{"slug": "outcry-as-meta-lets-users-make-ai-images-from-public-instagram-profile-pics", "title": "Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics", "summary": "Meta has enabled users to generate AI images using public Instagram profile pictures, sparking backlash from privacy campaigners who call it a 'recipe for disaster'. The company says users can opt out of the feature.", "body_md": "# Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics\n\nSource:\n\n[BBC Technology](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology)The tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it a \"recipe for disaster\".\n\nThe tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it a \"recipe for disaster\".\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/outcry-as-meta-lets-users-make-ai-images-from-public-instagram-profile-pics", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/outcry-as-meta-lets-users-make-ai-images-from-public-instagr-78xy", "published_at": "2026-07-08 12:28:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-08 12:44:21.765040+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Meta", "Instagram", "BBC"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/outcry-as-meta-lets-users-make-ai-images-from-public-instagram-profile-pics", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/outcry-as-meta-lets-users-make-ai-images-from-public-instagram-profile-pics.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/outcry-as-meta-lets-users-make-ai-images-from-public-instagram-profile-pics.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/outcry-as-meta-lets-users-make-ai-images-from-public-instagram-profile-pics.jsonld"}}