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Meta disables Instagram tagging for public-account AI image deepfakes
Source headline: Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Threat level
Medium
Signal strength
65/100
Source confidence
1 source
Published
5 days ago
Intelligence Summary
Meta is shutting off an Instagram-linked feature that let people generate AI images using public accounts. The tool worked by @-mentioning an Instagram account in Meta AI. After user backlash over consent and misuse concerns, Meta changed its approach. As a result, public Instagram content is no longer pulled in the way the feature originally described. Users and creators affected by earlier generations may want to review how their content was used.
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The Verge
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
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