# The Worst Company

> Source: <https://vowe.net/2026/07/10/the-worst-company/>
> Published: 2026-07-10 19:32:32+00:00

I would not let any of these icons near my devices. You could write a book about all the bad decisions this company made. Actually, [somebody already did](https://vowe.net/2026/06/21/careless-people-jetzt-auch-auf-deutsch/).

Just a few headlines from last week:

- Meta announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence image generator that allows anyone to create AI images based on your Instagram photos.
- EU threatens Meta with fines over ‘addictive’ Facebook and Instagram
- Meta’s Teen Safety Case Just Became a $1.4 Trillion Existential Threat
- Meta Thinks It Can Convince You That Smart Glasses Need Facial Recognition
- CAA calls out Meta and Instagram for making Muse AI tool opt-out
- Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang’s Instagram photo tip could be your biggest privacy nightmare
- Meta patents AI device that listens to you all day to track your mood
- Meta AI To Start Using Your Data For Targeted Ads—Here’s How And When
- Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones