Your Instagram photos can train Meta AI — here is how to stop it
meta's new 'muse image' feature lets strangers use public instagram photos for ai generation without notification. users must manually opt out in settings to prevent their content from being used in ads or edits.
meta introduced 'muse image,' a new ai feature allowing users to generate images and ads by tagging public instagram accounts, scraping data without the account owner's explicit consent or notification. privacy advocates flag this as a risk for impersonation and harassment, particularly because the system relies on public profiles unless users intervene. users can protect their content by going to profile settings, selecting 'sharing and reuse,' and toggling off the option to 'allow people to create with and reuse your content' for posts and reels. this rollout highlights growing tensions between rapid ai integration and user privacy amid a landscape where public skepticism toward ai remains high.