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The instagram privacy tag covers reporting about Meta’s short-lived Muse Image feature and its use of public Instagram accounts as references for AI-generated images. Recent discussions focus on how users could @-mention public accounts, with reference access applied by default rather than requiring affirmative consent. The coverage examines the distinction between allowing people to view a public profile and granting permission to create new images of that person. It also follows Meta’s rapid withdrawal of the public-account referencing option, while Muse Image remains available through Meta AI and other Meta products, including Instagram Stories, WhatsApp, and advertising tools.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Meta Muse Image Withdraws Instagram @-Mention AI References

    Additional coverage of this story: Meta Muse Image Withdraws Instagram @-Mention AI References The coverage highlights criticism from SAG-AFTRA and Creative Artists Agency, and specifies that the default reference option applied to adult public accounts. It also notes Muse Image’s continuing...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Meta Muse Image Removes Public Instagram @-Mention References

    Meta withdrew Muse Image’s public-account referencing feature on Friday, a little over three days after introducing it on Tuesday, July 7. The feature had allowed Meta AI users to generate images by @-mentioning public Instagram accounts whose content was available for reference by default...