Meta Reins in AI That Scraped Public Instagram Photos: Your Privacy Guide

Meta Reins in AI That Scraped Public Instagram Photos: Your Privacy Guide Earlier this month, a cascade of criticism followed reports that Meta had been using public Instagram images to train its generative AI models without explicit permission from users. The company had quietly activated a tool that automatically scraped photos from public accounts, feeding them into its AI training pipeline. After the backlash, Meta announced it would rein in the tool. ...

July 14, 2026 · 4 min · BriefArc Desk