# PSA: Flip these two Instagram toggles now to stop people using your face

> Source: <https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/09/psa-flip-these-two-instagram-toggles-now-to-stop-people-using-your-face/>
> Published: 2026-07-09 11:27:26+00:00

Meta this week launched [its own AI image model](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/07/meta-ai-app-adds-image-generation-also-powering-whatsapp-and-instagram-features/) integrated into the [Instagram](https://9to5mac.com/guides/instagram/) app. While this might sound useful, it comes with rather a big privacy issue: by default, anyone can use your profile photo and posts as prompts for generative images.

You can fix this by flipping two toggles, but they’re pretty well hidden …