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Meta is not exactly known for being a company that takes care of the privacy of its users, rather the opposite. With their latest release they have made it even clearer if possible: an image generator in which Anyone can tag your Instagram account and generate deepfakes with your facelike the one you can see on these lines. The serious thing is that this option has been activated by default for all public Instagram accounts, without asking permission or warning anythingvery much like Meta. The only ones who are spared (for legal reasons, not ethical ones, don’t believe it) are those under 18 years old, but the rest of us have been put in the bag without asking. If you don’t want anyone to be able to create AI images with your photos, you have to disable it manually. How creating user images with Meta AI works Meta has launched Muse Image, its new image generator to compete with Nano Banana and ChatGPT Images. This generator lives inside the Meta AI app and, in addition to being able to generate images from nothing, you can also do it from the photos that people upload to Instagram. Left, an image generated with Meta AI from a user’s image. Right: What appears in Meta AI when the user has disabled that option If your account is public and you are over 18 years old, you can be tagged in Meta AI to create images, as you can see in the image on the left. It should be noted that the model has safeguards against creating sensitive contentso they will not be able to create nudes with your photos. What less. In the image on the right I tried to tag my account after deactivating this option and a message appears saying that you do not have permissions to access the photos. It is still possible for someone to download your images to create a new one from them, but as with any image that circulates on the internet. How to prevent Meta AI from using your Instagram photos If your account is private you will not have to do anything since it is excluded by default from Meta AI. However, if your account is public you have to disable the option manually. The steps to follow to deactivate it In your profile, click on the three lines button horizontal lines that appear in the upper right. Scroll to option “Share and reuse.” Here, there is a block called “Allow people to reuse your content on Instagram and with AI features” (for some reason, it came out in English) Uncheck the boxes for posts and Reels. Additionally, just below you have a box that allows you to limit other people from using the original audio from your Reels to create other videos and use it in Meta AI. Many people on social networks have criticized Meta’s decision to activate this by default for millions of accounts without asking permission or warning. In statements to New York Timesa company spokesperson recalled that it can be disabled “with just a couple of clicks” and that “We will take action against any content that violates our Community Guidelines.” Images | Xataka In Xataka | Meta shoehorned its AI chatbot into WhatsApp. Now Europe issues an order: they have five days to open themselves to rivals