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Meta pulls Instagram AI feature amid privacy concerns

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July 13, 2026

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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.

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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.

The Next Web

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· Jun 25, 2026

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

Russia Today

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· Jul 9, 2026

Instagram makes public posts available to Meta AI by default

Instagram’s latest update makes public posts available to Meta AI by default unless users opt out through their account settings Read Full Article at RT.com

Quartz

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· Jul 13, 2026

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

Korea Times News

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· Jun 21, 2026

Adults addicted to social media complain

Adults addicted to social media complain

DNyuz

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· Jul 8, 2026

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 []

CNET

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· Jul 10, 2026

Meta's New AI Tool Creates Deepfakes. Here's How to Protect Yourself on Instagram

All Instagram users, public or private, can change their settings now to opt out.

BOL News

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· Jul 12, 2026

Meta ditches AI image feature after privacy backlash

The feature faced criticism over privacy concerns. The post Meta ditches AI image feature after privacy backlash appeared first on BOL News.

BBC News

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· Jun 20, 2026

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

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.

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily

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· Jul 1, 2026

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]

TechCrunch

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· 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

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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 []

Fox Business

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· Jul 11, 2026

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

ZDNet

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· 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.

South Africa Today

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· Jul 6, 2026

How AI is Shaping the Future of Mental Healthcare

Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is raising awareness about how artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to shape the future of mental healthcare during Mental Illness Awareness Month. From earlier detection to improved access to support, AI is expected to play an increasing role in helping healthcare professionals identify, monitor, and support people living []

The Jerusalem Post

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· Jul 7, 2026

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

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ArcaMax

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· Jun 23, 2026

Madonna slams 'soul-destroying' Instagram

Madonna hates wasting time on soul-destroying Instagram and claimed looking at the app for too long makes her depressed.

KTTH – 770 AM – Seattle

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· Jun 30, 2026

Rantz: Activists who use AI all day are upset that REI did the same

REI's AI-altered bike ad sparked a meltdown over the environment. The critics complaining on Instagram use AI all day. It's selective outrage.

Arise News

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· Jul 7, 2026

Study Finds Weak Age Checks Undermine Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban

A new study found weak age verification allows under-16 users to access social media, raising concerns over Australia’s teen social media ban.

Vogue

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· Jun 23, 2026

In the Social Ban Era, Where Will Gen Alpha Spend Time Online?

Australia, the UK, and the UAE have now all banned social media access for under-16s. But experts say the ban’s impact is likely overstated. Gen Alpha is finding new ways to socialize online and making culture conversational again.

Toronto Sun

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· Jul 10, 2026

New Meta AI tool Muse Image raises Instagram user privacy concerns

There's been privacy concerns after the AI features were turned on by default without the user knowing

Daily Dot

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· Jun 25, 2026

TikTok Creator Shows How Public Clues in Videos Can Be Used To Identify Locations: “My 10-Year-Old Doesn’t Understand the Risk Behind Social Media”

A viral video is drawing attention after a TikTok creator demonstrated how publicly visible details in social media posts can potentially be used to identify a person’s location. A man on TikTok uses his platform to teach a serious lesson: just how easy it is for the wrong people to use the internet to find Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post TikTok Creator Shows How Public Clues in Videos Can Be Used To Identify Locations: “My 10-Year-Old Doesn’t Understand the Risk Behind Social Media” appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Investing.com

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· Jul 10, 2026

EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines

EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines

The West Australian

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· Jul 7, 2026

TikTok reveals human error overruled AI to approve anti-Semitic content

TikTok removes thousands of posts, with a hate inquiry hearing how AI can sometimes give better rulings than humans.

The Hindu BusinessLine

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· Jun 30, 2026

Star Health and Amplify Health Partner to Scale AI-Led Claims Intelligence Across India's Largest Private Health Insurance Operations

Star Health and Amplify Health Partner to Scale AI-Led Claims Intelligence Across India's Largest Private Health Insurance Operations

Football | Mail Online

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· Jul 10, 2026

'Racist' senator claims her Instagram account has been HACKED after extraordinary social media attack on Kylian Mbappe

'Racist' senator claims her Instagram account has been HACKED after extraordinary social media attack on Kylian Mbappe

Digital Trends

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· Jul 10, 2026

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

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ASCD SmartBrief

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· Jul 8, 2026

Study finds flaws in child safety features on social apps

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UrduPoint

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· Jul 1, 2026

Authorities warns public servants against sharing banned Groups' content online

Authorities warns public servants against sharing banned Groups' content online

National Post

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· 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

Dexerto

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· Jul 13, 2026

TikToker claims she got dumped over AI girl that she actually created

A woman from Atlanta has been going viral on TikTok after revealing that her boyfriend dumped her over an AI girl that she’d made to try and sell a table on Facebook Marketplace.

Egypt Independent

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· Jun 30, 2026

More than half of social media child safety features aren’t working as advertised, new research finds

New York — Social media giants have for years touted their growing slate of safety tools and protections as proof that they prioritize young users’ wellbeing. But more than half of those protections don’t work as advertised, new research finds. Researchers at the Cybersafety Research Center tested 86 youth safety features across TikTok, Instagram, Snap and The post More than half of social media child safety features aren’t working as advertised, new research finds appeared first on Egypt Independent.

The i Paper

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· Jul 11, 2026

The Wimbledon finalist who spent her last holiday volunteering in Africa

Linda Noskova, 21, has a whole Instagram account dedicated to her passion for the environmental and humanitarian causes

The Japan Times

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· Jul 8, 2026

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.

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 8, 2026

Gen Z underestimates impact of social media on loneliness, Hong Kong poll finds

Members of Hong Kong’s Generation Z tend to underestimate the negative impact of social media on their mental health and those who frequently use the online platforms are lonelier than those who do not, a survey has found. The Hong Kong Christian Service (HKCS) polled 572 young people aged 11 to 24 between September to December last year to better understanding the relationship between their use of social media and their level of isolation. About 54 per cent of respondents were junior secondary...

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