Meta axes feature that allowed tagging Instagram users to generate AI images of them

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.

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 []

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.

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, ...

How to stop people from using your Instagram posts with Meta’s AI

Instagram profiles now automatically allow users to share and modify other people’s public posts, including their profile picture, with Meta’s new AI model, Muse Image. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Instagram profiles default to letting users share and modify their content with Meta’s new AI model. The feature allows users to download your posts, including []

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.

Memes of the 'Trump card' that saved Balogun

Social media users have used AI to react to the US president's mediation with FIFA to review the sanctions imposed on the American goal scorer in the most recent match

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

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.

Meta pulled its new AI image tool from Instagram after users and Hollywood pushed back

The feature let users generate images referencing public Instagram accounts without notifying or getting consent from those account holders

Adults addicted to social media complain

Adults addicted to social media complain

Good thing it's over: Cristiano Ronaldo’s cult of personality became unbearable - opinion

In today’s media climate, the individualists with the most Instagram likes are celebrated, while players who know how to connect with their teammates are left to the soccer nerds.

Ainee Mustafa tidak kisah dengan bilangan pengikut media sosial

Setiap kali kita buka akaun Instagram atau TikTok pelakon baru, perkara pertama yang kita lihat mesti jumlah pengikut mereka. Ada yang cecah ratusan ribu dan tidak kurang juga yang sudah memiliki jutaan peminat di alam maya. Namun, berbeza pula ceritanya dengan seorang pelakon baru yang dikenali sebagai Ainee Mustafa ini. Dia langsung tidak kisah walaupun ... Read more The post Ainee Mustafa tidak kisah dengan bilangan pengikut media sosial appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

2026 World Cup: How Digital Security Became a Priority in Major Events

Guest post by VimalRaj Sampathkumar, Technical Head – UK Ireland, ManageEngine The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and the rapid growth of digital infrastructure are raising concerns about cyberattacks targeting businesses, event organisers, and fans. The 2026 World Cup is already expected to attract millions of tourists, generate billions of dollars in revenue, and []

Artificial Intelligence is Raising Cyber Threats

Artificial Intelligence is Raising Cyber Threats

Meta pulls Instagram AI feature amid privacy concerns

Meta pulled a new AI feature on Instagram just days after its launch because of criticism about how the tool handled publicly posted photos. The feature was part of the new AI image generator, Muse Image, and allowed AI-generated images to be created using content from public Instagram accounts. By specifying a public account with an @mention, users could let the AI ​​model use the person’s images as a reference without informing the account holder. The launch quickly prompted concerns about privacy and the risk of abuse, with critics saying the feature could be used to create manipulated or offensive images based on other people’s public content. Meta said its the goal was to give users a creative tool where they could decide for themselves whether their public content could be used. But it removed the feature after feedback that the feature did not meet expectations.

Meta’s Controversial New AI Will Use Your Public Instagram Pics—Here’s How to Opt Out Now

Unless you’re comfortable with people using your public images to create AI content, you might want to check these settings.

Beyond Hype: AI Benefits Taking Shape

Beyond Hype: AI Benefits Taking Shape

Meta's New AI Image Tool Lets Others Use Your Public Instagram Photos in AI Images

Meta has announced that its new artificial intelligence (AI) model Muse Image lets people use public Instagram posts and reels to generate AI content, and it's enabled by default. You can also @-mention Instagram accounts in the Meta AI app to bring specific Instagram profiles right into your images, the social media giant said in a post. Whether you want to design a custom event invitation

Misinformation inciting harm to refugees, UNHCR says

Artificial intelligence is exacerbating the spread of such misinformation and hate speech, according to the U.N. refugee agency.

Despite the backlash, Donald Trump is using AI again

Trump’s Truth Social feed is filling with AI-generated posts, including fake celebrities, Teddy Roosevelt, and a golden eagle.

Americans increasingly turn to AI for mental healthcare: poll

Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools for mental health advice and therapists are divided. An American Psychological Association (APA) survey released June 16 found that 39 of psychologists have had conversations with patients who used AI to self-diagnose. About one-third of respondents said their patients are relying on AI for help with self-discipline, affirmations []...Click to read more

Meta just pulled its most controversial AI image generation feature days after launch

Meta launched then pulled a feature letting anyone generate AI images of public Instagram users who were opted in by default.

