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Meta scraps AI image feature amid privacy backlash<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/united-states\/missed-the-mark-meta-scraps-ai-image-feature-days-after-launch-following-privacy-backlash<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-07-10 23:55:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.straitstimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Meta says it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism over privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way,\u201d Meta said in a statement on July 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it\u2019s no longer available,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, had launched Muse Image on July 7<\/span> into its Meta AI chatbot, which can use photos as input and lets users edit generated images directly through sketches.<\/p>\n

The feature soon faced backlash over privacy concerns and being an automatic opt-in for users.<\/p>\n

Emmy-winning actor Hannah Einbinder, known for his role on Hacks, criticised the feature on Instagram, saying it had been turned on automatically and urging users to turn it off.<\/p>\n

On July 9, SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors and other media professionals, also urged members and other Instagram users to opt out of the feature.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything other than a clear and conspicuous opt-in for these types of uses of Instagram users\u2019 images is unacceptable, and an utter miscalculation of public sentiment regarding the obvious dangers and harms inherent in such use,\u201d SAG-AFTRA said.<\/p>\n

Following Meta\u2019s decision to remove the feature, SAG-AFTRA welcomed the move.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the dangers of nonconsensual digital replicas well known to all, a feature that encouraged that behaviour is unwise. We appreciate its discontinuance. It is the responsible thing to do,\u201d a union spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The reversal reflects increasing pressure on technology companies to give users clear control over how their publicly shared content is used by AI features. REUTERS<\/p>\n

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