# 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.

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/964416/meta-instagram-ai-muse-image-deepfakes?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a518da1f27c9869847a9c11)
- **Published:** 2026-07-11
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a518da1f27c9869847a9c11

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