Meta launched then pulled a feature letting anyone generate AI images of public Instagram users who were opted in by default.
The European Commission says Meta failed to protect users, especially teens, from Instagram and Facebook’s addictive design, and the company could face massive fines.
The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly personalized recommendation algorithms, the European Commission said.
Instagram’s new Muse AI lets anyone use your photos to generate AI images and videos, and you’re opted in by default. Here’s how to find the setting and turn it off before someone else uses your face without asking.

Though Instagram head Adam Mosseri doesn’t want to filter out AI content on the platform, he argues that you “shouldn’t have it in your feed” if you don’t like it. “I don’t think we should filter out AI content,” Mosseri said during an interview on Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast. “I think we should let you know […]

Meta is in breach of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a preliminary investigation has found, over the “addictive” design of Instagram and Facebook. It’s likely to be forced to redesign both apps and could face a fine of up to $12 billion. The European Commission said Meta “did not adequately assess the risks of […]
Meta’s new AI image generator is using your public Instagram photos unless you opt out. Here’s how to do that.
Hidden inside Meta’s Muse Image rollout is a default setting that gives any user access to your public Instagram photos as AI generation fodder.
With Muse Image live and Muse Video in preview, Meta has officially stopped outsourcing its creative AI to Midjourney and Black Forest Labs.

Meta is launching the first AI image generation model made by its Superintelligence Labs division. The Muse Image model now powers the image-making tools across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and it’s coming soon to Facebook and Messenger, according to an announcement on Tuesday. It’s part of the growing Muse family of AI […]