Does AI help you in your daily life?

Artificial intelligence has become an increasingly common part of everyday life, whether through search engines, smartphones or dedicated AI tools. []

How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet

Why some argue the social media ban could have a profound affect on how young people gain new knowledge and the rest of us move around online

AI Leaders Nvidia, Palantir, and Meta Platforms Are Shaking Wall Street's Foundation With This $15.6 Billion Warning

Insider activity at three of Wall Street's most influential artificial intelligence (AI) businesses paints a picture worth a thousand words.

AI slop writing has taken over the internet, particularly LinkedIn and X

One in four long-form social media posts appear entirely AI-generated, with nearly half of those on Microsoft's and Elon's platforms involving AI in some form

AI increases the dangers of phishing and cyberattacks, says Dutch data authority

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing the risks of phishing and cyberattacks, and organizations need to immediately take action to get their cybersecurity in order,

They See Your Photos

They See Your Photos, Jul 01, 2026 This site is making the rounds on the socials today: Your photos reveal a lot of private information. In this experiment, we use the Google Vision API to see how much can be inferred about you from a single photo. Sure, they're pobably using it to train AI - none of us is that naive any more, right? Anyhow what's funny is how laughably wrong these accounts are, including the one on me that says I'm conservativ, support traditional values, am not adventurous, and seek to avoid exercise. Or... maybe my whole life is a lie? You decide - have a look at the whole report. Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]

Nick Robinson Is Us' Guy We Googled Shirtless This Week

We’re all familiar with the internet boyfriends — you have your Glen Powells, Jacob Elordis, Timothée Chalamets and beyond — but Us Weekly has our eyes on a more underground group of swoon-worthy rising stars. They may not always have the lead role, be the team captains or have millions of Instagram followers, but something []

Instagram now lets others use your photos for AI: How to opt out

Meta has introduced a new AI image generation feature that allows users to create AI images based on public Instagram profiles, provided they tag the account in their prompt.

Jaylen Brown goes off on ‘AI hoops’ after claim he’s ‘the seventh-best player on a team’

Basketball's war on analytics permeated social media again this weekend.

Americans’ concerns about AI outweigh excitement nearly threefold: Poll

Americans are nearly three times as likely to be concerned rather than excited about the growing footprint of artificial intelligence in society, according to a new biweekly survey about the public’s sentiment on the advancing technology. The “Americans on AI” poll, first shared with The Hill by the new nonprofit Athena Insights, found the majority...

Tech giant tells Bondi Royal Commission AI can help block online hate speech

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard from a major tech company about how artificial intelligence could be used to curb the spread of abusive material online. Anthropic says its AI system, Claude, includes safeguards designed to detect and stop hate speech. The company’s Australian general manager, Theo Hourmouzis, says in cases involving extreme violence, the platform may also alert law enforcement.

FIFA says ‘abusive’ World Cup social media posts 13 times higher than 2022

FIFA says abusive social media posts are 13 times higher during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup compared to the 2022 tournament.

Artificial intelligence economy and who really benefits from AI

Artificial intelligence economy and who really benefits from AI

Spike in people experiencing issues with Meta-owned Facebook

Spike in people experiencing issues with Meta-owned Facebook

Meta shuts down AI tool after backlash over public Instagram accounts

Meta has pulled an Instagram AI feature that let users generate images using public Instagram accounts after acknowledging it missed the mark

Building trust in AI health intelligence: why privacy, transparency, and human oversight matter

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly visible part of healthcare. From administrative workflows and clinical decision support to remote monitoring and wellness technologies, organizations are exploring how AI can help process information more efficiently and provide greater visibility into health-related data. Yet as adoption accelerates, one challenge continues to influence whether these technologies gain meaningful acceptance. Trust has become [] This story continues at The Next Web

Wenge AI gears up for Hong Kong IPO at valuation above HKD 10.5 billion

The listing will test investor appetite for decision intelligence as the AI narrative reaches a high point.

How Therapists Feel About AI Taking Their Jobs

Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools for mental health advice and therapists are divided. An American Psychological Association (APA) survey released June 16 found that 39 of psychologists have had