

Spike in people experiencing issues with Meta-owned Facebook

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Related coverage for "CAA Slams Meta for Using Opt-Out Policy for AI Platform Muse Image, Which Can Create Content Using Public Instagram Accounts": DNyuz — CAA Calls on Meta to Tighten Muse AI Likeness Protections: ‘True Innovation Puts Creators First’. Wired — Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out. Variety — Meta AI Can Now Use Your Instagram Photos Without Consent. SAG-AFTRA Urges App Users to Opt Out: ‘Take Action to Protect Your Likeness’. URL Media — How Queer Latino Media Refuses to Disappear: Exclusive Access Behind the Cameras. BoingBoing — How to opt out of Meta using your Instagram posts to make AI images. The New Zealand Herald — Spike in people experiencing issues with Meta-owned Facebook