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New Meta AI tool lets users alter photos on public Instagram accounts

Mashable

Mashable

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July 8, 2026

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Meta lets its new AI tool use your Instagram photos to generate images. Here's how to stop it.

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National Post

lean right

· 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

center

· 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

center

· 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.

DNyuz

lean right

· 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

Unknown

· 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.

ArcaMax

lean right

· 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, ...

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Related coverage for "New Meta AI tool lets users alter photos on public Instagram accounts": 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. 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. ArcaMax — Meta's new AI image generation tool raises alarm in Hollywood and on Instagram