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Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI creations without th…
By Mr Usman1 min readUpdated Aug 27, 2026
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts · Photo: Unsplash
Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI creations without th…
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