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Meta Removes Instagram AI Image Generation Feature After Public Backlash
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Now 14 · 12 hours ago
What happened
Meta introduced an AI tool on Instagram that generated images from public user photos but removed it within days after widespread user and industry backlash over privacy and consent issues.
- 01Meta launched an AI image generation tool on Instagram using public user photos.
- 02The feature accessed all public feeds by default, requiring manual opt-out.
- 03Users and professional groups strongly opposed the use of their images without consent.
- 04CAA called the launch irresponsible, emphasizing artist control over likeness.
- 05SAG-AFTRA criticized Meta's misjudgment of public opinion on AI.
- 06Meta removed the feature within days, admitting it missed the mark.
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