Meta Deploys Muse Image That Uses Public Instagram Photos

Platforms embedding generative-image features that can ingest public user photos change the default data surface and raise consent, moderation, and privacy-compliance concerns. According to The New York Times and TechCrunch, Meta unveiled Muse Image in early July and the capability lets users generate AI images that can draw from photos on public Instagram accounts. The New York Times reports adult public accounts were automatically opted in and users are not notified when their public posts are used; TechCrunch and BBC describe an opt-out toggle in Instagram settings under "Sharing and reuse" that controls whether others can use your posts with AI features. BBC and other outlets quote privacy groups calling the rollout risky, while Meta's help pages and reporting note teen accounts are excluded by default.