Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1959, Suzanne Vega, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer was born. In 1963, Lisa Rinna, American actress and talk show host was born. In 1966, Kentaro Miura, Japanese author and illustrator (died 2021) was born. In 1987, Shigeaki Kato, Japanese singer was born. In 1988, Natalie La Rose, Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer was born. In 2003, Zahra Kazemi, Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer (born 1948) passed away. In 2006, Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor (born 1959) passed away. In 2013, Emik Avakian, Iranian-American inventor (born 1923) passed away. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. In 2021, Renée Simonot, French actress (born 1911) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Meta's new AI feature lets people create images from your Instagram posts - how to opt out

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July 9, 2026

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Any public Instagram account is fair game to be used for AI generation with Meta's new Muse Image.

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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.

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 []

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.

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

CNET

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· 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.

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.

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Related coverage for "Meta's new AI feature lets people create images from your Instagram posts - how to opt out": Wired — Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out. DNyuz — How to stop people from using your Instagram posts with Meta’s AI. TechCrunch — How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos. National Post — How to opt out so Meta’s new AI image generator won’t use your personal Instagram photos. CNET — Meta Has a New AI Image Tool, and I Already Used It to Deepfake My Friend's Instagram. ZDNet — Meta's new AI tool lets others use your Instagram posts for image generation - how to opt out