Meta removes feature that let users generate AI images from public Instagram posts
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Meta AI joined the image generation space https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/07/meta-ai-app-adds-image-generation-also-powering-whatsapp-and-instagram-features/">this week.
However, it did so with a controversial default setting that users found upsetting.
Meta Pulls AI Image Feature After Privacy Backlash
- Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash Techcrunch —
- Meta Removes A.I. Feature on Instagram After Days of Backlash The New York Times —
- Meta Discontinues AI Image Feature Days After Backlash Over Privacy Concerns NDTV —
- Meta forced to pull Muse AI image tool amid backlash over privacy The National (UAE) —
- Meta pulls AI image feature after privacy backlash, says ‘it missed the mark’ The Indian Express —