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July 8, 2026
Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Tool Using Profile Pictures
- Muse Image can create images from users' public Instagram profile pictures without their consent.
- Meta claims users can opt out of their images being used, but critics warn of potential misuse.
- Advocacy groups highlight risks of non-consensual AI-altered images on social media.
2 Sources
- Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile picsJul 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM · BBC
- Meta's new AI image maker draws fire over consentJul 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM · Axios